Greetings Philip McCaleb, 

	This summer I will be driving more than 9,000 miles to make a documentary that involves the environmentally friendlier nature of scooters.  I am approaching your company for sponsorship. I want to ride the Buddy125 in an event that will be quite public. I am choosing a Genuine cycle because I believe in your company's ideals, as well as your products.  This event is already generating interest and I have a publicist to contact media along my routes.

	My website is www.peacescooter.com.  The event is called P.E.A.C.E, SCOOTER, which stands for A Patriots Exhibition Advancing Community and Environmentalism, on a Scooter.  The planned route is listed on the website, but the general synopsis is to traverse routes of America that make a peace sign around the country. In other words, putting peace on the map!  I will be leaving from Washington D.C. on July 15th and plan to end in Texas around the middle of September.

	I have chosen to ride this life changing journey on a cycle from your company because it displays what I believe in:  follow your passion and truly express your self in your work.  From Scooterwork's humble beginnings, building bikes in a basement, to the successful quality company it has become, an idea was followed with passion and perseverance. My passion is to make a documentary that creates public awareness towards environmentalism and peace. What motivates me the most to do this project is the real connections I will make with people along the route through America.

	I define peace as a relationship to oneself and their environment. This is how I connect the two, and for me, riding a scooter is an important part of the journey.  It is the means of transportation which can bring me to the American public with the least amount of environmental impact, aside from walking or biking.  The roads suffer less and so does the oil supply. It's also important to me that Americans see the resilience a scooter has, if I can ride one 9,000+miles, they can ride one 10-15 miles to work!

	The type of relationship I would like to develop with Genuine will be beneficial to us both, and there are many different possibilities. 
My first request is to receive a wholesale price on the scooter. I am also looking for sponsorship that covers necessary accessories to handle my travel gear; a rack, front rack and saddlebags. In return, I can promise that I will feature Scooterworks,  Genuine and the Buddy125 on my website, mention you in the press and feature you in the documentary. This means that your product will be viewed by many different audiences.  This is a unique promotional opportunity. 

The audience:
1) Scooter aficionados
2) The general public, as I will be interviewing at least a thousand people. (My website will also receive a lot of traffic and I will be showcasing film clips from the travels, updated on a weekly basis. )
3)Organizations whose focuses are social justice, human interest and environmental causes.
4)Women

	So, to let you know a little bit about me.  I am a thirty two year old woman who has traveled a lot, but not enough. I have been cross country seven times and I stopped traveling long enough to graduate with a degree in Political Science, accompanied by minors in Women's Studies and NonProfit Administration.  I enjoy working with the public and I have held many production oriented jobs. My daily practice involves maintaining a sound mind and body. The past three years of my life have been spent living and working at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, in Rhinebeck, NY.
There I was able to focus extensively on art, yoga, meditation, sustainable living, dance, community and self improvement. After this journey, I plan to return to Charlottesville, VA and produce the documentary, keep riding scooters and taking long walks with my dog Marco Polo. 

	I am enthusiastic about the potential relationship we can develop and I look forward to taking the next steps with you. I encourage you to check out my website.  By the time I leave on July 15, it will be finely tuned to feature interactive tools including: video, wall posts, a blog and photo stream.

	Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any type of support you choose to offer towards this project would be deeply appreciated.
Of course, I wouldn't mind if the bike was totally pimped with chrome, but I am on a budget, as you are too.

Please contact me at (804) 687-2937 or email me at alix.bryan@gmail.com

Respectfully,
Alix Bryan
A P.E.A.C.E, SCOOTER