As I mentioned in my last update, our longer term goal is to raise $50K and fund an OMS research grant in the summer of 2013. We are thrilled to be so far ahead of our fundraising goal for this ride but still feel that we can make a push to raise as much as we can towards our longer-term goals and try to be the #1 fundraiser for this year's Pablove Across America ride.
Imagine how amazing it would be if OMS, as rare of a disease as it is, is the #1 fundraising recipient for this ride, and we are close to making it happen. Right now the top fundraiser is sitting at $18,700 and with a week to go, we still think we can get there.
If you haven't donated already, please consider supporting OMS research: http://stayclassy.org/naveen
Also, I wanted to note that we've heard from a number of you that you may have encountered issues in donating, or thought you donated but never received a confirmation. If you tried to donate and haven't received a confirmation email with the subject "Donation Receipt" that looks like the one below, then your donation didn't go through. Please try again and if you don't receive a "Donation Receipt" email, please email me and I'll pass it on to the organization to try and help -- and apologies for the inconvenience.
And as for my riding, I'm putting in the final training miles this weekend. I did another 86 mile ride today with 4600ft of climbing, and I hope to replicate the ride tomorrow and do another 50 mile ride on Monday and perhaps one more taper ride later this coming week. Wish me luck!