This is long overdue. It’s you, the supporters, who make this journey possible for me. Now that I am fully funded, I’d like to recognize the following people for their financial support. I will give a brief description of how I know them or where I met them. So, without further adieu I want to say HUGE THANKS (In no particular order of importance) to:
-Stephanie Roy – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
-Stephen Mayeux – Hebron Baptist Church
-Christina Hensley – UGA Formal in ‘12
-Isabella Souza – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
-Hunter Shugart – Brother
-Austin Shugart – Brother
-Krystal Leah?- Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
?-Faith Keller – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
-Natalie Hardwood – Family Business
-Travis Page – 1st cousin (he was actually my first cousin too. Haha)
-Anna Bearden – Facebook (Adventures in Missions community)
-Steve Bryant – Brother’s girlfriend’s dad
-Kyle & Cyndi Shugart- Uncle and Aunt (Dad’s side)
-Camilia Wong – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
-Amanda Phillips – UGA Dining Hall in ‘05
-Stacie Proffitt- Friend… Walnut Grove Elementary (4th grade)
-John & Lisa Proffitt – Friend’s parents
-Brian & Lauren Bone – Dacula Middle School & Hebron Baptist Church
-Todd & Donna Bethune – Uncle and Aunt (Dad’s Side)
Jack & Grace Oliver – Memaw and Papa (Grandparents)
-Mom and Dad – Self-explanatory
-Maudann Shugart – Grandma
-Alissa Wolter – UGA “O” House in ‘06
-Brian Berger – UGA in ‘08
-Scott Haggard – Friend
-Heather Edell – Cruise Ship (We were both guests on the Celebrity Constellation)
-Robert Oliver – Great Uncle
-Dumitritsa Peduri – Chick-Fil-A, Dacula
-Caroline Poirier – UGA Relay For Life ‘06
Tobias Schade – Funchal, Portugal
-Sloan Blanton – UGA Freshman Orientation ‘05
-Bo Mann – UGA ‘08
-Laura Moody – World Race Squadmate
-Ashleigh Lamb – Brothers’ friend
-Jacob Moats – Hi-Cs A cappella (Met in NY before contract together)
-Michael Longstaff – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Silhouette)
-Courtney Duron – FB (Former World Racer and friend of a friend)
-Derrick Daniel – UGA ‘08
-Joshua & David Clark – Gym friends of my Papa
-Abby Stewart – World Race Teammate
-Rita Pawar – Cruise Ship (Celebrity Infinity)
-Ashley Davis – Cousin
-Katie Cawthon – World Race Squadmate
-Stephanie Henke – Friend/Cousin’s Girlfriend
-ALL my anonymous donors
Thanks again! My next blog will be answers to any question you’d like to ask me about the Race. You have one week to come up with a question to ask me through Email or Facebook, and I will answer them in a blog at the end of the month! Ready… GO!
Also, many of my squadmates are not fully funded, and the deadline is July 1st!! Let me know if you’d be interested in donating to their Race.
