Big News!!!

Hi everyone!

While traveling, training, racing, working, and planning too much time has passed since the last time I blogged.  Santi and I have been working like crazy to plan one big adventure for this spring.  We are very excited to announce that after this year’s Great American Birkebeiner the two of us will drive down to Charleston, South Carolina to start our Ski Across America (roller ski that is).  We will be skiing from Charleston, South Carolina to San Francisco, California to raise funds for the organization Food for the Poor.  With only a few weeks to go until the start of the journey we are waiting to hear from sponsors, planning our fund raising stops, and tying up loose ends. We would like to give a big thank you shout out to V2 roller skis for being our trip roller ski sponsor!

 

 

Please be sure to check out our website at http://www.skiacrossamerica.com and Like us on Facebook (Ski Across America).   We both love to ski and we are very thankful for all the wonderful generosity that has been shared with us.  We feel that its time for us to do the same and help others who need it.  We would like to share a bit of food for thought with everyone regarding our journey and its mission. We found out that one U.S. dollar can feed a child for ten days in an impoverished country, and $36 can feed a child for a year.  Therefore, it is our goal to raise $36 for every mile we ski in hopes of raising $108,000, enough to feed 3,000 children for a year.  Any financial donation you can provide to the cause is greatly appreciated.

Thank you and happy skiing to everyone!

Carolyn Ocariz