I'm referring to the community center they are proposing to build in Concordia for the poorer coffee workers' children. We talked about finding a way to raise money to help.
Obviously we could do anything. We could have a bake sale and send them $200 and feel good about ourselves that we did something to help. But that's not much help. Nothing we do will be A LOT of help, but I feel that we can do something.
One thing that we already do is put on the DoubleShot races. This is the fourth year for it. And this year, we decided to do three duathlons and one six hour mountain bike race. The second duathlon is this weekend at Osage Hills State Park. We've always donated proceeds from the races to a charity (Coffee Kids). This year we decided to set up our own 501(3)c not-for-profit organization so we could do more than just give to an overall cause. This way we can donate directly to the project in Concordia. Or do other things I've thought about doing, such as building swing sets or taking soccer balls for the kids. If we don't do it this way, our all-consuming government will tax the hell out of me. It's not easy to give to charitable causes.
You can see the website for the DoubleShot Duathlon series here: www.DoubleshotDuathlon.com
If you'd like to come volunteer (hang out, help a little, drink coffee and beer, and eat hotdogs), please send an email to Kari: Kari@DoubleShotDuathlon.com
Anyway, let's try to get back on track and thinking about what we could do to raise money for this project. I think we should help. If you have ideas, post them in the comments of this blog or email me.
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