This has been a Great Week! thank you

Hello again and Thank you for stopping by today, What a Great Week. I broke the 20 pound barrier and I am down to 244 ( that's 22 lbs lost in case you are wondering). Between donations and T-shirt sales and the bar event at Bad Decisions in Baltimore we have raised over $1,600.00 now! Thank you Fila for the training Gear, Thank you Ben Caplan and GPC print solutions for the T-shirts and thank you to all of my friends and family that have supported me so far.

Our Next event is on August 29th at "The Cork Wine Pub" in Eldersburg from 5-9 pm. I will be guest bartending again and there will be drink specials all night. We raised $500 at Bad Decisions and I expect Carroll county to come out strong and help me Double that number.
T-shirts are just $20 , if you want one you can mail you check to Pathfinders for autism and notate "40 miles T-shirt" in the notes field and we can mail one out to you for just $2 shipping. or you can use the credit card link to pay and then send me a note that you paid that way. every Friday I will update the donation sheet and mail out shirts.

Remember, just a $10 donation goes a long way.

See you soon!

Mike Shelah

Thank you, together we can do great things!

BTW, the Carroll County times and "Carroll County Today" both posted articles about 40 miles. read them here!


carroll county times article


carroll county today article

Great event in Baltimore Last night, Thank you!

Great event last night, thank you John Reusing and Bad Decisions for hosting our event. We raised $387 dollars and sold 11 T-shirts. Thank you also to my boys from Phi Delta Zeta and UMBC for representin. See you all in Eldersburg on August 29th!

Mike Shelah

Together we can do great things!

The T-Shirts are Here, Ready for the Party Monday Night!!!

Hi Everybody. So the bad news is no new donations this week. The good news is I lost two more pounds and I am down to 247. The T-shirts are here and I already sold me first one ( SO I guess we did raise a little money this week). Come down to Bad Decisions Bar on Fleet Street in Baltimore Monday night  between 5 and 10pm and get your very own shirt. Drinks will be flowing, there will be lots of people having a good time and raising money for a great cause AND your truly will be pourin the drinks and workin the crowd.

Special Thanks to my friend Ben Caplan with GPC print solutions. He got the shirts at a great price and in time for the event.

As always, please share this page with others. If everyone that sees my blog donates just $10 we will reach our record in no time!

Thank you, Together we can do great things!

Mike S.

40 Miles for autism, anybody have good exercise tips?

Hi Everyone, The donation total is $865 right now. I am still at 249 this week. I figure that my exercise activity needs to go up plus i am sure that I have added a pound or two of muscle over the last couple weeks. In addition to my normal donation request, I would welcome good exercise tips.

Thanks for viewing this week. Please post this on your social media pages and please donate. If everyone that watches this donate's just $10 we will blow out the goal.

Thank you, together we can do great things!

Mike S.

40 Miles for Autism: The Logo

It occured to me that I haven't posted my logo on the blog. This is what the front of the T-shirt will look like and it is the current Avatar for the Facebook Page, what do you think? Bev Ginter, a very good friend of the family created the design for me, I love it and would appreciate your feedback

Thank you, together we can do great things!

Mike S.

40 Miles for Autism I need some creative ideas

Hi everybody and thank you for reading this week. I made a mistake on the total donations recently. Our total is up to $815.00 Thank you to everyone that has helped so far. I have lost 17 lbs so far and I am down to 249 lbs. Making great progress there.

Today I want to ask people for advice on fundraising. Frankly, I really did think more people would be willing to help me along the way and I've had many people say they will but have yet to do so. It's time to start swinging for the fences. I know over the next 2 months that the guest bartending events and the T-shirt sales will help, but It was brought to my attention that many companies have annual "giving" budgets that really start to become active this time of year. If your employer has  such a budget or you think they might just be willing to contribute, please let me know. I should be able to post images of the T-shirt next week. We made a couple changes to the design and I think they are going to turn out great. Thanks again to Bev Ginter for creating the logo for me, she did a great job.

Till next week

Thank You! Together we can do great things

Mike S.

40 Miles for Autism: Holidays and Children with Autism

Welcome Back! I have lost a total of 16 pounds and I am down to 252 pounds! We have raised over $835 dollars so far. We have several events coming up where you can donate in a more "entertaining fashion" and the t-shirts are being ordered and will debut on the blog in the next week or two.

Don't Forget! July 25th 2011 guest bartending night At "Bad Decisions" in Baltimore from 5-10 pm

August 29th 2011 guest bartending at "The Cork" in Eldersburg from 5-9 pm.

