Last night, one of my relatives wrote and said, "I tried to make a donation tonight, but I guess there was a deadline that has passed. Is there another way I can support you on your ride?"

I went to my Tour of Hope personal donation page, which now says:

The Tour of Hope Fundraising Deadline has passed. Donations made after October 1, 2004 will not count towards the minimum $500 fundraising level required for participation in the Washington, D.C. ride.

This message does not mean that the Lance Armstrong Foundation has stopped accepting donations on my behalf. All it means is that I wouldn't be allowed to ride if I hadn't raised $500 by last Friday.

Regular readers already know we've raised over $1,500-- three times the minimum necessary to ride-- and more is on the way. So don't let a slightly confusing message stop you.