I am so EXCITED to announce that I will commit myself to ride my bicycle for the 4th year across New York State...Cycling from Staten Island to Niagara Falls! The "Empire State Ride" is a 7-day physically, mentally and challenging, yet rewarding 500 PLUS mile bike ride to raise funds for cancer research.
I began doing this in memory of my beautiful Mom, AIDA. By the time she was diagnosed with cancer, it was already Stage 4. It all happened so fast. She lost her 9 month battle from Gall bladder cancer metastasis to liver in May of 2018. The grind & the pain that I felt on my bike for 7 days through the hills, heat, rain & wind storms, was NOTHING compared to the pain and uncertainty my mom dealt with. I am also riding for my dear survivor Dad, my cousin Phillip, my friends Adam & Jesse & other family members who lost their battle and many other friends & family dealing with this terrible disease.
I am also riding because of the amazing people I have met on this ride (riders & staff) - many of them cancer survivors or those currently going through treatments themselves! I'm also riding because of my cycling teammates, The Regulators - a bond of friendship, that push up the hills, but encourage & laugh with each other along the way.
This is my "WHY"...the REASON WHY I will ride again in July '24. Because I CAN & WILL challenge myself again...Because so many others CAN'T because of this disease....Because I need to do SOMETHING....And Because Cancer just SUCKS!
Please help me by donating to my fundraising efforts today. Donations of ANY size, make a BIG impact! Every $1.00 donated to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center results in another $23.00 in external grants! WOW!! ....
Click here to learn more...Curious about where the funds go? - Empire State Ride
Thank you in advance for your support!
♥JUDY♥
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