Setting var in beforeFilter for use in view

gistfile1.js

// Application controller

var Application = function () {
  this.before(function () {
    geddy.log.info('setting foo');
    this.foo = 'BAR';
  }); 

};

exports.Application = Application;

// Main controller

var Main = function () {
  this.index = function (req, resp, params) {
    geddy.log.info('>>>> ' + this.foo);
    this.respond(params, {
      format: 'html'
    , template: 'app/views/main/index'
    }); 
  };  
};

exports.Main = Main;

// app/views/main/index.html.ejs

<%= foo  %>
<!-- Lets talk about geddy -->
<div class="hero-unit geddy-welcome-box">
  <h1>Hello, World!</h1>
  <p>You've created a Geddy app and your server is running. If you already know what you're doing, feel free to jump into your app logic, if not...</p>
  <p><%- linkTo('Lets get you started »', 'http://geddyjs.org/tutorial.html', {class: 'btn btn-primary btn-large'}) %></p>
</div>