We Think Mark Can
Support Mark's 500-mile ride from SF to LA while helping homeless youth
Support Mark's Campaign!
- 10 years of support
- and 2 housing assistance
- and 1 school application
Donations
| Name | Amount | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Goldberg, Friend | $15 | New York, NY | 01/11/2010 |
| Hey Mark! I am a friend of Rob's from NYC for almost thirty years. I love your colorful photo and detailed/heartfelt page. I will check back soon and donate more. You can do it!! | |||
| Christopher Fenster, Friend, Co-worker | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| PAUL NAVABPOUR, Friend | $50 | SANTA CRUZ, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| Mark, Best of luck on your ride, and call us when going through Santa Cruz so we can cheer you on! -Paul | |||
| Macy McGinness, Friend | $100 | Mill Valley, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| Bud Colligan, Friend | $500 | Menlo Park, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| Great job Mark! | |||
| Richard Warner, Friend | $100 | Portland, OR | 01/11/2010 |
| Great way to raise some money for a worthy group. Stay dry and enjoy the ride! Rick | |||
| William Shipley, Friend | $500 | San Francisco, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| You couldn't pay me enough to pedal 500 miles. | |||
| Kara Nichols, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 01/11/2010 |
| Go, Mark! | |||
| Kellie McElhaney | $500 | Oakland, CA | 01/12/2010 |
| Good luck, good work, good weather, good ride- may you enjoy all of it! | |||
| Donald Fraser | $50 | Saint Helena , CA | 01/12/2010 |
| Samuel Levin, Friend | $61 | Mill Valley, CA | 01/12/2010 |
| Mark is my uber cool, sustainably, eco friendly bag building associate | |||
| Kati Jackson, constant nagger and employee | $30 | San Francisco, CA | 01/13/2010 |
| this time we want a postcard from every place you stop on the way to LA! | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $100 | 01/14/2010 | |
| James and Kathy Hackett | $75 | Grand Rapids, MI | 01/20/2010 |
| Maria Eitel, Friend | $100 | Seattle, WA | 01/20/2010 |
| Spencer Dwight, Family - Coolest Kid | $100 | Palo Alto, CA | 01/20/2010 |
| Eduardo Rallo, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/20/2010 |
| Kate Jorgensen, Friend | $500 | San Francisco, CO | 01/21/2010 |
| Good lLuck Mark! Best, David Jacquin | |||
| John Malnor, Friend | $25 | Grand Rapids, MI | 01/22/2010 |
| Mark - love the idea, and your passion for it. You are setting a great example - I wish you a safe trip! | |||
| Herbert Dwight, Father | $250 | Healdsburg, CA | 01/22/2010 |
| William Dwight, Bro | $101 | Palo Alto, CA | 01/22/2010 |
| Good luck old man! Had to give $1 more than my nephew, but can't match pops. (Man, you gotta ratchet down that kid's allowance!) | |||
| Sara Butorac, Friend | $20 | San Francisco, CA | 01/22/2010 |
| Derek Granath, Friend | $50 | Los Altos, CA | 01/23/2010 |
| Good luck, Mark! May the wind be at your back and the hills pointing down - at least half the way! Derek | |||
| Thursday Carreon, Friend | $100 | Seattle, WA | 01/24/2010 |
| Thanks for the reminder on the special work Crossroads does every night and for making it so easy to give. Sending you good weather juju! Buena suerte, Marco! | |||
| Teddy Zmrhal, Friend | $50 | La Honda, CA | 01/25/2010 |
| Best of luck man, have an AWESOME ride! Teddy | |||
| David Baker, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/25/2010 |
| Always wanted to go to TED, and what a great way to get there! Best, db | |||
| Andre Woolery, Friend | $50 | Menlo Park, CA | 01/25/2010 |
| Good luck Mark! It'll be a smooth downhill ride once you get outside of San Francisco ;) Best, Andre | |||
| Tom Miner, Friend | $250 | Danville, CA | 01/26/2010 |
| Mark-Mike Deadder, Friend | $100 | san francisco, CA | 01/26/2010 |
| The Deadder Brothers wish for the sun to be on your face, and the wind at your back ! | |||
| James Phillips, Friend | $50 | Redwood City, CA | 01/27/2010 |
| You going to wear a helmet this time? Let me know if you want to borrow a flip in underwater case. | |||
| Lee Gregory | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/27/2010 |
| Rob Chang, Friend | $100 | Los Altos, CA | 01/27/2010 |
| Great cause! Have a great ride and fun time @ TED! | |||
| Paula Norris, Big Fan from Cleveland, Ohio USA | $30 | Cleveland, OH | 01/28/2010 |
| Good Luck!!!! | |||
| Caitlin Bristol, Friend | $15 | San Francisco, CA | 01/28/2010 |
| Good luck! Can't wait to hear all about! This ride is totally ecofabulous :) | |||
| Patrick Cadam, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 01/28/2010 |
| This is great. You get to raise money for a cause you love, doing something you love. Does life get any better? | |||
| David Becker, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/28/2010 |
| Best of luck, Mark! | |||
| Sarah Wilkinson, Friend | $10 | Glencoe, IL | 01/28/2010 |
