Question about charity or fund-raising

Cp53-@aol.com

2004-12-08



Hey two-wheelers,

I have a question for anybody who can offer me input or suggestion...

I am have been thinking about it for awhile and am just getting around to it.

I hve been kicking around the idea to do something where I can either solicit pledges from people or organize a ride (ala Reach the beach, but probably a smaller scale)for the benefit of a local school or children's charity or something. The pledges would be for all miles I ride during the year (getting pledges from folks to say they would give XX number of cents per mile ridden during the year).

My questions are:

1) Does anybody know about the legal ramifications of an idea like this?

2) Is it even a realistic thought?

3) Is anybody interested in participating with me on it?

My motivation is that I am insane-nutso-fanatical about pedaling my bike at any and all opportunities I can get and I thought if I could somehow incorporate a little philanthropy in there, it would be even better!

Any input would be much appreciated thanks for your help. I'm just trying to brainstorm here and get the ball rolling.

cp