Plans for Before I Start My Trip

So, like I've mentioned, I'm going to be cycling from Vancouver to Halifax, but there is a LOT of planning going into this.

imagine1day has partnered me up with Courtney, an amazing person who is working on her business degree. I find she often thinks of all the structural kind of details that I would probably never think of on my own.

Right now we are focused on putting together a sponsorship proposal package, which I will soon present to various companies whom will hopefully find my project to be a worthy cause. Then they can help me with both the funds I need to make the project happen as well as reach my monetary goal of $25,000 for imagine1day. Naturally, I would also help them in return. I will only be presenting the proposal package to companies which I feel to be ethical, a positive quality I will gladly spread to any media coverage I obtain, and everyone I meet along my journey. If you own or know anyone who owns a business that would be interested in sponsoring me, I would be very grateful if you would contact me about that.

We will also be hosting two fundraising events before I leave. One being an afternoon tea with locally grown/made refreshments and a chance for me to inform others of my project. The second being a Dance Party with live music and tapas. Here again I can advertise my project, as well as collect pledges. Both of these events will be in April and I will be posting more info on them as they dates get closer.

Pledging will be the third form of fundraising I will be doing, which will be both before and during my tour. I have noticed that some people are unfamiliar with the term, so just in case, it basically means that any individual (or group) can decide to donate a certain amount of money for every kilometer I cycle. 100% of these proceeds will be going towards the $25,000 for imagine1day. If this is something you might be interested in do please let me know, or just keep an eye on my blog for upcoming information on that.

Then finally, the day I plan to leave is May 31st, 2009. There will be a kick-off event in Stanley Park at 7am for anyone who wishes to see me off. There will fruit and breakfast food, media coverage, and anyone who wants can cycling with me through downtown Vancouver. From here I will have a looong road ahead.