Hold Tuesday, July 17 for a fundraiser at Franklin’s.
Jen of Vertigo fame is going to race autorickshaws across India in the Indian Auto Rickshaw Challenge, the endurance race for the clinically insane.  Jen plied her good friend Raj Solanki with alcohol and Raj signed up for the adventure as well. They are the RickshawGrrlz and will travel 1200 miles in an autorickshaw. And as a team they will be assigned a village to bring medical and educational supplies to. There is no official non-profit; Jen and Raj will purchase supplies in India so that they don’t have to spend the money on shipping stuff there. All the money will go directly to purchasing supplies. More in the City Paper.

The fundraising day at Franklin’s is Tuesday, July 17.  Because it sounds better than "Jen and Raj’s Excellent Indian Adventure," please mention to your server that you are there for the "Indian Relief Fund."  It is very important that you go up to the person taking money, hand them your receipt and say "I’m here for the Indian Relief Fund." Otherwise you will have a fine meal, and great beer, but no money will go to India. Update: T-shirts coming soon! Graphic by Jen’s best-brother-ever, graphic artist Dave Cook.