Woohoo! What a fantastic VALENTINE'S DAY!
THANK YOU to our first Gold ($1000) sponsor, Hideaway Pizza, and to our first Bronze ($500) sponsor, Cooper's Bicycle Center.
Mention Stillwater and people often say, "That's the home of The Hideaway isn't it?" Yes it is. Hideaway Pizza, owned by kite collector/maker Richard Dermer and owner-manager David Sanders has been in business since 1957. A community and student favorite, Hideaway even sends pies out-of-state to Hideaway-starved alumni. On Valentine's Day, they make a special heart-shaped pizza for lovers.
Family owned and operated, Cooper's has been a star Stillwater business for 83 years, even providing bicycles to soldiers during WWII. I bought my last six bicycles from Cooper's, and I thank owners Wes & Mary Cash each time I get on my bicycle. They've been an enormous help in outfitting me for my various bicycle tours and they play a big role in our local bicycle club, The Red Dirt Pedalers, and in bicycle advocacy.
And that wasn't all the great news I heard on Valentine's Day. I also received my first route assist. Niki Pope of the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce has been contacting Chambers along my route. Thanks to Niki, I heard today from the Moberly, Missouri, Super 8 which is comping me a free room on April 25th when I roll in. Thank you Wyndham Group Super 8! And . . . the Moberly Chamber wrote to say: "We would also like to help publicize this event with our local TV stations and other news media. Please let me know what we can do to help, and if we can arrange a formal welcome and speaking opportunity. . . ."
Way to go Niki and Moberly, MO, C of C! This is exactly what I hope to hear from each of my overnight host cities!
And finally, thank you to my dear sister Sarah Schuyler; two long-time Audubon friends Freddy Miller and Nona & Jerry Wilhm, and to cyclist Charles Decker, one of my husband Jeff's OSU students, for your generous donations.
Together we can make a difference!
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