Please stop what you’re doing for a moment to act on this letter RIGHT NOW!
It will only take 30 seconds…
$1 Dollar…
and the price of a stamp to complete…
As my 4,281 mile Bicycle Ride Across America for Dog Cancer Charities nears the end, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Ride and the things we’ve been able to achieve. It gets lonely out there – riding 6 to 8 hours a day – hoping you’re doing something worthwhile… something that makes a difference.
My “job” this summer has been simple. It may LOOK like I’m riding my bicycle across country to raise money for dog cancer charities. But my “job” this summer has really been to connect with YOU. To make YOU care about the charities, the owners, and the dogs we’re riding to help. To work with YOU to save dogs’ lives.
How have I done? You tell me. Because honestly, when you’re all alone, riding down the road, there’s no way to know.
We all love and care about our own dogs for sure. But do we care enough about other dogs to open our wallets and take out one single dollar bill to help.
There’s an old 1970s tune that keeps playing through my mind as I ride, alone, down country roads. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” by Tony Orlando and Dawn
“Tie a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree
It’s been three long years
Do you still want me?
If I don’t see a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree
I’ll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me…
If I don’t see a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree”
There are times on the bike when I feel like the man in the song. Searching for a sign that what we’re doing is worthwhile. Searching for a sign that people really care.
So now, as the ride comes to a close. I’m asking you to give me a sign – to show you really care.
No. Not a yellow ribbon. While I’d LOVE to have hundreds of people “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” to the trees in Virginia Beach for my arrival next week, unless you live in Virginia Beach that’s obviously not realistic.
So I came up with another idea.
Ask you to donate A DOLLAR.
One… Single… Dollar…
Instead of “Tie a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree”… won’t you please, right now, mail a single dollar bill to our parent charity “Giving Globally”
It’s quick, it’s easy. Everyone can afford a single dollar. And it would mean so much to me (and to the dogs we’ve been riding – over 102 days and 4,281 miles – to support)
PLEASE DO THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
(1) Take a $1 Dollar Bill out of your wallet RIGHT NOW!
(it can be a larger bill – but all we’re asking for is $1 Dollar)
(Optional: Write your name on the $1 Dollar Bill – so we’ll know who it’s from and be able to add your name to the website)
(2) Put the $1 Dollar Bill in an envelope
(3) and Mail it to:
Giving Globally – Dog Cancer Ride
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Suite 370
Portland, Oregon 97221
(Remember the stamp, please)
That’s it – 30 Seconds
(Option 2 – If it’s easier, click on this link to make your $1 Dollar Donation on your credit card through PayPal)
It’s a small thing, but it would mean so much to me…
And then, with your help – and with the help of thousands of other supporters and dog lovers across the country and around the world… Maybe, just maybe, like the man in the song… I’ll be able to sing…
“Now the whole darn bus is cheering…
And I can’t believe I’m seeing…”
TEN THOUSAND $1 dollar bills mailed in for Dog Cancer Charities…
Thank you, as always, for your support thoughout the ride – and for sending me (and the dogs) this $1 Dollar symbol of love through the mail.
Sincerely,
Ted Schneck
In Charlotte, North Carolina
less than 1 week away from the Atlantic Ocean
and the end of The Dog Cancer Ride Across America.
P.S. Please, take a moment to mail your $1 Dollar Bill RIGHT NOW. It only takes 30 seconds and it’s the only way to make sure we receive your $1 token of love and support for me, and for the dogs.
And then, after you’ve mailed in your $1 Dollar donation, please help us get to Ten Thousand $1 Dollar Donations by sharing this message with any friends who’d like to show their love and support
as well.
