The Pencils Arrived!

The pencils came in - and early! The company even upgraded us! A great shout out to Omega HTC. They gave us better pencils! Whoo Hooo! We have contacted a small Indian reservation in NV to find out if they can use our supplies. Still waiting for other ideas from those that are following us! And for those of you who are... the school year is about to end. Rather than throw away or pack up that gently used backpack, consider giving it to Gray Lady Riders. The same goes for extra school supplies. Just post your response, or send an email to us. We can send someone to get it, or have it shipped. Anything that you don't use - another child will treasure. Until Saturday - Shiny Side Up!

Appalachian children and others

I'm beginning to think that Jose and I should make a stop somewhere in the Appalachian mountains and visit a school there. School will still be in session and we will be able to hopefully find not only a child, but a community that will be willing to "break the pencil in half". I'm also thinking that there may be others in our route that we can identify. While we cannot bring the backpacks with us, we certainly can have them shipped or bring them up by cage later.

No one has commented on additional options. I would be very happy to see some suggestions.