Lessons About Fundraising From the Seat of a Bike

For the last four years, my husband and I have been regulars on the local recreation trail, peddling our bikes 15, 25, even 40 miles. The distance may change, but little else did ... until recently.

Now, when we are out riding, the "serious riders" (you know the ones — they're wearing skin-tight shorts and sitting on super-uncomfortable-looking bikes) raise a hand in greeting. Occasionally one says, "Hi." And once, when we pulled over to take a break, a few even stopped to see if we were OK.