It’s been almost three weeks since the last post–and a lot has happened since then! But be prepared for posts on a much more frequent basis as we are t-minus 2 months until lift-off to California!
This website has been written, bit by bit, and is really starting to take shape (it sure is interesting learning all about html formatting and the like!).
I spoke with the Marketing Communications Manager at FINCA International earlier today and I’m really excited about Pedal for Peace (P4P) being a part of their forthcoming “Friends asking Friends” fund raising campaign! That means that the “Donation” button and more information about the allocation of donations will be up and coming very soon–I’m thinking less than two weeks!
Now that we’ve got an official channel for donations being set up, P4P can now get to connecting with our networks! We’re in the process of solidifying our partnership with Wheaton College (MA), World Learning and the SIT Graduate Institute and tapping into their resources to address Pete and mine’s personal expenses and further promote fund raising for new microcredit banks!
After we’ve got the specifics of those partnerships established, P4P will begin the promotion of our project through the marketing services of Linda Patch and Associates. Their marketing services will engage in traditional marketing practices and web 2.0 marketing strategies-viral marketing, blogging, podcasts, etc. This is going to start getting really exciting! Isn’t it great to have a mother who specializes in marketing?! She’s also a bike-nut, so check out her blog and her new tri-bike for Ironman Florida!
As for Pete and myself, we’re doing great and are now doing our countdown in DAYS!!! Oh man, I remember when Pete and I first started the countdown–the phone call from Nicaragua to the U.S. just to yell T-minus 12 months!! It’s hard to believe that we’re down to a mere 51 days!
Pete just got back from 10 days in Ireland with his brother where they were celebrating Jay’s graduation from college last year. 24 hours of sleepless travel and Pete was ready for 6am classes today at work!
As for myself, the deadline for the thesis is bearing down hard–I wish I could just focus on that and not worry about the 7-10 page paper I have due tomorrow for Urban Anthropology that I haven’t started… but hey, graduation is only 25 days away!
Well, that’s a lot for today, check in soon for more updates about the progress of the preparations for P4P!
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