An Introduction and Shameless Promotion

Team Ironsides continues to forge ahead with preparations for this summer. We have received a handful of generous donations which have put us well on our way to our goals. Thank you to all those who have donated, already. Secondly, we would like to announce the latest addition to our team, Alex Switzer, a youthful adventurer who should prove to be an excellent addition to the current line-up. Having traveled great distances with Alex in the past, I can attest to his driving capability, love of roadside food, and ability to turn a straightforward road trip into a horror film. A finer third driver we could never have expected to take the place of the mysterious Jon.

Although it currently does not feel like it, spring is approaching rapidly which means Ironsides must begin to mount up for the events of the summer. In preparation, JOya will be fundraising overseas, Alex will take the domestic front talking to friends and neighbors looking for support, while I will be sleeping. In lieu of my empty wallet and shriveled bank account, I have opted to sell my body to science in order to fund this adventure. In a couple of weeks, I hopefully will be accepted to enter a pretty little white room at the Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston to sleep for funds. I will be locked in a room with no time cues of any type for 28 days, while being subject to physical and mental tests determined by my agreement to sleep 10 hours a night. Apparently the Library Challenge was only a prelude to something bigger. During this time I will be cut off from the outside world, except by snail mail, which will hopefully inform me of the happenings of the world. As far as I know, we are the only team sleeping our way to Mongolia.

And so I ask you, what are you willing to do for adventure? If you don't support our stupidity by participating in the Mongol Rally, at least acknowledge our dedication and ingenuity.

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