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.

Saturday, October 1, 2005

Twenty-five hours later

My great plans for semi-hourly blogger posts while I am on the island have obviously fallen by the wayside, but I have been taking notes in a journal for a later post. The main problem is my computer is having trouble reading the driver for my cell phone. The weather has improved dramatically, and I even managed to catch a coouple of fish today. I tried to photograph some of the people who have passed by the boat today. The looks on their faces as they saw the sail was priceless. Before I lose the connection again, I will try to post a photo.