It is DONE...the fundraiser total!

WoW! This sure has been one exciting project! Mr. Laramie and I just returned from Alabama (Sunday) and have so many stories, experiences, photos and videos to share. 

Here's a quick recap on our trip.

I arrived in in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday and Mr. Laramie arrived on Thursday.  Once we arrived, we traveled by car to Greensboro and connected with everyone else at the Hero Housing location (an unused restaurant).  Wednesday night we met others and learned about what we were to do for the next few days. Thursday morning (7am) we began with coach Tom Callos leading us in a warm up, meditation and some martial arts training. We then headed over to the construction site by 8:30am to begin our construction phase, which we continued through to Saturday.  In the between hours of the day, we were in contact with dozens of other martial artists and Hero housing co-operators.  We were given the opportunity to learn about the community and even do interviews.

Please, look forward to footage and photos of our 'hands on' project over the next several weeks.

I've said it to many people in person, I've said it on Facebook, on this blog as well as many of my other blogs, but I don't think I'll truly be able to fully thank everyone who have been so wonderful and supportive in this fundraiser.  Thank you so much!  Although I am surprised with how well we did,  I'm not surprised that we met our goal...after all, I simply followed the Black Belt Success formula (See, it really DOES work!)

1) Know what you want
2) Have a plan
3) Have a successful coach
4) Take Consistent Action
5) Review your Progress
6) Renew your Goal

Initially, we launched our fundraiser on January 1st, 2011 with a goal to raise $2,000.  I thought it was ambitious and would certainly give us a run for our money.  Well, my friends, I am proud to tell you that on the eve of our Alabama departure our total contributions raised for HERO Housing is $2,230!

So it seems, 'I can always do better than I think I can,' isn't only applicable to white belts...

Respectfully,
Peter Liciaga