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| Written by Franklyn Wu | ||||||
| Tuesday, 29 September 2009 | ||||||
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We had a wonderful pilgrimage again! We had a record-breaking 130 pilgrims this year with 31 volunteers and 99 riders, and the lowest number of no-shows ever! Hope everyone had a safe and pleasant trip back home and rested well. I am writing on behalf of the Dharmawheels organization to thank you for participating in this year's Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage--either as a rider traversing the 140-mile route one pedal stroke at a time, or a tireless volunteer that supported and made the journey possible. I hope the weekend has offered you some opportunities to reflect, to practice patience and mindfulness in the burning heat, to meet new and old friends, and be a part of a wonderful community. I was able to pitch in and do a small part in helping to organize the event and also rode my bike, and I am extremely grateful not only for being able to share the roads on my bike with you but also the opportunity to serve you as a volunteer for planning the event.  Meditation at KOA. Photo credit: David Haye The first ever pilgrimage that Dennis Crean organized was the impetus for me to take up cycling, and also allowed me to meet people in the various Buddhist and meditation groups. And this--introducing people to the joy of cycling and spiritual community--is what Dharmawheels aim to do. Many of you have asked how to contribute to our organization. You can contribute financially at our website (http://dharmawheels.org/ content/view/17/83/), which has instructions on donating electronically or via more traditional methods. Your contribution is tax deductible. You can also contribute by taking part in organizing the event or be a volunteer for next year's event. As both the organization and the event are both run by volunteers, we always welcome new people to help and give us new ideas on how to improve the event even further. If you are interested in helping to make the event happen next year, please contact me (sinicain (a) yahoo.com) or Eileen Spillane (spillanehnp (a) yahoo.com). In the meanwhile, if you feel inspire to share your stories for this past weekend's pilgrimage, please post your experiences through our yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/DharmaWheels/). We will be organizing a reunion ride and potluck some time soon, and we hope to see you there. If you lost anything, please get in contact with me. If you have any photos you want to share on the website, please contact Rinaldi Wibowo at rinaldiwibowo (a) yahoo.com. Again, thanks for making this year's event a wonderful success, we hope to see you sooner than next year, Peace in Dharma, Franklyn Wu
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