Many of you have heard me wax poetic about a little adventure called the Mongol Rally for the past year. After failing miserably in getting one of the 200 coveted spots, we managed to bag a spot on the wait list. On May 30th, the fateful day arrived. Enough people dropped out of this foolhardy adventure for us to be able to go! With 2 months less to plan than all the other participants, Team MTA - Mongolian Transportation Authority, is attempting to travel 10,000 miles in a much too wimpy car from Hyde Park in London (start date July 21) to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia .
Why would anyone in their right mind do such a thing? In addition to the sheer adventure of it all, the Mongol Rally raises a load of money for some very deserving charities. This is a far cry from my usual charity event, AIDS Walk New York, which is literally a walk in the park in comparison. Our team consists of three members, none of which know how to repair a car, speak any languages but English or hold an international driver's license (yet).
The Team is raising money for Mercy Corps Mongolia and Send a Cow. For information on the charities please see the Charities link on the sidebar. I hope that you will take a look and find it worthy of a contribution to one of our charities. Every little bit helps! If you would like to go directly to the donation pages, they are as follows:
http://www.firstgiving.com/teammta-mercycorp
http://www.justgiving.com/teammta-sendacow
Money donated at these sites goes directly to the charities and the charities alone. We are covering our expenses such as gas, spare tires, ferry tickets, etc... with our own funds and with sponsorships. That being said, if you would like to contribute to the expense fund, please let me know. We are also in the midst of compiling a list of other items we need to outfit the car (which we don't have!) for such a long journey, so donations of any of those items would help as well. Check the website in a few days! Supporters will be receiving postcards from somewhere along the way!
Thanks a bunch!
Amy
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