Leia Barnett (brunette) and her travel partner and dear friend Emily Glaser in Nepal.
Leia's Fundraising Meter
| $2,100 (84%) as of 8/30/08 |
Goal: $2,500 (100%) |
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On sat, July 5th, Leia Barret from New Mexico will participate for the first time in a marathon mountain bike race that happens here every year as part of the New Mexico Endurance Series, called the “Big Frigging Loop”, a 74 mile course climbing a total of 14,000 ft, mostly single track wild back country trails. People are pledging a dollar amount per 1,000 ft that she climbs. Leia will be donating half the money raised to a local organization that provides food, shelter and clothing to homeless people in Santa Fe, and the other half to NCEF. Till now, Leia has already raised $1000.
Leia on her motivation behind the fundraising race:
"I spent 6 weeks last Dec./Jan. trekking in the Annapurna region in Nepal and fell in love with the mountains, the country and the people. When I first came up with the idea of a fundraiser, Nepal immediately came to mind. I strongly believe that one of the best ways to pull a country out of poverty and to create a strong base for the future is to start with the children. Education can make all the difference. So obviously [NCEF] fit in perfectly with those intentions.
The race takes place Sat. July 5 at 6:30 am and will most likely last at least 12 hours. I am totally excited/nervous and sometimes completely dreading it, but it feels really really good to be doing this for a greater cause. It is really my deep love of Nature and my belief in the healing power of reconnecting ourselves to our ancient Natural Roots that drives me to mountain bike. These two wheels allow to me explore the farthest reaches of the mountains with relative speed and ease not to mention the fact that it's ridiculously fun!! Next adventure: perhaps mountain biking through Nepal!!"
For check donations: All checks must be drawn on a US bank. Please make checks payable to Leia Barnett (brunette) and her friend Emily Glaser in Nepal.
