How to Help!
How to help us out and become a Global Agent for Change!
We have been getting a ton of positive feedback about our trips and people keep asking how they can help so we have included relevant information here to make it easier. The position below is for someone with 5+ hours a week, but many of the ways to help are fairly simple.
**Country Coordinators
We are looking for Country/Region coordinators, with 5 hours a week or so to help out leading up to the tours with translation, contacting local municipalities and organizations, and advising on local information. This role is to act as an in country/state/region contact. We hope to find people in:
EUROPE:
Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey
US:
Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Southern California.
* Please see our two current routes at the bottom of this page to see if you or someone you know might be excited about what we’re up to!
Even is just in your town, we could really use assistance with a few basic things:
Food – If you wanted to help make a big communal meal or potluck, or know of local grocery stores that may donate, we would be very grateful. You may even discover the answer to the age-old question of “what is the fastest way to a riders heart”.
Accommodation – One of the hardest things for us to plan is where we are going to stay each night. As the one of goals of the trip is to put all of the money we raise towards microcredit, we rely entirely on the kindness of strangers to put us up for a night or two. We really do not require much, simply somewhere safe. Gyms, Churches, and backyards all make for excellent accommodation. We have also found that some of the best experiences on the trip come from the people who are kind enough to put up with our snoring for a night.
Route Planning – This isn’t a big concern for the Pacific trip, but we need some of help figuring out our route for Europe. The countries we need help with are: The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Bulgaria and Turkey stand out especially.
Amsterdam Specific – We need help finding the following in or near Amsterdam:
- a meeting space suitable for 2 days of orientation meetings
- a passenger van for purchase in or around Amsterdam, and advice on securing vehicle insurance for our journey.
- bike repair equipment and basic supplies
- camping equipment and basic supplies
- 2 nights accommodation (a free, safe space to roll out sleeping mats)
Everything Else – If you know of an organization, person or place that we just have to connect with please let us know. We promise our enthusiasm is highly contagious and would love nothing more than to meet more great people along the way.
We are also big fans of anyone who wants to come out and cheer us along or ride for a stretch. Here are our two routes, dates subject to small changes:
The 2009 Pacific Route:
5/31/2009 White Rock, BC
6/1/2009 Bellingham
6/2/2009 Stanwood
6/3/2009 Seattle
6/4/2009 Seattle ( Day off)
6/5/2009 McCleary
6/6/2009 Bay Centre
6/7/2009 Seaside
6/8/2009 Cape Lookout State Park
6/9/2009 Newport
6/10/2009 Newport (Off Day)
6/11/2009 Florence
6/12/2009 Coos Bay
6/13/2009 Port Orford
6/14/2009 Brookings
6/15/2009 Elk Prairie Campground/Orick/or Klamath
6/16/2009 Arcata
6/17/2009 Arcata Day Off
6/18/2009 Humbolt Redwoods State park
6/19/2009 Leggett (Standish-Hickey State Park)
6/20/2009 Fort Bragg (mendocino)
6/21/2009 Gualala
6/22/2009 Tomales
6/23/2009 San Francisco
6/24/2009 San Francisco (Day off)
6/25/2009 San Francisco (Day off)
6/26/2009 Half Moon Bay
6/27/2009 Santa Cruz
6/28/2009 Monterey
6/29/2009 Kirk Creek
6/30/2009 Cambria
7/1/2009 San Luis Obispo
7/2/2009 San Luis Obispo (Day off)
7/3/2009 Lompoc
7/4/2009 Santa Barbara
7/5/2009 Oxnard
7/6/2009 Santa Monica
7/7/2009 Santa Monica (Day off)
7/8/2009 Dana Point
7/9/2009 San Diego
7/10/2009 San Diego / Tijuana!
7/11/2009 San Diego (Day off)
The 2009 Europe Route:
6/28/2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6/29/2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6/30/2009 Utrecht, Netherlands
7/1/2009 Ede, Netherlands
7/2/2009 Vreden, Germany
7/3/2009 Münster, Germany
7/4/2009 Münster, Germany
7/5/2009 Gütersloh, Germany
7/6/2009 Höxter, Germany
7/7/2009 Goslar, Germany
7/8/2009 Staßfurt, Germany
7/9/2009 Staßfurt, Germany
7/10/2009 Wittenburg, Germany
7/11/2009 Riesa, Germany
7/12/2009 Dresden, Germany
7/13/2009 Uste nad Labem, Czech Republic
7/14/2009 Prague, Czech Republic
7/15/2009 Prague, Czech Republic
7/16/2009 Prague, Czech Republic
7/17/2009 Tabor, Czech Republic
7/18/2009 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
7/19/2009 Ceske krumlov, Czech Republic
7/20/2009 Linz, Austria
7/21/2009 Melk, Austria
7/22/2009 Vienna, Austria
7/23/2009 Vienna, Austria
7/24/2009 Bratislava, Slovakia
7/25/2009 Gyor, Hungary
7/26/2009 Esztergom, Hungary
7/27/2009 Budapest, Hungary
7/28/2009 Budapest, Hungary
7/29/2009 Budapest, Hungary
7/30/2009 Solt, Hungary
7/31/2009 Mohacs, Hungary
8/1/2009 Vukovar, Croatia
8/2/2009 Novi Sad, Serbia
8/3/2009 Beograd, Serbia
8/4/2009 Beograd, Serbia
8/5/2009 Bela Crkva, Serbia
8/6/2009 Bazias, Romania
8/7/2009 Dubova, Romania
8/8/2009 Gogosu, Romania
8/9/2009 Vidin, Bulgaria
8/10/2009 Belogradchik, Bulgaria
8/11/2009 Belogradchik, Bulgaria
8/12/2009 Vratsa, Bulgaria
8/13/2009 Svoge, Bulgaria
8/14/2009 Sofia, Bulgaria
8/15/2009 Kostenets, Bulgaria
8/16/2009 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
8/17/2009 Kardzhali, Bulgaria
8/18/2009 OFF, Bulgaria
8/19/2009 Svilengrad, Bulgaria
8/20/2009 Kirklareli, Turkey
8/21/2009 Vize, Turkey
8/22/2009 Kabakca, Turkey
8/23/2009 Istanbul, Turkey
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