OT, ever so slightly. Looking for help

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:24 am

Hey. As some of you know-and Hi to all the newbies reading-the P.E.A.C.E ride has 2.5 weeks left.

I'm scrambling my butt off to stay marathon through it all, but I'm loosing some steam. Holy Crow. 21,000 miles so far. I will pull into Washington D.C. on August 8, 2008. All are street legal scoots/mopeds are welcome to join in on the ride to the White House.

Need help? Yes. Yes I do y'all. Can you let any and everyone know? And just in case the MB legion has some peeps with press, I'll post the Press Release here.
(thanks Kate for writing that. I added some extras. You rock AP girl)

Here it is, thanks for reading and helping. Just 1) Cut 2) Paste 3) PM me and I can send it to you.

START:

Alix Bryan is on the homestretch of tracing a 22,000 mile Peace sign on the continental United States. When she arrives in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 8, 2008, Bryan will have created the largest Peace sign in history. "We must know what the word means before we can acquire it," Bryan says, "and lasting peace must always come first from the individual." On her Web site, www.peacescooter.com, she hosts A Million Definitions of peace, as well as chronicling her epic journey through blogs, video clips and photography.

Proving that women can safely travel alone and that little scooters can do big things, a Patriot's Exhibition Advancing Community and Environmentalism (P.E.A.C.E.) on a Scooter is focused on promoting peace rather than specifically opposing war. While she has faced obstacles ranging from adverse riding conditions to conceptual resistance, people from around the country have shown their support for more than a year. With strong public support, Bryan has already covered 21,000 miles on a 90 MPG, fuel-friendly Genuine Buddy 125 donated by the Genuine Scooter Company in Chicago. Many scooterists have come out to ride with Bryan--one even accompanied her for 1,500 miles of the journey.

To illustrate the importance of community, Alix has volunteered to serve meals, load disaster relief supplies and assist a recycling center. The P.E.A.C.E. ride itself is a fundraiser for Department of Peace, Scooting for a Cure and The Last Mile. The environmental organization has yet to be announced. The financial goal is $1 per mile traveled. Minus travel expenses, all donations go directly to these charities.

Before riding 22,000 miles on her scooter, Alix spent her time in Charlottesville, VA. A political scientist major with two minors, from Virginia Commonwealth University, she has spent years actively involved in various social movements. When the P.E.A.C.E ride is over, she will return home to Maine and write a book about her travels and the peace movement. To balance out the CO2 that was generated during the long ride, she will be planting trees.

On August 9, 2008, a reception will be held at Scoot Richmond, located in Richmond, VA, starting at 5pm.

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Contact:
Alix Bryan
peacescooter@gmail.com

Press Links:
http://www.komonews.com/news/22699774.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/13/ ... nnSTCVideo
http://vimeo.com/761416

Press Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixbryan/ ... 274048390/

Donation Recipients:
http://www.thepeacealliance.org/
http://scootinforacure.com/Home_Page.html
http://www.giffordmed.org/news/RidersRevUp.shtml

runtotorun121 · Post by **runtotorun121** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:34 am

Alix,
Just to be clear, so you would like us to copy and send this text around via email?

And you have separate press release info for any papers, radios, etc.?

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:47 am

Thanks for asking lady.

I would love for that press release to make it's way into as many emails as possible.
Radio, TV, Rolling Stone. local Peace org, local church, scooter forums, Senator's office, Obama's website......
I would love if servers sizzled from just the mere action of readers taking 5-10 minutes a day for the next 14 days and HIT THE PRESS UP. It's our friggin media!!!

Come On, those old geezers (lots of love) riding 500cc MP3's for 3,500 miles got TONS of press.

The more people who know about this project are the more people who might just help me reach that goal of ONE MILLION peace definitions. 1...2... 5...1,000,000.
Mwuah ha ha.
xoxoxo

7eregrine · Post by **7eregrine** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:37 pm

FWD'ed to Scene Magazine in Cleveland (among others).

ranette · Post by **ranette** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:01 pm

Not that I have any contacts there, but you should definitely forward your press release to moveon.org.

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:29 pm

7eregrine wrote:FWD'ed to Scene Magazine in Cleveland (among others).

+Infinite thanks.
See ya in Cleveland!

djelliott · Post by **djelliott** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:30 pm

Alix B wrote:
7eregrine wrote:FWD'ed to Scene Magazine in Cleveland (among others).
+Infinite thanks.
See ya in Cleveland!

When do you hit Cleveland?

AxeYrCat · Post by **AxeYrCat** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:50 pm

I want to point out that I say the following with complete respect, and I'm not trying to be a grammar Nazi:

It is a bit jarring and confusing to the reader that the press release switches from referring to you as Bryan to referring to you as Alix. Personally, I'd stick with AP format and go with Bryan throughout, but that's just me.

7eregrine · Post by **7eregrine** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:02 pm

djelliott wrote:
Alix B wrote:
7eregrine wrote:FWD'ed to Scene Magazine in Cleveland (among others).
+Infinite thanks.
See ya in Cleveland!
When do you hit Cleveland?

Slated for August 1st/2nd:
http://www.peacescooter.com/route/

mbrider · Post by **mbrider** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:11 pm

Alix I have forwarded your press release to Denise Whitaker at KOMO news in Seattle. Maybe she will do a follow up story to the one she did when you came through Seattle in June.

Sumosamurai · Post by **Sumosamurai** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:14 pm

Peace is boring.

djelliott · Post by **djelliott** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:22 pm

Sumosamurai wrote:Peace is boring.

thunck!<---------- (sound of can of worms opening)

Sumosamurai · Post by **Sumosamurai** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:47 pm

Why so serious?

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:54 pm

AxeYrCat wrote:I want to point out that I say the following with complete respect, and I'm not trying to be a grammar Nazi:

It is a bit jarring and confusing to the reader that the press release switches from referring to you as Bryan to referring to you as Alix. Personally, I'd stick with AP format and go with Bryan throughout, but that's just me.

You can call me either one. Neither are my real name.

Thanks for feedback on that.

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:58 pm

mbrider wrote:Alix I have forwarded your press release to Denise Whitaker at KOMO news in Seattle. Maybe she will do a follow up story to the one she did when you came through Seattle in June.

+ 3.144444 thanks and applause

She's cool. You know she rides? Not a scooter. 600cc motorcycle.

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:12 am

Alix B wrote: You can call me either one. Neither are my real name.

Oooooo a mystery! Wait, noooo, I can't take the suspense! Hopefully you will stick with your pseudonym when you write your book!

It's too bad that you routed around Iowa on your way across the United States (seriously though, I can't blame you at all for dodging this place... ugh). It would have been fun to meet ya!

djelliott · Post by **djelliott** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:33 am

Sumosamurai wrote:Why so serious?

Nah, not serious. Just joking around as I'm sure you were

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