I have been training since February 2009 with the goal of completing a cycling tour from Portland, Oregon, to Tybee Island, Georgia in 30 days. The PAC Tour group embarked on July 5th and we are traveling about 3600 miles and climbing approximately 124,000 cumulative feet. Please enjoy sharing my journey across America.
I am asking friends, family, and anybody else interested in following the trip to consider supporting this trip by making a donation to Seattle Children's Hospital, Research, and Foundation. Art and Kristin Reeck have made Children's a priority in their philanthropic efforts over the years, and I laud their achievements. I encourage donations to the Uncompensated Care Fund, to help pay the bills for children without insurance, or with inadequate insurance to pay their bills...lifting the financial and emotional burden from the children and their families. Indicate Jay Across America as the occasion for the donation so we can total the money raised.
Hopefully, someday, we won't have to raise money for causes like this. For now, however, I thank you for your support.
The donation total will be updated occasionally...Consider a donation per mile or vertical foot climbed...and follow on the GPS link, where you can see the route, the speed, the ride profile, the weather, and-yes-my heart rate.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Home again, home again

Greetings from Ashland, Oregon. I made it back safely (although my baggage and bike failed to arrive with me in Portland...perhaps they will arrive today?) and had a great visit with my parents and Rita Albrich. I think Cobi, my dog, is a bit disappointed to leave his grandparents behind!

I want to sincerely thank family, friends, the crew, my fellow PAC Tour cyclists, and colleagues for all of your support and understanding before, during, and (hopefully) after the trip. I look forward to sharing more about the journey with all of you in person.

Finally, thank you to all of you who made donations to the the Children's Hospital Foundation. At least $800 were raised to help with uncompensated care for children and their families in need. Remember, you don't have to let it end there: take an interest in joining the constructive conversation about how to provide access to quality health care to everyone in the United States.

Signing off,

Jay Reeck
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  1. edspawAugust 6, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    Congrats Jay!!
    Quite an endeavour successfully accomplished. Welcome home!

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  2. greg ashiharaAugust 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    Wow, what an amazing achievement and remarkable journey. Sounds like the experience of a lifetime. Missed you at Seafair, but our thoughts were all with you. I'm sure you'll have plenty of catching up to do with your "normal" life now, but definitely let us know when you're coming up to Seattle.

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