If you haven't picked it up from earlier blogs, I like listening to music… A lot… And I tend to get wrapped up a song so that for a time it becomes my theme song. I hear it constantly in my head. I sing it (at varying levels of tolerability) almost non-stop, etc… My current song appropriately starts:
To go on the Race, each Racer is required to raise $15,500. This covers my costs for the 11-month trip. It includes meals, lodging, air, land, and sea travel, administrative costs, etc. An intimidating sum no matter where you are in life, but not an unmanageable one. There's a couple of ways to approach this amount:
Option One: By Month
The amount needed for each month is $1,410.
Still too large a sum?
If you break it down further, for one person to sponsor me for one month in the field, it's $128 per month for 11 months.
For two people to do so, it's $64 per month for 11 months.
For four people, it's $32 for 11 months. That's a little more than a dollar a day.
Option Two: As a lump sum
This one is a little easier for me to see.
If for 11 months, 14 people donate $100 dollars a month, the trip is paid for.
Going further, 28 people donating $50 for 11 months will also do the trick.
So will 56 people donating $25 for 11 months.
Think of what you can do with $25… Go to dinner at a mid-priced restaurant with a friend. Go to the movies with a friend. Buy 5 cups of coffee at Starbucks. Help change the world.
Now for some, giving monthly still isn't a possibility. Every single donation lowers the numbers above. No amount is too small to help.
If you are reading this because you are thinking about supporting me on this trip, thank you so much for reading this far. All you need to do to donate is click the "Support Me" link to the left. If you are still considering supporting me, please do so prayerfully.
