Looks like swim number one may up already! It will be a swim-a-thon, not an open water swim, for my friend Nancy. Nancy has ALS (Lou Gerig's Disease). She was a great friend to my mom when I was away at college, and she was upset because I was dealing with some of my own health issues, or just becuse I was away from home. Nancy would always ask how swimming was going when I came home on breaks, and couldn't wait for me to come and be a real Delmarva Dogfish.
The swim is two 90 min swims...who says I should do both?
Fundraising ideas are welcome too.
The swim is Sunday, Oct 26.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
100 Swims Across the World
Well I must be certifiably insane. But then again, aren't most swimmers? 100 swims? The world? Huh?
On Tuesday night, Will Richardson came to Salisbury University for the E. Pauline Riall Lecture Series to deliver his lecture: Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts. He said that one of the best things for future educators (like me!) to do was to blog about something we were passionate about, something that you wouldn't just run into someone else onto the street doing the same thing. Own the skill of blogging, then it won't be fake in the classroom (once you can have the tech to do it).
I have some pretty good examples set ahead of me. I've been following cfhusband.blogspot.com for about a year now, and this will serve like a charity blog like 25 days to make a difference.
So back to the real purpose. 100 swims!!! I love open water swimming. I love how it takes you around the world, to lakes, oceans, rivers, and how you can go from one city to the next using only your body, a suit, cap and goggles.
Open water swims tend to raise money for charities. Last June I raised over $1500 for the March of Dimes in the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
A few of these 100 swims may be swim a thons in a pool, because they will raise money for a good cause.
So here we go...100 swims for 100 charities, all around the world!!!
On Tuesday night, Will Richardson came to Salisbury University for the E. Pauline Riall Lecture Series to deliver his lecture: Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts. He said that one of the best things for future educators (like me!) to do was to blog about something we were passionate about, something that you wouldn't just run into someone else onto the street doing the same thing. Own the skill of blogging, then it won't be fake in the classroom (once you can have the tech to do it).
I have some pretty good examples set ahead of me. I've been following cfhusband.blogspot.com for about a year now, and this will serve like a charity blog like 25 days to make a difference.
So back to the real purpose. 100 swims!!! I love open water swimming. I love how it takes you around the world, to lakes, oceans, rivers, and how you can go from one city to the next using only your body, a suit, cap and goggles.
Open water swims tend to raise money for charities. Last June I raised over $1500 for the March of Dimes in the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
A few of these 100 swims may be swim a thons in a pool, because they will raise money for a good cause.
So here we go...100 swims for 100 charities, all around the world!!!
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