Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Roadie? Like a drink you take on the road with you?

I got a good laugh when a friend dropped the "like a drink you take on the road with you" line.  However, I'm not talking about that kind of a roadie. This Roadie will be traveling around the "Mountain West" region of the US raising money and awareness for the organization, Invisible Children. For those of you who don't know, "Invisible Children is a social, political, and global movement using the transformative power of story to change lives. By inspiring youth culture to value creativity, idealism, and sacrifice, the movement fuels the most effective, adaptable, and innovative programs in the world." More specifically, IC is working to end the longest running war in Northern Uganda and also restore the regions affected by the war.  I am SO jazzed to be apart of the IC team and contribute my energy, effort and enthusiasm to a cause that I believe in. I've been told that once we get down there and working, it’s not going to be a cake walk...which is fine with me, because I never liked those things at carnivals anyway. All corny jokes aside, I am ready for the challenges ahead. (And thankfully, I have a bit of Mark Morris in me and I've never been afraid of hard work. Bring it on!) For those of you who care to follow me while I'm on this journey, I am going to try my hardest to blog-it-up. I expect you guys to keep me posted on what's going on in your life as well! I don't know how reachable I’ll be via the phone, but e-mail/facebook me often! Keep me in the loop:)
Here's an itinerary once we hit the road:

Mountain West
Prescott, AZ 2/21/10-2/22/10
Flagstaff, AZ 2/23/10-2/24/10
Colorado Springs, CO 2/25/10-3/1/10
Denver, CO 3/3/10-3/21/10
Ft. Collins, CO 3/22/10-3/23/10
Cheyenne, WY 3/24/10
Laramie, WY 3/25/10
Casper, WY 3/26/10-3/27/10
Grand Junction, CO 3/28/10-4/1/10
Glenwood Springs, CO 4/2/10-4/5/10
Aspen, CO 4/6/10
St. George, UT 4/7/10
Cedar City, UT 4/8/10
Salt Lake City, UT 4/9/10-4/19/10
Logan, UT 4/20/10-4/21/10
Rexburg, ID 4/22/10
Boise, ID 4/23/10-4/26/10
Elko, NV 4/27/10
Reno, NV 4/28/10-4/29/10
Lake Tahoe, CA 4/30/10

All my love,
Jess

3 comments:

Lindsey said...

LOVE the name of this post! Creative girl you are :)

Anonymous said...

I love your corny jokes Jess, and I can't wait to hear more about your journey!!! Sounds like you'll be visiting some sweet places! Play hard, work harder -Gretchen Wilson's new song!!! haha

Anonymous said...

Oh wait, not that it really matters but her song is actually "work hard, play harder" but I like my version!

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