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HELP Dawson go to Motocross training camp

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Most of you know, motocross is my passion and my favorite thing to do in the world. Whenever I am feeling sad or mad, I go to my bike and ride. Riding helps me release those negative feelings on the track, and it drives me to feel and do better. Sometimes, that's all I think about. Even when I'm in school,I am just looking forward to hitting the track on the weekend. Holding good grades in school is a requirement from my parents to be able to stay in motocross racing, so I try to not be too distracted! My parents are proud of my grades and say I am really smart!
Right now, I am fundraising in order to attend a motocross training facility. The training facility is called SOBmx and it's in South Carolina (2,931 miles away from home). This program is going to take me to the next level as a racer. I need to get in as much training as possible to solidify my future in this sport and motocross as my life. I want to be the best. I see myself in AMA supercross someday, as a winner. Wishes and wants won’t get me there though, I am prepared to put in all the hard work to get there.
At SOBmx, I will train with professionals 3-5 days a week. Student riders live at the facility while they are enrolled. I will have to do my schooling online while I am there, which I am familiar with since I did all of 4th and 5th grade remotely, thanks to covid. My plan is to be enrolled at SOBmx for at least two months in the fall of 2026. For training, boarding, gas, travel, and bike maintenance/ parts, I am hoping to raise $6,000. This will guarantee my ability to attend and relieve some of the financial burden off my parents (who have always supported me to the best of their ability). My family has always had limited funds, so when I see rich or spoiled riders, my goal is to be faster than they are to prove that all the fancy stuff isn't necessary.
My next big goal as a rider is to qualify for Loretta Lynn’s amateur championship in Tennessee. It happens once a year and only the best of the best are able to attend. Anybody who is anybody in the big league supercross has been there. I believe the SOBmx training facility will prepare my body and mind for qualifying to go to Loretta’s. I watch the Loretta's competition on TV every year to study the track, dreaming of when I will get to race there.
There are more tracks and professional racing on the east coast. The dirt and the terrain are much different from here in the PNW. I need practice and experience on all types of dirt in order to be a better racer. SOBmx has tracks of sand, clay, and hard packed dirt. I will get to learn how to ride with different traction under my tires.
Think about this, every year you are approached by young kids doing school fundraisers, trying to sell you things you don’t need like cookie dough and wrapping paper, and none of those proceeds do anything for those kids. They might win a pack of gum or a pizza party, lame right? Well, perhaps, you can consider contributing a few dollars to this motocross training camp, my journey to Loretta Lynn’s championship, and eventually leading me to something I’ve dreamed of since I was a little kid; being a professional motocross racer! And, when you do decide to donate, someday when I'm older and on tv, you can say that you helped me reach my dream!!
I want to thank you for taking some time out of your day to hear my proposal. Wish me luck, and see you at the finish line!
Sincerely,
Dawson Thomas Funk

Before leaving, shirts will be made with names of every person and business that contributes $100 or more on the back. Shirts will be sent to all friends, family, and businesses that helped me go to training.

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