[pct-l] hikefor.com - hiking for a cause

[leslie dow]

Looks like I get to come out of lurk twice in a single day!  

You can note me as one that will try to raise funds for a good cause during my hike as well.
I, too, do not badger anyone. 

For me this is a once in a lifetime, life changing event.  I am not sure I will ever be able to do it again.
If I can help a cause that I care deeply about, then I will. It's an added benefit of the hike and a nice kick in the butt.  

On one of the other lists that I lurk on they say "Hike your own hike." 
I guess we all find different ways to motivate our hikes and the disease that is stealing my son's eyesight is part of my motivation and my hike.
It certainly is motivating my training!  8)

Hope to see you all on the trail!
Leslie

On Jan 30, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Paul Mitchell <paul at bluebrain.ca> wrote:

> Hi Mike (and other Mike)
> 
> 
> 
> Ø  I hike to hike. This is for my own personal satisfaction. I do not hike
> for charity. If I wish to donate to a charity, I do so. I do not badger
> friends, aquaintances or strangers to donate.
> 
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> 
> Nothing wrong with that, but I’m sure you can appreciate that some hikers
> value being able to dedicate their epic and challenging hikes to a cause
> they feel is worthwhile, including perhaps the PCTA, and hiking to raise
> funds for the non-profit that works so hard to preserve and maintain the
> trail is kind of poetic!  :)  As for badgering, hopefully none of the hikers
> who sign on are that aggressive!  I, personally, didn’t ask anybody for a
> pledge, I just let people know about the site and if they pledged it was
> totally on their own volition, which is how I suspect most hikers were.
> What I found in 2010 with the first trial (Hike for Haiti) was that sponsors
> were almost exclusively close friends and family, and they seemed to all
> feel very positive about getting involved with their loved one’s hike and
> showing support via a pledge.  
> 
> 
> 
> There’s another kind of nice subtle benefit to hiking for a worthy cause; it
> can help motivate a hiker on their hard days.  That was part of why I wanted
> to attach a cause to my hike in 2010, to give me a little extra motivation
> to hopefully see it all the way through.
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