We (Meghann and Kaitlin) spent last week catching up with supporters in sunny California. We started in San Francisco (and had meetings in Sausalito, Berkeley, and Palo Alto). We then took the scenic route all the way to L.A. stopping for a dinner meeting in Thousand Oaks and ending the night in Pasadena. We carried on to Santa Monica and Venice Beach and finally rounded out the trip in San Diego. Throughout the trip we frequently exclaimed, “our supporters live in the coolest places!” It wasn’t lost on us that this was a unique type of business trip!

TFFT is fortunate to have a significant donor-base on the West Coast, and just as we won’t let geography to dictate an individual’s life potential, we don’t want geography to dictate how much our supporters hear from us. For that reason, we wanted to make a concerted effort to show some love, catch up, share our progress, and listen to new ideas. Last week we did just that, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the passion and excitement that the TFFT ambassadors on the West Coast shared with us!

On this trip we strengthened great partnerships, caught up with wonderful sponsors, reminisced with RIDETZ alum, reconnected with Global Shapers, welcomed siblings of RIDETZ riders to the TFFT family, and let the left coast fuel our creativity. We also saw some incredible East Coasters who have relocated…we had been sad to see them go, but now we understand their love for Cali!

Come on… what’s not to love?!

The 3 year strategic plan that we launched last July set us in motion to transform the education landscape in Tanzania. This road trip was part of the transformation. From the moment we landed our creative juices were flowing, and each individual we met with Sunday through Thursday helped advance TFFT through their vision, network, compassion, execution, and energy! We covered 700 miles and met with over 20 individuals to share our impact and direction moving forward!

All in all, we like you, California.

Until next time xoxo,

Meghann and Kaitlin