Big Thanks to Todd Holman

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I wanted to use this forum to thank Todd Holman for the selfless act he is about to contribute to the cause of circumnavigating the globe. He is going to scout out the San Francisco - Farallon Islands area under the clever guise of participating in a regatta. I know what you're thinking this is just a small part of the trip, whell it may be so geographically but in terms of hazards this may be are most difficult stretch. For instance, there are nuclear waste sites, great white sharks, large waves know to take lives, as well as humpback whales (more vicious than the commercials would have you believe). Not to mention the possibility of tsunamis due to earthquakes, I think we can all say that Todd is being extremely selfless in this adventure of his.

The Threats:

Bravery Personified:

Phenomenal News

We had two shipments to Iraq this week which brings the number of children we have been able to help to about 200 in Iraq. I am very excited by all the good we've been able to do through Boundless Books (www.boundlessbooks.org), but I am even more excited by our prospects for the future. I plan to keep people posted through the newsletter, facebook group, and this blog so please keep coming back to see what we are up to.

Cheers,
Eric

Open Request to Everyone

All,

First off, let me say thanks to everyone who has joined the group; thanks for your support. Now to the news, as I believe most of you know I run (loosely) a non-profit with the mission of making education accessible to children in developing countries.

Well, while rehydrating with some co-workers after work we decided why not combine Boundless Books with the trip and so it was created. Part of the trip will now be delivering school supplies to children in the developing world.

Right now you're saying to yourself why is this guy writing the long-winded e-mail to me about this. Well, I'd like to request your help. What I'm hoping for is that when we are in developed parts of the world we can collect donations and then deliver them to developing areas. For instance, if we are in Europe we would be collecting and then delivering in Africa. Or if we were in Australia we would be collecting and then delivering to South America. If you know someone that would be interested in helping please let me know (ericholland6@gmail.com).
Also, please keep checking out the blog (circumwhat.blogspot.com) as that's where most updates will be going in the future and we would also like to build some buzz through that so we can get the word out to more people.

Cheers,
Eric

Welcoming Jay to the Trip

Jay Holliday has agreed to come along on the trip. This means that not only will he be the most honourable pledge of our pledge class but he will also get circumnavigate the globe (I'm not sure which achievement deserves more praise).

In case you're wondering if two people can survive on a boat together for such a long period of time I would like to point out that we puked on each other's belongings throughout college and that didn't seem to harm anything so I think we'll be good. Plus, I assume gorgeous women will want to join us for various legs of the journey. Jay is certified in various levels of sailing and as you can see below does an excellent job of using the Irish Car Bomb (yes it is a proper noun) as an in with females.

Welcome to the Blog

Hey guys,

I wanted a way to keep people posted on my progress as well as give people the opportunity to post their ideas. This is the spot to do it so let me know your thoughts on where we should go and what we should do on our trip.

Cheers,
Eric