I've never intentionally used this blog as a means to pimp something, but this is important.
My best and oldest friend, Dan, has recently been involved with an organization called Ride for World Health. To briefly explain what they do, a bunch of advocates for global health care solutions ride their bikes 3700 miles across the country, and the end goal of this is to raise funds and awareness for disparities in access to health care. Read more about it at rideforworldhealth.org.
The solutions affiliated with Ride for World Health are REAL--the biggest obstacle standing between life and death/disease in these poorer parts of the world isn't knowledge or technology or any other thing that "may or may not" be possible. It's simply money, which is all they're asking for.
So here's the deal...
If you'll consider making a charitable contribution to Ride for World Health (even a small one), I'll promise to deliver at least two quality blog entries a week between now and when the ride ends on May 25. I'd promise more, but then I'd have to mail a couple of them in, and I'm not willing to compromise the high quality of the low brow content that you've come to expect of my blog. MAKE YOUR DONATION BY CLICKING THIS PARAGRAPH.
2 comments:
this is tacky and i hate it.
it is against my religion to give money to a bunch of people to cycle across the country when they all love cycling. i also find it offensive to make people feel good about themselves by helping them raise money. and for a non-profit organization? ick.
also, you're asking for a donation during this recession? i was barely able to afford a $525 leather jacket earlier this week. how can you expect me to pay for other people's health problems? that's very insensitive of you.
I'm not asking anybody to give, necessarily, and certainly not to sacrifice their $525 leather jackets. But if everyone would consider it, that'd be enough for me for the time being. I'm banking on people getting a PSA from me enough times that they eventually just guilt themselves into giving. I know you happen to come from a Catholic upbringing, so you're as prone to guilt as anyone.
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