Our own Justin Farren, former resident of the Lodi, CA area was featured (along with team-mates Steven and Bryan) in the following newspaper article detailing our upcoming adventure!
Born for Adventure
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
A Mechanic's Dream
So here's what we know:
Roughly 10,000 miles total.
Couple thousand miles of very poor roads.
At least a thousand miles of NO roads.
Crossing rivers.
Crossing deserts.
Traversing mountains with 3 passengers and a roof full of supplies.
.. and what you see here is the machine that will carry us to our eventual destination at the capitol of Mongolia.
We've purchased our chariot for this year's Mongol Rally, a 1998 Nissan Micra. As the mechanic for this journey, I can hardly contain my excitement.
Over the next four and a half months I'll be spending late nights researching repair manuals, mechanical schematics, ordering spare parts, new parts, upgraded parts, and planning for every conceivable obstacle standing between us and our final goal.
The purchase of our vehicle is an exciting step not only for our team, but also for our sponsors, as we will be adorning our transport with the names and logos of some of the most generous and giving people we've ever known.
This really marks the beginning of the journey for me personally, and I'll be posting my thoughts and ideas on how to get this car to Mongolia frequently as out departure is just around the corner.
-Bryan
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Welcome Sponsors!!! Things are shaping up!
We're off and running now, people.
We've got a core group of sponsors that have gone above and beyond the call of duty! I'd like to highlight Josh Anderson of California who gave us a myriad of ridiculous clauses and requirements in order to honor his donation as our inagural sponsor. While the three of us are not looking forward to doing such ridiculous things as singing children songs in pirate eye patches, we will do so with a grin, and a sense of amazement at the generousity that Josh (and subsequent others) have expressed. It's really amazing what people have done.
On that note, we'd like to highlight some of our amazing corporate sponsors, without whom we'd never have a shot in making the Rally and keeping our worldly possessions in tact.
They have provided us with support, visibility, financial help, product and services that we'll need before and during the Rally....and we could not be happier at who we have on Board!
bd's mongolian barbeque has graciously taken the reins as our main sponsor for the Mongol Rally 2008. We're happy to work with the Altamonte Springs branch, as well as align with bd corporate and their personal charity efforts for the Mongolian Youth Development Foundation (MYDF). We will be doing several events with bd's in the upcoming months to raise even more money for our charities!
When we found out that it was completely organic, we were on board immediately, and contacted Batter Blaster with the hopes of getting them involved. It's going to be so awesome the first time we spray out our breakfast like it's no big deal. It's going to be more awesome when I eat all the pancakes and Steven and Bryan just stare miserably at my swollen stomach. Ahh, the good life.
Ralliers have to eat. This is fact. In addition, ralliers have to be efficient and aware of the costs associated with resturants, consumables, environmental impact, and financial impact on the charities by taking on additional expenses on the Mongol Rally.
One of our main objectives, sponsorship-wise, was to align with companies we believed in. Fozzils matches with our philosophy, perfectly. Thanks to Bart Fite of Fozzils, we'll be using their Solo product every step of the way.
We've got a core group of sponsors that have gone above and beyond the call of duty! I'd like to highlight Josh Anderson of California who gave us a myriad of ridiculous clauses and requirements in order to honor his donation as our inagural sponsor. While the three of us are not looking forward to doing such ridiculous things as singing children songs in pirate eye patches, we will do so with a grin, and a sense of amazement at the generousity that Josh (and subsequent others) have expressed. It's really amazing what people have done.
On that note, we'd like to highlight some of our amazing corporate sponsors, without whom we'd never have a shot in making the Rally and keeping our worldly possessions in tact.
They have provided us with support, visibility, financial help, product and services that we'll need before and during the Rally....and we could not be happier at who we have on Board!
bd's mongolian barbeque has graciously taken the reins as our main sponsor for the Mongol Rally 2008. We're happy to work with the Altamonte Springs branch, as well as align with bd corporate and their personal charity efforts for the Mongolian Youth Development Foundation (MYDF). We will be doing several events with bd's in the upcoming months to raise even more money for our charities!
When we found out that it was completely organic, we were on board immediately, and contacted Batter Blaster with the hopes of getting them involved. It's going to be so awesome the first time we spray out our breakfast like it's no big deal. It's going to be more awesome when I eat all the pancakes and Steven and Bryan just stare miserably at my swollen stomach. Ahh, the good life.
Ralliers have to eat. This is fact. In addition, ralliers have to be efficient and aware of the costs associated with resturants, consumables, environmental impact, and financial impact on the charities by taking on additional expenses on the Mongol Rally.One of our main objectives, sponsorship-wise, was to align with companies we believed in. Fozzils matches with our philosophy, perfectly. Thanks to Bart Fite of Fozzils, we'll be using their Solo product every step of the way.
Delta Bail is the only sponsor on our list, whose services and product we hope to never ever need during the Mongol Rally 2008. We anticipate all sorts of challenges, but if any of them involve prison or jail, we are going to lean heavily on Mark Monroe and Dallas' Delta Bail. Mark has been a personal friend to me since we were 17, and I've never met a more loyal and honest guy in my life. It shows in how he runs his business, and the level of trust his customers have in what he provides.
Again, visit www.deltabail.com for information about Texas' most respected and established Bail Bonds company.
Coleman specializes in camping and outdoor recreation products, including stoves and lanterns, propane-powered cooking appliances, high-performance coolers; catalytic heaters; weather-resistant tents, heavy duty airbeds, water recreation products, flashlights and much more. They are also one of the most prolific and respected brands in the outdoor market. We're honored to have their participation in our Mongol Rally experience. Again, visit http://www.coleman.com/ for information about Coleman Outdoor gear and camping products.
Without the above sponsors we'd be nowhere. Thank you so much for your involvement, and please know that we're looking forward to representing each of the companies involved with Best Intentions Tea and Travel, during the Mongol Rally 2008.
-Justin
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Charity Site Set Up! We need your help...
Our willwemakeit.com account is verified and you can now make tax-deductable charitable donations directly to our site. We're shooting for our minimum now, and hope that we can adjust it to 25k pending approval.
Please help, we need anything you can spare, even a few dollars helps.
http://www.willwemakeit.com/bestintentionsteaandtravel
Thanks in advance,
Team BIT&T
Please help, we need anything you can spare, even a few dollars helps.
http://www.willwemakeit.com/bestintentionsteaandtravel
Thanks in advance,
Team BIT&T
Friday, January 25, 2008
Charity Collections - Patience!
Just a note to those of you who have contacted us regarding direct-to-charity donations for our event. We're currently awaiting approval from www.willwemakeit.com to facilitate our charitable donations.
We've not heard back from them in a few days, but expect to have it set up by Monday. Thanks for your patience.
- Justin
We've not heard back from them in a few days, but expect to have it set up by Monday. Thanks for your patience.
- Justin
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
We're In and Off and Running
Hey there.
Welcome to our blogger site. I'm Justin and I'll be adding my entries, along side Steven and Bryan for the next 7 months. Six months of prep and one month of cross-global adventure all in the name of charity and personal trial.
I hope you enjoy what we document here. I'm sure it will be filled with triumph, adversity, adventure, tears (from me probably) and laughs (from all of us).
-Justin
1.21.08
Welcome to our blogger site. I'm Justin and I'll be adding my entries, along side Steven and Bryan for the next 7 months. Six months of prep and one month of cross-global adventure all in the name of charity and personal trial.
I hope you enjoy what we document here. I'm sure it will be filled with triumph, adversity, adventure, tears (from me probably) and laughs (from all of us).
-Justin
1.21.08
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