Before the Break

Spring Break is almost here and I will make sure that I have work to do for Positive Spin.

Over the break I will update the calender on the web (positivespin.org), write to health websites about what Positive Spin is all about, and write to David Eggers about the program he helped inspire. It is not that much work really. I plan to take only an hour or two a day to finish it all.

As for the grants I blogged about last time, I have been working with John Loizer. John is another a friend of Nicks who will help submit the letters of recommendation and proposals on time to the B&E.

Over these last few days, I have been working on finalizing the proposals to the best of my knowledge. "If Wheels Could Talk..." (IWCT) stands a pretty good chance, I feel. I have refined the budget and edited for minor copyedit mistakes. I would love if we even got have the $4000 dollars proposed. I would be a real boost to my ego and something to mention to future empoliers.

I am a little worried about the "Helmets for Morgantown" (H4M) proposal though.

In case I didn't blog about it earlier, H4M will provide free helmets to Morgantown citizens when they buy, loan, or repair bikes. We are asking for $500 for 73 helmets in various sizes and colors. I filled out the order form and they are really high case helmets. Did you know 50% of America's children (14 and under) suffer serious head trama from falling off of bikes, in-line skates, and skateboards without a helmet?

I feel I didn't know enough about the program to make a solid enough argument. Nick also explained about why these helmets are special, but I forgot the proper names he used. Also, I didn't even know the real project name. I just called it H4M out of the blue and no one seemed to correct me. However, I am sure John can fix anything that I may be mistaken on.