boomer sooner!

First, I thank Kristina Bunyard and the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (matching donation) for their contributions to my Push America fund. I'm now less than $600 away from my fundraising goal! As always, my fundraising profile link is at the bottom of this note and I thank you for your support.

Some may know this already - I've accepted a position at the University of Oklahoma as a teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate beginning in the fall. I'll continue to pursue a terminal degree in communication and my emphasis areas of interpersonal and health communication. This is a big step in my goal of teaching at the college level. Of course, I'm also looking forward to College Gameday and football Saturdays in the Sooner Nation. It's a great time to be a Sooner

I appreciate everyone's support as I finish up my graduate program and get ready for the Journey of Hope…boomer sooner!

head south, son

First of all, thank you to Michael Wallace for his contribution to my Push America fund! Mike is by far the best dyad ever.

Journey of Hope teams were assigned yesterday and I was given my first choice on the south route. This will take me through Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, before all three teams meet in Washington DC on August 16. South route was my first choice because I’ll get to go through more states that I’ve not yet been to, 11. There are 4 crew members and about 25 riders per route.

The 2008 Journey of Hope team has raised $245,000 and our goal is raise another $200,000 before this summer. Before I can get on the road, I have to raise $600 of that. The fundraising deadline is April 15 – I have no doubt that it will be extended to June 1 as I’m ahead of many of my colleagues at reaching my fundraising goal, but I hope that everyone that hasn’t already made a contribution to my fundraising total considers doing so. As always, the link is at the bottom of this note.

Thanks for your support!