<div>Update: We made it across Iowa (mostly) intact; spirits rose and fell over the course of the week and we are proud of our efforts! Iowa is <em>not </em>as flat as you may think it is (we saw shirts that aptly claimed "Iowa: flat as a waffle") but we were glad to spend a week seeing quite a bit of it. 
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<div>Highs included the watermelon, slip n'slides, and town residents standing alongside the route to spray us down with their hoses and Super Soakers. 
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<div>Lows included the relentless heat, packed campgrounds, and bike bib chafing. 
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<div>Big thanks and love to Ian, Sarah, Sonya, Logan, Lyds &amp; David, and our friends in Coralville for making this week one to remember. 
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<div>I'm riding RAGBRAI this summer in support of Camp Amerikids and the ELM Project!
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<div>For those of you that I haven't gushed to about my love of <a href="https://www.elm-project.org/camp-amerikids" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Camp AmeriKids</a> , a quick intro: it's a place where NYC kids infected/affected by HIV/AIDS and sickle-cell anemia come for a week each summer to have a week of camp fun and sunshine and time in the pool, on the tower, making sandcastles and more. I've long since called it "the best place I know", and have likely at some point tried to recruit many of you to join me there for a week (with some success!)
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<div>I've been volunteering at AmeriKids for over a decade now and it continues to be an important and rewarding part of my life. It's where I go to recommit to a mission that's larger than myself and a group of people that put in the work and the time to show up for a community that we've been working with for over 25 years now. I continue to count myself as lucky to be a part of the AmeriKids community and I come home from camp each summer physically exhausted and emotionally restored.
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<div>Camp is offered free of charge to all of the campers that attend and provides all campers and volunteers with a fully immersive week, including meals, lodging, swim goggles, marshmallows, and all the beads the Chipmunks can string. As I'm preparing to ride my bike across Iowa this summer <strong>I'm hoping that you'll support me and camp at the same time. </strong>
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<div>RAGBRAI is a 500 mile ride this summer (more info <a href="https://ragbrai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>) and I would appreciate any donation that you're able to make on my behalf. But I'll suggest a $0.10/mile contribution if you're able (or more!) and I'll match all donations up to $1500. AND, for the first $800 raised, my employer will match them as well, so you're getting a 2:1 match!
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<div>Lastly, if this is the summer you finally want to join me up at camp, let's talk! It runs from August 13-20th this summer, so just enough time to recover after I roll into Davenport, IA!
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<div>More information about The ELM Project: The mission of The ELM Project (formerly named Camp AmeriKids) is to enhance the lives of youth living with the challenges of HIV/AIDS and sickle cell disease by providing an enriching summer camp experience, year-round skill building and a supported transition to adulthood.
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