2 Days Away

I always thought that blogs were for the lonely and spotlight hungry; those who not only love the sound of their own voice but seeing those words on the screen as well. Forgive me for my hypocrisy.

I realized late last night while attempting to figure out how to use the tape measure I borrowed from Matt, that in order for my Build America experience to be as significant as I hoped it would be when I signed up for it six months ago, I need to be able to look back at something five years down the road which will keep this amazing adventure I am about to set out on fresh and relevant in my mind.

Before I start blogging, hopefully in a somewhat entertaining manner, I have so many amazing sponsors that deserve to be kept aware (and thanked repeatedly) of my journey this summer and how their donations helped change my life and the life of hundreds of campers with disabilities across the nation (or at least across the southeast Atlantic). I could not have achieved my fundraising goals without the help of my beautiful girlfriend, who singlehandedly provided me with the motivation and desire to apply to be a team member and who stayed up late into the night with me making pancakes and Latkes (Its a Jewish thing) to sell to GW's hungry Greek community. The support of the amazing brothers of Theta Zeta and their families, whether through buying my pancakes at EXTREMELY unreasonable costs, or through very appreciated donations, or in Ross' case who bought 30 dollars worth of pancakes (which amounted to one or two pancakes at most) and then donated as well, was crucial in my efforts. Finally, my own family and our extremely kind and generous friends made this trip possible for me.

A special section is needed to thank my grandparents, who in the darkest of fundraising times, came through to put me over my fundraising goal. They are still unsure of my college's name and have no access to the Interweb but their support helped make the following few months possible.

If I have my way, the posts in the days to come will be significantly less mushy, much less repetitive and hopefully original and funny. I am sure Emy (the previously mentioned girlfriend) will check the grammar and spelling of these posts and inform me of my many missteps - hopefully they'll get better and you keep checking in, if not, I do love seeing my words on the screen.