Happy November 1st to our extended 2175 Team! This is the first day of the Month, a blank canvas – an empty room – a piece of paper placed before you. Grab a brush and choose your color! 

Ben & Rick are entering into VIRGINIA today - which happens to be Ben's HOME-STATE! If you are near the Trail and wish to crew for the day, or cover a few miles alongside Ben, contact us @ crew@2175forALS.com (for info and a copy of the liability waiver).

Thank you for tracking our progress each day - and donating to the cause; we are not only thrilled to know we have your support behind us, but truly thankful. It looks like 2175 has also reached some of our west-coast and southern friends - (thank YOU Will, Randy, Brian, Jen!) We and are eager to spread word of the 2175 for ALS mission - in every direction…

With Ben over 1,000 miles into the journey - it's time for us to concentrate efforts on person-to-person outreach, which is where YOU come in! If you will, consider sending a note about the campaign to a friend - to your running partners, team-mates, work colleagues and family.

With this, we can help bring ALS greater visibility

and give traction to fundraising and advocacy efforts across the country. We encourage you to reach out; it’s our chance to help --- people we know, people we’ve never met. Others WILL welcome the opportunity to lend their time when asked.  

Fundraising Challenge - for the First Week of November.

Each Day, both Ben and Rick ask themselves to take on a new challenge on the Trail. Let's challenge ourselves this week and focus our attention on raising funds for the ALS Association. Here are some daily challenges we've devised -- and will be approaching every day this week: join us - and report in on the Comments page!

On that note - please take a moment to get outside today. The leaves are holding their color – and word has it, a full moon comes out tonight! Embrace the day!

Be well,

*Team 2175