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Solo Challenge Paddler - Rob Bean - Saratoga Wyoming 2008


2008 - Press coverage
The Big Moo Canoe was completed over a three day period along the North Platte River near Saratoga, Wyoming. Below were the big news events of the 2008 season.

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Sveta Musaelyan (in blue) and her friend, Marinka, pose with eggs and a chicken in their village of Shaumiani in the Republic of Georgia.

 



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2008 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!

Together we have raised "Over $7,600" in 2008 and will be accepting donations on-going for this year's campaign. Click here for 2008 event wrap-up information. I want to especially thank my teammates Chris & Dawn Betz, without their support this event would have never been completed. Cheers!

 


7/3/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe mentioned in the Heifer "Hoofprint of Hope" e-newsletter. .

7/3/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe mentioned on the blog "Blue Sky on Mars. BlueSkyOnMars.com.

6/30/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe mentioned on the web site Dairyline.com.

6/29/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by the The Fort Collins Coloradoan.

6/24/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by Bob Findlay's Rocky Mountain News outdoor blog.

6/20/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe runs follow-up article in the Carillon newsletter (page 1). Read the story...

6/19/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce.

6/19/2008 Press Release - The Big Moo Canoe wrap-up release. (PDF)

6/18/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now raised over $7,200 - four Heifers (and a water buffalo) beyond our goal. The Big Moo Canoe Team is currently ranked as the top fund raising team for Heifer International to date. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

6/15/2008 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - Rob Bean paddles 250 miles in 32 hours and 55 minutes, completing the challenge Sunday the 15th at 7:45 PM. More pictures to come this week, stay tuned. Click here for event wrap-up information.

6/4/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by the Saratoga Sun newspaper.

6/4/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now raised over $6,000 - two Heifers beyond our goal. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

6/1/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by Fort Collins NOW. Read the story...

6/1/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now received over 100 individual donations from 14 states! If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

5/29/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by This Week News in Columbus & Clintonville, Ohio. Read the story...

5/29/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus Ohio. Read the story...

5/26/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now raised over $4,700 towards fundraising goal of $5,000. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

5/25/2008 Racing - Team Moo Canoe WINS the Wyoming Outback Challenge in the Canoe Division (48 miles in 5:07). Rob paddled 75 miles over the Memorial Day weekend on the flooded North Platte River in Wyoming. Due to a late snow melt in the Medicine Bow Mountains we may have record flooding during the Big Moo Canoe - Yikes!

5/25/2008 In the community - Megan and Lucas give a Heifer presentation at Wiley United Methodist Church to raise money towards their team goals (Megan - 3 Goats, Lucas - Bees).

5/22/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now reached the initial fundraising goal of $5,000. We are going to try to add a few more Heifers to the total by the end of June. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

5/21/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Platte Valley Lutheran Church-LCMS. Learn more...

5/12/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now raised over $4,000 towards fundraising goal of $5,000. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

5/10/2008 Lemonade Stand - Megan and Lucas raise $20 for Heifer.

5/9/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered by The Loveland Reporter Herald. Read the story...

5/8/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe has now raised over $3,800 towards fundraising goal of $5,000. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

5/4/2008 In the community - The Big Moo Canoe has its big Fort Collins kick-off at First United Methodist Church.

5/3/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe covered on Fit2Paddle.com. Read the story...

5/1/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor LBN Insurance. Learn more...

5/1/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe gets an article published in the Carillon newsletter (page 6). Read the story...

4/30/2008 Goal Update - The Big Moo Canoe is "Officially" half-way to our fundraising goal of $5,000. If you have not had a chance to donate yet, please visit our online form today or download the check donation form.

4/30/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Fort Fun - A Friendly Place to Play. Learn more...

4/30/2008 Download our new printable donation flyer Click here for the file (PDF)

4/29/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Montage Graphics. Learn more...

4/27/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe is covered in the Fort Collins Coloradoan (Again, thank you Coloradoan!).

4/21/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe mentioned on the web site Dairyline.com.

4/18/2008 In The Press - The Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church posted information about The Big Moo Canoe. Read the posting...

4/17/2008 In The Press - The Berthoud Recorder published an article about The Big Moo Canoe. Read the article by Laurie Hindman...

4/16/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe is covered in the weekly e-newsletter at http://www.paddling.net

4/16/2008 In The Press - The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor published an article about The Big Moo Canoe.

4/14/2008 Training Update - Rob paddles his fastest 5 mile time trial ever in the new Spencer Extreme canoe (00:57:58). See pictures of the canoe...

4/11/2008 Big Moo Pictures Online - A big thank you goes out to FuseBox Studio for developing a great series of images for us to use. See our new images...

4/8/2008 "THE BIG MOO CANOE" COMES PADDLING THROUGH - Ultra-Marathon Canoeing Event Raises Money to Benefit Heifer International Read the full release...

4/5/2008 100 Miles Paddled in 2008 since getting the Spencer Extreme in February. I still have a goal to paddle 250 miles before The Wyoming Outback Challenge in May. Donate today...

4/1/2008 The Big Moo Canoe pushes passed $2,000 raised for Heifer. Help us get to the halfway point in April Donate today...

3/30/2008 Racing - Team Moo Canoe "Finishes Second" in the South Platte River Marathon (out of two participants, more of a time trial). Learn more...

3/16/2008 Racing - Team Moo Canoe "Crowned the Rotten Egg" in the 2nd Annual South Platte River Rotten Egg Race with a 4th place finish and the only single blade in the pack. Learn more...

2/25/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Eheart Interior Solutions. Learn more...

2/24/2008 The NEW Big Moo Canoe is spotted on the South Platte River coming upstream during a training run. Learn more...

2/19/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor First United Methodist Church Fort Collins. Learn more...

2/18/2008 The "New" Big Moo Canoe (named Hope) arrived safely from Texas today. It is a 23' Spencer Extreme Canoe that will handle the winds and weather of central Wyoming very well. See pictures of the canoe...

2/12/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Zaveral Racing Equipment (ZRE). Learn more...

2/11/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor FUSEBOX Studio . Learn more...

2/6/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor PB Tech. Learn more...

1/11/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe gets front page coverage in the Coloradoan Connection.

1/10/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Jeff Williams, GRI, REMAX/Alliance. Learn more...

1/6/2008 In The Press - The Big Moo Canoe is covered in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.

1/4/2008 New Buffalo Level Sponsor Advanced Media. Learn more...

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