Monthly Archives: June 2011

New on our itinerary: The SOS Children’s Village in Tbilisi, Georgia

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Pete

One of the charities we’re supporting, SOS Children’s Villages, has graciously invited us to visit one of their villages (orphanages) on our Mongol Rally route! When we are in Tbilisi, Georgia in the second week of the rally, we will … Continue reading →

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Charity Flip Cup Tournament raises over $1000

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Pete

This past Saturday, we held a Mongol Rally Charity Flip Cup Tournament in Los Angeles, and it was a huge success! We had fifty friends (in ten teams of five) come to compete, and support our two Mongol Rally charities. … Continue reading →

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All Cheer for our Donated Gear!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jeff

Thanks to E’Lisha Yi and Home Depot for some very necessary car items: -Roof rack locks -A tow rope -Rope -Bungees! Now we are onto camping gear. We are in major need of a 4-5 man dome or hybrid tent … Continue reading →

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Improv Benefit Show Raises over $500

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Jeff

This weekend’s Broken Couch’s Improv Benefit Show for Rubber Duckies raised $531! Special thanks to BJ Scanlon, Aquinas High School’s Improv Troupe: Catawampus, Disco Pants and Haircuts Improv Group, Alexander Pena, Samantha Rodriguez, Natasha Drake, Law Tarello, John Thompson and … Continue reading →

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Our Chariot Awaits: a Fiat Seicento

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Pete

We officially have our Mongol Rally car! This morning, we put a down payment on a tiny blue Fiat Seicento in Bielefeld, Germany. As is the spirit of the Mongol Rally, we are driving a pathetic little car that is … Continue reading →

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The Greece Post: “Risking it all, for Charity”

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Pete

We got our first real media coverage this morning, from Jeff’s local newspaper, The Greece Post. Jeff is a teacher in the Greece, N.Y. school district. We pasted the full article below, but you can also find it on the … Continue reading →

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