I passed the $500 mark today in my fund-raising for the Bolivia trip. I still have a ways to go, of course, but to get this far this quickly is encouraging.

I got an e-mail from LEAMIS co-founder Debra Snellen acknowledging the checks I’d forwarded to LEAMIS so far. Here’s a snippet:

I think it is great that you are already getting in support. Would appreciate it if you could encourage others to join the team.

You heard the lady ….