Just wanted to take a minute to share how my awesome team is supporting me.

Melissa Lowell has posted the BEST blog ever asking her friends and family to donate to Rikki and my World Race accounts for her birthday (Melissa's b-day is Nov 8th). And all my other team members have linked the blog on their facebooks (Thanks Jessie, Cory, Rikki, and Ginny)! Check it out!! ('A Birthday Wish')

And Evan came up with the BEST fundraiser EVER for us!  Check out the blog he wrote below. If you're interested in participating, comment on HIS blog (www.evankinney.theworldrace.org).

Thanks to the best team in the WORLD!! 🙂

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          So, as everyone knows, the next deadline is quickly approaching. At the end of next month, everyone needs to be fully funded, or they go home. I have a couple teammates (Jenna Kehrli and Rikki Lynn Vick) who have a few thousand dollars left to raise, so we are thinking of more fundraisers.



          Also, as everyone knows, I have a huge beard that is said to be "getting out of control," whatever that means. I think that it is just starting to look good, but people have their opinions, even though they aren't right, or so I say. But nonetheless, I have agreed to put the beard on the line to help raise money for these two teammates.  But I'm not going down without a fight.
 


Pre-race Evan
 


Current Evan (left)



          So here's what's been thought up. The girls (Annee Ballard, Natalie Reeves and Lauren Erb) have challenged us (Nathan will be on my team, but is keeping his beard) to a three on two basketball game. If they win, I shave the beard. And why would I not take this chance to try and raise money for my teammates?! Heres the fundraiser part: For every $100 raised for my two teammates, or for anyone you want to donate money to on the squad, the girls get a point head start. Not because they are bad, but to make us guys work harder. Or, if $2100 is raised, we play the game for fun, then afterward we automatically shave my beard.



          The game will be two on three, first one to 21 points, by ones and twos.



          If you would like to participate in this fundraiser, comment on my blog how much you would like to donate, then send in the money! (The comments are only because the money probably won't make it in before the game, because I waited till the last minute to post the blog. The game will take place sometime this week – Nov 8th – 12th.)



          Squadmates, if you want to help out in this awesome idea, repost this bad boy blog and get people interested and participating!!