Sunday, May 21, 2006

Last group hike before the Canyon



This Saturday we completed our last group hike. We hiked between 6 and 7 hours and ended with a group BBQ. The past four months have been full of many ups and downs (like the hills and the tempature), hearing many reasons people are particpating in this journey and making new friends and acquintances.

Please enjoy photos of these people I have spent almost every Saturday with from the first weekend in Feb. Check back during the weekend of June 1. I will be posting photos and updates from the Grand Canyon.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

D-Day (Donation Day)

Today was the day my donations had to be in...I made my minimum donation of $3,700. Thank you all for your donations, kind words and your own personal stories. I will think of you all along with Jan and the other honored heros that we are hiking for. If you feel you would like to still support my Hike for Discovery donations can still be made at www.active.com/donate/hfdmi/hfdsredding

I will have and update on our last group hike this Saturday at Pickney State Recreation Area. It will be seven hours just like the hike in the Grand Canyon on June 3.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Cold and rainy...even on the golf course

This week was the Lambda Chi Alpha Iota Psi Alumni Golf Outing. Not as many brothers showed up as last year, but a good time was had by all. I even walked away with $200.00 towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thank you all for supporting me on this adventure. Oh, my foursome was 4 under and we didn't win.

Next week is the last of the group hikes. Then it's Memorial Day...a few days later off to the Grand Canyon for the big hike. I will have internet access while gone, so please check back throughout the weekend of June 1 for updates.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Less than a month and ready to go



Well, in less than a month I will have completed my "Hike for Discovery." I feel after yesterday's hike I am pretty prepared. We hiked for over 5 hours at Highland Recreation Area. Along the way we saw the Boy Scouts, a small patch of Morel Mushrooms and some horses.

The night before we had a group fundraiser at Wise Guys comedy club. We had a good turnout. Also during the week I had a pizza fundraiser at work and raised $153. My total is now at $2,700 -- I have a week and a half to try and get the remaining $1,000.

I will not be hiking this coming weekend, so my last hike update will be after the group hike on May 20 at Pickney Recreation Area.