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Please join us in support to raise funds and awareness of the Chikumbuso Women and Orphans Project and World Bicycle Relief as we bike from coast to coast June-August 2010.

Our goals:

To provide a well for a community soccer field in the compound of Ng’ombe in Zambia currently used by the Chikumbuso Grassroot Soccer Team. Chikumbuso provides free education and meals to 300 orphans as well as empowering widows and single moms through microenterprise projects.

Estimated cost- $10,000

Raise funds to donate 100 bicycles for an entire school through WBR- Bicycle Educational Empowerment Program. WBR has pledged to supply 50,000 bicycles to schools in Zambia. Recognizing the particular vulnerability of female children and the importance of educating girls, 70% of student recipients will be girls.

Cost- $13,500

To create awareness of Hasbro’s http://www.projectzambi.com/ inspired by a visit to the Chikumbuso Project.

To donate:

Click on the Donate Now link to make donations directly to World Bicycle Relief through our sponor page.

Or mail checks, payable to Friends of Chikumbuso or World Bicycle Relief, to Sabrina Buehler 350B Cossaduck Hill Rd, North Stonington, CT 06359. For more information email Sabrina at sabrinabuehler@aol.com

100% of Donations go Directly to the projects

Thursday, June 17, 2010

We're off and falling

Our first day was eventful as we got a late start on the coast just beyond Astoria, OR. Ben, being a purist insisted that we touch our wheels in the ocean. Wayne and I had a long day of travel so we left at 7 in the morning for the 2 hour drive. We settled on Fort Stevens State Park and were very excited to see the ocean. My new Reef sandels were stolen on the beach, bummer, then for a photo shot, I didn't think I was cliped in to my bike, boom on the ground. So that was funny but not the flat tire going into Astoria. After the tube change we turned to a train track walking/biking path along the Columbia River where I heard seals, when I unclipped( not) the second fall. A few yards later on a wooden bridge I tried to avoid a couple with their baby in a carriage and landed perfectly into the tack and fell a third time, twisting my wheel. OK, not funny, all in the first hour of our ride! Luckily there was a bike shop up the steet where we got the frame replaced but I was questioning this whole trip and dragging the guys down.

The rest of the ride was on Rt 30 nice wide shoulders, two groups of LONG hills but the downhills made up for them, beautiful to see the bridge going to Seattle. Ben smoked us on the flats but I was in the lead the last 20 miles, mostly because I just wanted to finish and see my cousins that were all waiting for us at Karel's house. Karel and Alan hosted a great dinner at the end of a long day. Today we go through Portland alitlle soar with a few bruises.
Sabrina
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  1. Ms. RustJune 17, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    Watching you---amazed and engaged. Keep up the good work. Stay upright. Proud to know you. M

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