| Good luck! | |||
| Emilie Cowan, Friend | $30 | Lafayette, CA | 01/28/2010 |
| Ur such a fabulous inspiration! such a symbol for performance, sustainability and human will going hand in hand ;) | |||
| KENNETH EDDINGS, TED Friend | $200 | Sunnyvale, CA | 01/28/2010 |
| See you in Long Beach! Fair weather wishes to you. | |||
| Thomas P Rielly, Friend | $100 | New York, NY | 01/29/2010 |
| Can't wait to see you! | |||
| keir beadling, Friend | $50 | san francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| have a great ride! | |||
| Deema Jubran, Friend | $25 | Menlo Park, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Liam Thornton, Friend | $500 | Portland, OR | 01/29/2010 |
| Great idea and great cause! Enjoy the ride and have fun at TED. | |||
| jack fischer, Friend | $50 | san francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| have an excellent ride! thank you for doing this..... jack and valerie | |||
| Cynthia Gair, From your friends at REDF | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Keep up the great work in the community, Mark! | |||
| Christopher Long | $200 | San Francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Pedal Man Pedal! From your friends at DCL Productions | |||
| Kevin Gilbert, Friend | $100 | Annapolis, MD | 01/29/2010 |
| Dan Nguyen-Tan, Friend | $30 | San Francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Go Mark Go! | |||
| Jeffrey J. McElhaney, Friend | $100 | Washington, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Great that you are doing this. Don't envy you...or your t'aint. ;-) Be safe. Have fun. Think of the kids. | |||
| Alexandra Sangmeister, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Good Luck:) May the roads rise to meet you. May the wind be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; or I hope it doesn't pour down cold rain:) | |||
| Zem Joaquin, Friend | $50 | Corte Madera, CA | 01/29/2010 |
| Go Mark Go! You are an ecofabulous hero! | |||
| Ronda Carnegie, Friend | $50 | Calabasas, CA | 01/30/2010 |
| Nadine Weil, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/30/2010 |
| David Hornik, Friend | $100 | Palo Alto, CA | 01/30/2010 |
| I don't think that I could have done this ride for my 20th birthday. Have a great ride and I'll see you in Long Beach. | |||
| Jordan Ayan, Friend and Fellow TEDster | $250 | Lisle, IL | 01/30/2010 |
| Congrats and Happy Birthday - Sounds like a great cause. See you in a week! Jordan | |||
| Daniel Kraft, Friend | $25 | Stanford, CA | 01/31/2010 |
| Go Mark! | |||
| Jason Johnson, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 01/31/2010 |
| Lisa Taylor, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| Here's to crossing the $7K mark. And the finish line at TED! | |||
| Mark Dwight, Me | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| Push to $7K match. Thanks Lisa! | |||
| Ryan Mickle, Friend | $20 | San Francisco, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| Good luck on your ride, Mark. | |||
| Mark Dwight, Me again | $20 | San Francisco, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| Push to $7K match. Thanks Ryan! | |||
| Brett Bullington, Friend | $50 | Palo Alto, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| Have a great trip and see you at TED | |||
| Anonymous, Friend | $30 | 02/01/2010 | |
| Ali Dwight, Family | $100 | Palo Alto, CA | 02/01/2010 |
| I LOVE YOU | |||
| troy bunnell, Friend | $20 | san jose, CA | 02/02/2010 |
| Leigh Lehman, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/02/2010 |
| Have a great ride! | |||
| Colin Wiel, Friend | $100 | Sioux Falls, SD | 02/02/2010 |
| See you at TED! | |||
| loring sagan, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 02/03/2010 |
| I wish I was going with you Mark. Be safe. | |||
| Julie Huck, Friend | $10 | Missoula, MT | 02/03/2010 |
| Ride a few miles with Adventure Cycling in mind! | |||
| kiki shelton, Friend | $100 | cary, NC | 02/03/2010 |
| ride hard - ride fast | |||
| Jon Callaghan, Friend | $100 | Palo Alto, CA | 02/03/2010 |
| Have a great ride Mark!!!!! | |||
| Mark Dwight, Me | $11 | San Francisco, CA | 02/03/2010 |
| Here's my lunch money from Wednesday (Day 1) | |||
| Louis Hong, Friend | $20 | Fremont, CA | 02/04/2010 |
| Jodie Ostrovsky, Friend | $50 | Portland, OR | 02/04/2010 |
| Hi Mark, Happy to help. It will be great to see you next week. I volunteer for a similar organization in Portland (Outside In). Enjoy your ride and stay safe. Jodie | |||
| Gigi Brisson, Friend | $1,000 | Seattle, WA | 02/04/2010 |
| Sitting here delayed at SEA-TAC airport due to the weather in the Bay area. Wandered to FB. Saw your entries. Can't think of a better way to use the extra time than to donate to your cause. Turning a negative into a positive. Hope the weather doesn't make it down to you. See you at TED. Many hugs. | |||
| Jeffrey Miller, Fan | $50 | Washington, DC | 02/05/2010 |
