To the editor:
I recently completed a cross-country bicycle ride focused on generating both funds and awareness for the National Center for Family Homelessness. The execution of the trip fulfilled a life-long dream of mine, and hopefully the funds raised will give some families in need the opportunity to pursue the dreams that have avoided them.
I owe endless thanks to the Greater Newburyport area for helping me reach my goal; regardless of my location, I could always feel the support of the community.
Thank you to: Richard Abbott, Amesbury; Richard Allison, Belmont, Calif.; Sanya Applegate, South Bend, Ind.; John Ashton Jr., Byfield; Mitchell Barosin, Georgetown; Deirdre Barry, New York, N.Y.; Ron Barrett, Newbury; Dr. Ellen Bassuk, Newton; Bill and Gloria Battersby III, Meriden, Conn.; Merrill Beckett, Byfield; Shelley Bialka, Brighton; Ben Bishop and Gretchen O'Neil, Austin, Texas; The Boisverts Byfield; Benjamin Bonoma, New York, N.Y.; Elaine Bonoma, Concord; The Harris family, Byfield; Paul Breen & Bo Harris, Boston; Mark Brennan, Warwick, R.I.; Katherine Bridges, New York, N.Y.; Steven Bristol, Stow; Georgia Bruggeman, Sherborn; Paul R. Cain, Auburn, Maine; Joseph Casey, Newburyport; R. Jake Colvin, Washington, D.C.; Anthony Comunale, Southbury, Conn.; Robert Connors, Woburn; Blaise Crotty, Rowley; Doug and Linda Day; Kathy Dewey, Denver, Colo.; Catherine Fair, Santa Monica, Calif.; Catherine Flewelling, Dunstable;
Jody Fournier, Rowley; Fraen Corporation, Reading; David and Nancy Frick, Amesbury; Charles Fuller, Boxford; Jennifer Garrity, Waccabuc, N.Y.; Richard Girard, Salem; Amy Goodman, Framingham; Daniel Goodman, Woodbury, Conn.; Greenskeepers, Newburyport; Thomas Hannan, El Cerrito, Calif.; Cindy Hannigan, Needham; Thomas Hannigan, Needham; Bayard Henry, Boston; Gordon and Laurie Jarvis, Newbury; The Johnson family; JPMorgan Chase Foundation; Robin Lawson, Newburyport; Polly Leahy, East Greenwich, R.I.; John Leary, Newburyport; John F. Leary, Newburyport; Margaret Leary, Newburyport; Karen Mahoney, Everett; Christine Marino, Byfield; Alice and Bill McGonigle, Byfield; Kaethe McGonigle, Conneaut Lake, Pa.; Travis McNamara, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Robert Miller, Lincoln; Dennis Murphy, Basalt, Colo.; Newburyport Police Foundation, Newburyport; Maryanne O'Hara, Ashland; Deirdre O'Neil, Beverly; David O'Neill, Byfield; Alice Ostrander, Prospect, Conn.;
Daniel Pawson, Staten Island, N.Y.; William Pike, Newburyport; Michael Pulitzer, Washington, D.C.; Warner Queeny, Washington, D.C.; Alice Freeman Quinn, New York, N.Y.; Denise Quinn, Miami, Fla.; Jane Quinn, Cheshire, Conn.; Joan Quinn Mercado, Miami, Fla.; John and Marlie Robertson; David Reczek, Newburyport; J Rodgers, MD, Williamsport, Pa.; Thomas Rodgers, Byfield; Jill Rogers, Byfield; Ashley Rome, Chicago, Ill.; Stan Rosenberg, Amherst; David Rossi, South Pasadena, Calif.; Art and Susan Ruegger, Darien, Conn.; Vincent Russo, Newbury; Maria Sanchez Lopez, West Roxbury; Ralph Sargent, Newbury; Steve Skillen, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Joyce Stoehr, Byfield; Karen Stoehr, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Matt Swanson, New York, N.Y.; Michele Thompson, Islip, N.Y.; Julie Tweed, Sherborn; Perry Tyler, San Francisco, Calif.; Sandra Tyler , Santa Barbara, Calif.; Polly VanderWoude, Chicago; Cynthia Wyatt, Milton, N.H.; Beth Zodda, Norwood.
Special thanks to: Senate President Murray, Senator Tarr, Victor Tine and TÃühe Daily News, Aaron and Riverside Cycles, Tom Bridgewater and team Deniro, Kate Hudson and the Fitness Factory, Joey and the Grog, and my amazing parents.
Brendan McGonigle
Newbury
