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I’ve started to make connections for TOT 4.5, the upcoming ride that starts March 9th in Lubbock, TX. I came across the opportunity to do a podcast to start getting the word out locally. Texas Podcast with Lisa Alastuey from Houston. Lisa does inspirational and informative podcasts and has them on her youtube channel.
Category Archives: Organ Trail Route Adventures
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Oct
Oct
Around a year ago I met a man named Brett Ashley in Times Square on our ride from Martha’s Vineyard home to Wisconsin.He told me the story of how a few years ago when he found out he needed a kidney to eventually maybe just keep on living, he felt it wouldn’t be a problem. […]
06
Oct
Oct
I went in yesterday for my 2 year post donation checkup. My kidney function is well within normal ranges for every category, even with one kidney! Starting to ramp up on TOT 4.5, Lubbock, Texas to New Orleans starting March 9th, 2023, World Kidney Day. Lynn and I returned from our trip to Newfoundland, Nova […]
07
Sep
Sep
Lynn and I will be spending our last night on Newfoundland tonight. We’ve been here for 15 days. We’ve covered a lot of ground. In the bigger towns/Cities of St. John’s, Corner Brook, Stephenville, and Gander, etc. I’ve stopped in at the public libraries, hospitals, Kidney Foundation of Canada and dialysis centers handing out the […]
08
Aug
Aug
Bike to the Beat is a community focused activity to help raise money that will go to fight hunger, homelessness and provide access to the arts. It takes place in a number of cities across the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin. (Appleton, DePere, Kimberly, Combined Locks, etc.). Our grandson asked me if I wanted to […]
28
Jul
Jul
Home Town Coverage. Lynn and I met and graduated High School in Abbotsford, WI, a small town in central WI. At the time of our graduation, the population of Abby was around 1,000. There were around 50 kids in our graduating class. The local paper, The Tribune Photogragh ran a story on The Organ Trail. […]
01
Jun
Jun
I have gotten involved in Toastmasters, an international nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The organization’s membership exceeds 300,000 in more than 15,800 clubs in 149 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, […]
20
May
May
A new site to help you if you’re looking for a kidney…..specifically if from a living donor. FINDAKIDNEY.ORG
01
May
May
Phoenix to Payson, AZ. 4,000′ of elevation change, maybe 5 to 6,000′ of total climbing in 60 miles. Nick giving me a little help. https://www.facebook.com/lynn.scotch.7/videos/515513449928785
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Apr
Apr
One of the highlights of TOT 4.0 was meeting such fantastic people that opened their homes for us or helped us in other ways. Connecting with people along the route to help us with lodging was always part of our plan, but last spring, COVID prevented that on TOT 1.0. Enter Debb (Hawks) Solomon, who […]