| I can't wait for a peak at the panniers. The pressure is on! Rickshaw Panniers not only will have to be oh so utilitarian but even more stylish! And what a good guy. Wishing you strong tailwinds! | |||
| James Phillips, Friend | $20 | Redwood City, CA | 02/06/2010 |
| Kicking in another little bit to motivate you in the rain. | |||
| Jim Maiella, Fan and Rickshaw Aficionado | $50 | Centeport, NY | 02/06/2010 |
| OK, the rain finally got me... wishing you the best and following along through the Tweets. Glad for the chance to extend my Rickshaw cheerleading to this awesome journey. Good luck Mark. Jim | |||
| Erin Hughes, Friend | $100 | Penn Hills, PA | 02/06/2010 |
| Keep your head high, and think of the kids this is going to help. Thank you for every drop of sweat you donate to the cause. Eryn! | |||
| Renee Blodgett, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/06/2010 |
| What a great idea Mark. Hoping the sun beats down on you with a smile. See you on the other end and am looking forward to giving you a high five. | |||
| Christopher Poss, Friend | $50 | Baltic, CT | 02/07/2010 |
| Way to go Mark! Almost to Long Beach. I'll be looking for you at TED to say hello! | |||
| Bruce Heavin, Friend | $1,000 | Ventura, CA | 02/07/2010 |
| Through rain, sleet, or snow. Oh wait.. That's the postal motto. If you don't stop in Santa Barbara I will see you in Long Beach for TED. Have a good ride Mark. Hopefully the clouds will part for your last leg of your ride. | |||
| Chiang Lun Jwo, Friend | $500 | Taipei, CA | 02/07/2010 |
| Dear Mark, You are so great. Have a nice riding. Charles | |||
| Carlisle Haworth, Supporter | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 02/08/2010 |
| I hope this arrives about the time you arrive in Long Beach. Good work! | |||
| Spencer Dwight, Family | $50 | Palo Alto, CA | 02/08/2010 |
| Congratulations on completing your ride to LA Dad! Love, Spencer, Ali, Harrison & Regan | |||
| steve varon, Friend | $88 | new york, NY | 03/01/2010 |
| I new you could | |||
| Western Textile & Mfg. Co. | $200 | San Francisco, CA | 03/08/2010 |
Goal
Hi. I'm riding my bicycle 525 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles to attend the annual TED conference (www.ted.com). I will complete the journey five days. I'm departing from the center of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise on Wednesday, February 3. My goal is to raise at least $5,000 for ATC. I encourage you to make any level of contribution, but if 10 people pledge $500 each -- less han $1 per mile -- I will achieve my fund raising goal. And, of course, I'll be delighted if we raise even more!
Anyone (and everyone) who donates $1000 will receive a personal tour of my company, Rickshaw Bagworks (www.rickshawbags.com) -- where we make cool messenger bags right here in San Francisco -- and we'll make a custom messenger bag for you during your visit.
Donate $5000 and I'll host a bag making party for you and 5 of your friends and/or work associates. It makes a unique and fun team-building event for your office or workgroup.
I chose this goal because
I'm an avid cyclist, and an advocate of bicycling as eco-friendly, healthy alternative transportation. In addition to ATC, I'm a dedicated supporter of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (www.sfbike.org). I ride my bicycle to work almost everyday here in San Francisco.
I have completed two previous long-haul rides. My first was in October 2001, when I rode 1200 miles in 12 days from Astoria, Oregon to Fort Benton, Montana, along a stretch of the Lewis & Clark Trail. My second ride was this same ride from SF to LA last February, also to attend the TED conference. My ride last year was during an incredible week of clear sunny weather in February. The route along Highway 1 -- also called the Great Highway -- was breathtaking, and I resolved to do it again this year. I'm hoping for the same fabulous weather conditions, but I will ride rain or shine.
I'm helping because
I've been an ATC supporter for seven years, and I think the work these folks do is very important. And, it's tough work! I have four children myself, ages 11, 13, 15 and 17. My kids are the same ages as some of the kids ATC seeks to help -- and some of these kids have young children of their own. It breaks my heart to think about the circumstances that lead these kids to homelessness, and the conditions and situations they find themselves in on the street. While there are a number of organizations here in SF that seek to assist homeless youth, ATC runs a unique program that reaches-out to kids that fall outside these other programs.
I have the utmost respect for Rob Gitin's dedication and humanity, and I'm using my ride to engage a group of friends and associates to raise awareness for ATC, and to make a financial contribution to this important organization.
About At The Crossroads
ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 13 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.