"I want to thank you for your generosity"

"You've been so kind and generous

I don't know how you keep on giving

For your kindness I'm in debt to you

For your selflessness, my admiration

And for everything you've done."

- Natalie Merchant

Thank you, friends, for your continued donations to the MS Society to show your support for the fundraising bike rides that I participated in this summer! As of tonight, you've contributed $5,141 - more than I thought would be possible (especially with no corporate sponsors and people with average jobs)!

So, what are you doing on Sunday? 

Want to join me on a bike ride? This will be part of my planned route:

Noon - Bike ride begins: Riders will meet near the corner of Carter Avenue and Eckles Avenue in Saint Paul, on the campus Lawn. We will ride the U of M Transitway west towards the Dinkytown Greenway. 

12:20 p.m. – “Pit stop” at Malcolm Ave. SE: We'll meet up with Mayor Rybak and hear a brief presentation from Omar Ansari, the founder of Surly Brewing Company, about development plans along this route. 

12:45 p.m. – Grand opening celebration: Gather at the corner of Oak Street SE and 5th Street SE, next to TCF Stadium, to formally open the Dinkytown Greenway. 

After the celebration, the bike ride will continue along the new greenway, through campus and across the Mississippi River to the site of next year’s Bluff Street Trail project, which will complete the trail connection to downtown Minneapolis.