This weeks video is about how holidays can really be a problem for families of children with autism.

Please watch, Please Share, Please Donate. Even $5 means a lot to this cause,

Thank You!

Mike Shelah

Check out my Fantastic new Sponsors! 6-24-11

Today I am very excited to announce my three new sponsors for 40 Milers for Autism.

Fila The sports apparel company has kindly agreed to provide me with training clothing in preparation for my 40 mile run. Thank you Fila for your kind and immediate offer. I asked several companies to sponsor me and Fila did it without hesitation.

Bad Decisions is a bar in Baltimore owned by my Fraternity Brother John Reusing. On Monday July 25th 2011 I will guest bar tend there from 5-10 pm. John is donating a big chunk of money from some of the bar Drinks that night. Thanks John, it is truly appreciated

Bad Decisions

1928 Fleet Street
Baltimore MD 21231
410-979-5161

The County Cork Wine Pub in Eldersburg Maryland  is a fantastic restaurant in Carroll County. On Monday August 29th Arlene the owner kindly agreed to open up just for my fundraiser. We will be there from 5-9pm and all Natty Boh Pints will contribute a $1 to the cause along with our special drink of the night.

The County Cork Wine Pub

1716 Liberty Road
Eldersburg MD 21784


Thank you to all of my new sponsors.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON THERE WEB PAGES ON OUR SITE AND PATRONIZE THESE FANTASTIC ORGANIZATIONS.

BTW,  I will update with the video later. I totally botched it up this morning and I need to get it right.

I will also update the weight loss and money raised at that time too.

Thank you for reading today

Mike S.

Happy Father's Day to all my fellow dads of children with autism

May we all survive the day!

Mike S.

40 miles for autism blog update 6-17-11

Hi everyone, another week, some more donations and I lost another pound. Check out the video for a great experience we had last night courtesy of Pathfinders for Autism. Also stay tuned because I will be announcing my first major sponsor for this program, in just a couple days. Please share this blog with your friends and please donate if you can.
Together we can do great things,

Thanks

Mike Shelah

week june 10th 2011

Check out this weeks video for all of the updates. If you are a business owner or the director of marketing or giving or philanthropy for your company, please contact me about a sponsorship!  Enjoy the video and see you all again next week.

Thanks

Mike S.

Week 3 june 6th 2011

Hi Everyone: thank you for stopping by today Good news, I have lost 6 pounds so far and I am down to just under 260. Even better news, we have our first donations and we are just over $525.00

Thank you to everyone that helped so far.

I have created a facebook page called "40 miles for autism" so please go to facebook and "like" my page  and then share it with everyone you know. I also created a YouTube channel also called "40 miles for autism."

thank you for reading today, together we can do this & Thank you for your support.

Mike Shelah

Week 2 May 27th 2011

Hi Everybody, thanks for checking in this week. Lost three pounds so I am down to 263. No reports on donations yet but I have gotten some great feedback from people. Please mail your donations to the adress on the right or you use the "donate here" link to pay online.

Thank you again for your support. together we can achieve this goal

Mike Shelah

May 20th 2011, week 1

Hi Every body and thank you for checking out the blog today. It is my first run so I promise that upcoming videos will look better, but you will get the idea. All the money I raise will got to Pathfinders for Autism is hunt Valley Md. you can make donations on line or you can mail your donations to:

Pathfinders for Autism
303 International Circle suite 110
Hunt Valley MD 21030

Please note "40 miles for Autism" in the memo field on the check
you can contact them at  410-330-5370 for more information

I ask you to do 2 things:  donate whatever you can to help me reach me goal

Tell all of your friends

thanks

Mike Shelah

I am going to raise $40,000 for Autism awareness and support

Hi: I am so glad you stopped by my new blog page today. On May 19th 2012 I am turning 40 years old and I plan to celebrate by doing something really positive. In the next 2 weeks I will begin an exercise and eating program to lose 40+ pounds of dangerous body fat. I also will be training my body to endure a 40 mile run to raise $40,000.00 for an Autism charity. I am currently working on several sponsors to help me achieve these goals. Please stand by for my first video post on May 19th 2011. I will tell you my start weight, where you can send donations and I should have my charity verified by then too! Each week I will post an update on how I am doing with fund raising and the pound losing. As the big day gets closer I will approach various media outlets to increase exposure for this event. Please share this with your friends and.....

thank you for your support!

Mike Shelah