Building Funds to Cycle this Year

     Well, well, well.  This year has proven to be a bit rough financially speaking.  I started to pay back student loans, so the extra money I pay toward those each month cannot go into my cycling fund (and I'm not even paying back on Grad loans yet because they deemed me too poor!).  Also, despite an incredibly generous gift from my grandmother, I am still living paycheck to paycheck because I finally had to invest in many things that were/are necessary to get my career going--the ol' savings account has finally run dry.

     The gentleman I am seeing, and have been since January, suggested using an online fundraising tool to get the funds I am obviously lacking for the trip.  (He's such a smarty pants.  Well, he's a business analyst by trade, so he better be smart! :] )  I had heard of KickStarter, but he suggested Indiegogo.  Recently I was randomly browsing a friend's page on Facebook & saw that even she had an Indiegogo campaign running, so I figured it was a sign!

     So, I have set up an account--I'm just waiting for PayPal verification.  Once that step is taken care of, I can have a page for you all to go to and donate even more!  Yeehaw!  The awesome thing about this is, besides just helping me cycle about the state, that there are incentives.   >:]  Yep, "prizes" for certain amounts that you donate.  You could get anywhere from a CD of the RFAR 2013 recital all the way to a signed photo from the performance, the 2013 RFAR CD & a CD of my Master's Recital!

     I don't expect any of my awesome followers & friends to donate to both spots by any means.  But, I figured it couldn't hurt to let you know of my fiscal situation--the possibility of not being able to ride, but still hosting the recital--and you could always spread the word to your friends, co-workers, or family if you think they'd be interested in supporting me so that the free concert in Montello this summer can still happen.

     I will let you know in a few days of the Indiegogo's page URL, and then we can spread the word!