Bras Across the Water

Bras Across the Water is my fundraising event to promote Breast Cancer awareness and raise money for the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. On September 30, 2005, I am going to steer a small boat with a sail made out of bras to an island in the middle of Percy Priest Lake. While I am on the island, I will be updating this blog hourly with photos, comments, and observations (and probably requests for camping tips). The idea is for me to collect pledges for every hour I remain on the island similar to a Bike-a-thon or jog-a-thon, except this is going to be more of a survive-a-thon. If I can get 100 people to pledge $1/hour, and I hold out for 48 hours, that will raise nearly $5000! Spending forty-eight hours alone on an island may not seem like a big deal to you, but for this 42 year-old city boy who hasn't been camping since he was a teenager, is terrified of snakes, and thinks dial-up internet is barbaric, it should be quite an adventure.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Into the Breach!

I am currently awaiting a phone call from Commodore Hooven. We have planned an island hopping trip for this morning. The weather is sketchy, but I think we should be able to pull it off. I plan to post an item from one of the islands to test my equipment. Speaking of equipment, I need to remove the power inverter from our wish list, since we now have an awesome little Honda EU1000iA2 generator for our trip. This thing is amazing: it weighs only 30 lbs, it is whisper quiet, and it sips fuel. I will be using it to power the laptop and blender, and recharge the cell phone and camera batteries during Bras Across the Water.