Thank you for all your support

Dear colleagues,
I would like to thank you for all the support you've been giving me about my run around the world (16 countries, 15,200 miles, millions of lives saved). I appreciate all the encouragement you've provided in my application process, as well as the enthusiasm after I found out that I was selected. I am glad I can represent Miami University, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. on this epic journey. Even more, I am truly honored that I can make a difference in this alarming crisis; the main goal of the Blue Planet Run is to raise awareness and funding for the lack of access to drinking water. It is really a crisis of colossal proportions. Just consider the facts above.
If you want to find out more about the run and the cause, please visit the official website at www.blueplanetrun.org . I will also be updating this blog almost daily (eventually it will be hosted on the main BPR website). I just started, so not that much is here, but soon the adventures will unfold.
Once again, I sincerely appreciate all your support. I am not leaving for the world until around May 25th, so feel free to talk to me about water till then.
-David

P.S. I thought you would appreciate this picture of me when I was about 7. It is with "Kocka," my good old friend.