THE GIST
Tiny SMART House is proud to be partnering with Flat Tail Brewing to sponsor a local charity that’s close to our hearts. Corvallis-based brewery owner David Marliave is organizing his second annual Highway to Health Fundraiser to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS). Last year’s event was wildly successful, exceeding the $5,000 goal for a grand total of $8,250 donated. Marliave has ambitiously doubled his goal for 2018, hoping to raise at least $10,000.
tHE rIDE
The fundraiser is centered around a 24-hour long endurance motorcycle ride from Oregon all the way down to San Diego, California. This journey will take place on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, and cover approximately 1,000 miles. Naturally, Marliave will be following the IBA safety guidelines for endurance motorcycle touring, and if at any point the ride becomes unsafe he will stop.
tHE doNATIONS
We’re happy to report that the Highway to Health Fundraiser has already received some incredibly generous donations, but in order to meet the goal we still need your help! Donations can be made in two ways: either as a one-time flat amount or a per-mile pledge.
- Donations of 25¢ per mile or more will have the opportunity to display their logo on www.BrewPublic.com in the article posted after completion of the ride (first week of May), along with a live “thank you” on The Brewing Network Session Podcast (the largest beer podcast/radio show in the world!).
- Donations of 50¢ or more per mile will have the first billing on the site and the Session Episode.
- Early donors will receive mentions on The Brewing Network Session shows leading up to the ride.
- 100% of all proceeds go to the NBTS, and donors will receive a tax deductible receipt after their donation.
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The man behind THE MOTORCYCLE
“When I began my brewing career almost a decade ago, I never imagined the industry would be full of so many unique people, with so many incredible stories. One of the most impactful of which has been Angelo De Ieso of BrewPublic.com , and NBTS Team BrewPublic. I first met Angelo just months after opening Flat Tail Brewing Co., and he quickly welcomed me into the fold; promoting our tiny, unheard of brewery freely and without compensation. Angelo has opened his heart to countless Oregon Breweries since we first met, and continues to be a pioneer in the craft industry, even since being diagnosed with a oligodendroglioma brain tumor.
It is Angelo’s spirit of giving, open heart, and boundless humor that originally inspired me to make his cause my own. On May 1st, 2018 I will be attempting my second annual motorcycle endurance ride, from Oregon, all the way to San Diego California, with the goal of covering 1,000 miles.
For every mile I ride, I am asking you to match my effort with a monetary donation. No donation is too small, and certainly no donation is too large. As Flat Tail Brewing and a select few partners will be covering all costs associated with the ride, and BrewPublic and The Brewing Network have generously volunteered to advertise our fundraiser at their own cost, absolutely every penny you donate will go directly to the National Brain Tumor Society.
As you may well assume, any motorcycle ride over 400 miles involves many potential mitigating factors, from weather and mechanical issues, to rider fatigue and traffic. A reasonable minimum distance expected will be 600-800 miles, with a maximum of 1,250 (this is not a likely distance, but I’ll be doing my best to get close, and will probably land right around 1000). Keep these distances in mind when planning your donation, and feel free to list a maximum total amount as well. Otherwise, plan on multiplying the number of miles I successfully ride by the amount of your pledge, I.E. if I ride 1,000 miles, and you donate $.25 per mile, your final donation will be $250.00. That same pledge would yield $150 if I only complete 600 miles, and $312.50 if I complete 1,250 miles.
Together, with your donation, we WILL find a cure!”