Hey everybody..My name is Bryan. This past July I had the pleasure of doing charity work for the Make-A-Wish foundation of Southern Florida, and just wanted to share my experience with everyone:
http://www.nbc6.net/news/4708023/detail.html
The article tells most of it. We did not reach the $3,000 goal, but we made a large contribution nonetheless and made a lot of people at the organization very happy. I'll try to post some pictures up later..
I was inspired by my father, who had guests at his wedding give to American Cancer Society (in lieu of gifts). At the time I was wrestling with some personal issues that had me depressed. Love, in particular, and being unhappy with myself. After reading an article in the paper about the Dania Beach Hurricane, I had a sudden jolt of inspiration. Why not ride for charity? Its been done before, so why not organize one yourself. I approached several groups, but nobody bit, until I contacted the Make-A-Wish foundation. I personally felt this was the best organization I could work for, since performing at Universal Orlando had me interacting with kids. Seeing the expressions on their faces was priceless and something I carried with me long after the day was done.
I had several groups of people come down from hearing about it on the news. One couple contributed $100 on the spot. I was lucky enough to have such great support from friends and my mother who came by and gave me water, food, etc.
To answer the obvious FAQs: I never had to go to the bathroom, I never got sick, and I only moved about 3 inches ( over to the seat next to me) during the entire 12.5 hours.