So we held our exclusive Top Fundraiser's Packet Pick-Up on Monday, at Pappasito's Cantina on IH-10 in San Antonio, and many of our Club 100 fundraisers stopped by. One in particular...
A little birdie had told us that this fundraiser was going to add to his fundraising account for the Valero Bike to the Beach in a big way this night. So, we rolled out out reporter friends at TV, lined up a microphone, and made the place welcoming. We were not disappointed. Valero Chairman of the Board and CEO Bill Klesse stopped by and wrote a personal check for $100,000 to start his fundraising (that's Bill and me, I think he's holding me up)!
We had some nice speeches at 5 pm, and we were pretty much done by 5:10 pm. I'd promised the Valero team and my staff that I would "spin" for the duration of the event. So I jumped in my riding gear. Jumped on my bike, parked in the back of one of our wonderfully decorated Toyota Tundras, and pedaled for nearly 3 hours.
Knowing I'd be on a bike, I figured why not be shameless and raise money at the same time for my fundraising (remember, it's going to be matched by one of my donors). So, at the end of the night, I had in the jar $144.75 as friend, riders and total strangers stopped by to visit with me and drop a few dollars in my kitty. Thank you everyone!
The Bike to the Beach is just days away, Oct. 4-5.
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