2013 Spin for Kids

When Liam was still with us, one of her favorite things of all was Focus family weekend at Camp Twin Lakes.  (Must clarify immediately:  I do not care to sleep in the same cabin and share facilities with two other families.  My kibbutz and military days are long gone.  On top of that, no alcohol....what the hell?  What kind of camp is this anyway???)  But back to the subject:  For the girls it was a blast - all the different activities, the dining hall, the food (ok, maybe I got too carried away here...), and mostly, the altogether happy atmosphere of the weekend.  

Ever since we learned of CTL, I made it a habit to help raise funds for their camp program every year.  That's the least I can do on my part to help kids with special needs.  The deal is this:  I'll be riding my bike for so-and-so miles, and I'm asking you to support me in that effort.  (Some would say I do it all for the free beer at the end of the bike ride.  Obviously, such poor souls don't know how much of a beer snob I am.  I don't drink ANY beer just because it's free....) But again, we got off track.  It takes a lot of money and effort to send kids with special needs to such camps.  It requires a full medical staff (including specialists), special medical equipment (think oxygen machines, heart monitors....the list is too long), special sleep accommodations, and much, much more.  The list is long and expansive.  Things that you and I take for granted in our everyday life, are tall mountains to climb for such kids.  I know it all too well.

So here we are again, 2 months or so from this year Spin For Kids.  My knee is far from being a 100% but nevertheless I signed up for the 50 miles.  If those special kids - not special need kids, just special kids - can do all the special things they do every day - from holding a toothbrush to attempting a walker - I don't have the heart to complain about my ailments.  (And truly, regardless of my lame attempt to make excuses for myself already, the campaign is waaaay more important than myself here.)  So I'm asking you to please support me.  Here's my donation page.  

And remember, the money is not for me personally but to help send those special kids to camp.

Thanks!  

(If you already donated, many many thanks.)