One Hundred Thousand Dollars!!

Big news everybody! Today our fundraising total surpassed $100,000 and every day we are getting more sponsors and donations. In Buffalo alone, we filled up a military duffle bag with over 200 lbs of pennies!

Our efforts to get people to sponsor us for a penny a mile are really starting to catch on. The Pawelski's in Buffalo who lost their daughter Natalie to cancer sent us a touching email:

Austin and Tom,

Thank you so much for coming out of your way to meet us. We loved talking to all of you. You are exceptional people and are doing a marvelous thing which will benefit so many kids. Bob thought about it last night and said, “Just think…one of the Rally pennies could be THE PENNY. The one that completes the funding for the research project that finds the cure!!” That is exactly what you are doing – enabling people to find the cure. It is so awesome. Thank you for doing this. We are fortunate to have met you. We’ll continue to pray for your safe journey. Please tell everyone we said, “hi”.

Diane Pawelski & family

What a neat way to think of our journey - in search of THE PENNY. Thank you so much Diane - you guys are the reason we ride. I hope we can inspire other people we meet to start collecting Rally pennies in their neighborhoods. Think of the difference we could make together!

~ Austin