Good morning all,

Well it is time. This morning at 4:30 AM my official recovery period from the little 10 mile jaunt in DC ended. You guessed it, back on the road getting ready for the Blue Ridge Relay Race. An unfortunate injury to E-Man has put yours truly out of the comfort of the driver’s seat and into the race. So off on the new training plan. Big difference from the plan for the Cherry Blossom Run where my daily runs were adeptly designed to avoid all hills. The new plan has me seeking out the nastiest hills to be found. You can be sure of a couple of things, first dragging this big body up hills, where gravity and candy bars are not your friend is a daunting challenge but second rest assured I know why I am out there and it feels great to get to the top. I am in a unique position of having first hand knowledge about the grants we are funding with this run and first hand images of the faces and people whose lives are changed by credit union generosity.

Since the last BRR we have; put clothing on foster children and given them duffle bags to provide some sort of consistency in their otherwise transient lives, provided snacks to school children whose families are unable to provide food for their children giving them the opportunity to feel nourished and ready to learn just like the rest of their classmates, we have provided an avenue for keeping teens off the streets and out of trouble, we have helped to provide homeless families with permanent housing and gotten them off the streets, we have helped provide medical care for families who would otherwise suffer through some very serious ailments, we have helped abused women and children find safety and security, and helped blind citizens reengage with society and gain a sense of belonging and independence. These are just a few of the issues we have engaged.

I know why I have to get up and get on the road.

When the letters asking for support come out in the next few days, please consider being a Team Little Guy Sponsor. We need all the help we can get to continue representing the cooperative efforts of credit unions in helping make our communities better.

So E-Man, hate to see you laid up brother but here are the keys to the van. I have some work to do.

Thanks for all the support folks. Team Little Guy members – 8 weeks to go. Let’s get busy. Slacker

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