On April 22nd, 2017 I'm going to be riding with the Ulman Cancer Fund's Key 2 Keys bike team from the Key Highway in Baltimore, Marlyand to Key West, Florida. I'm riding to raise awareness for the 70,000 young adults diagnosed with cancer every year and to raise money for Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
When my friend, Mike Tirone, first tried to recruit me to ride 1,500 miles and raise $4,500 for charity I said no. I've never raised that much money before, and I had my own life going on to worry about training for a crazy bike ride. But as he invited me on his training rides, we'd randomly run into other people involved with UCF, Team Fight and several other programs within the UCF community and I could sense the love and comraderie that this family has for each other.
Mike, who was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager, is one of the most loving, supportive, and inspiring people I know. From doing fundraising in the past for UCF and meeting people who are a part of this community, I know that he's indictivive of the organization as a whole.
Why am I Doing This?
I'm super pumped about this ride. Long distance cycling is something I'm really passionate about. Using this ride as a way to raise awareness and funds for this deserving cause is a powerful way for me to help people through one of my passions, and it gives the ride that much more purpose and meaning.
Young adults are an underserved demographic when it comes to support, awareness, and research, yet 70,000 people between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed every year.
What is the Ulman Cancer Fund?
The money I raise for the UCF on behalf of the Key 2 Keys ride goes to fund their main mission of supporting young adults and their love ones as they go through their fight with cancer. They provide scholarships, household support, guidance, counseling, housing, awareness and a guidebook.
The UCF is more than just a charity. They provide social support to young adults, as fighting cancer can be isolating at this age. UCF is a family that can fill in. It's a tight-knit, loving community full of inpiring people, many of whom are cancer surviors. Everywhere I go with anyone involved in the Ulman Cancer Fund family, we run into other people who are part of the community. Keep an eye out; you'll see them.
The Ulman Cancer Fund also makes fitness a big part of their mission. Fitness programs like Cancer To 5k empowers young adults at a time when it can feel like they're losing control of their bodies.
The UCF provides the support, love and is able to empower young adults in their fight with cancer along with their families and friends. This organization is able to make what would be the worst thing to happen to a young adult, into one of the most meaningful times of their lives. I'm riding with Key 2 Keys to raise awareness for UCF so people that need help in during their fight, can find it with UCF. The bigger accomplishment for me isn't riding 1,500 miles to Florida, it is raising funds for this amazing cause, because I need your help to do it.
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With your support, the Ulman Cancer Fund is able to provide free support services and resources for the young adult cancer community including:
Cancer to 5K - a 12-week training program designed to introduce or reintroduce cancer survivors to physical activity.
Patient Navigation - a free program (onsite at cancer centers and remotely through our office) that ensures no young adult ever faces cancer alone. We provide one-on-one support & resources to young adults and their families to help them manage the cancer expereience and long-term cancer survival.
Scholarships - a financial assistance program to help young adults continue their education after being affected by cancer through their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one.
Your donation will help make these programs and our mission possible!
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Lee Keagle | 05/09/2017 | $10.00 | DANNY D!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! | Mel Wilkins | 04/28/2017 | $25.00 | Thank You! We had a child who passed due to childhood bone cancer. | Mel Wilkins | 04/28/2017 | $25.00 | Thank you! | Matthew DeLucas | 04/26/2017 | $35.00 | Good luck and be safe! | R2I Holdings, LLC | 04/21/2017 | $865.00 | Erik John Ricardo | 04/21/2017 | $620.00 | Russell Dwire | 04/21/2017 | $100.00 | FEDDATA is pleased to Sponsor you Daniel | Ken & Oki Lime | 04/20/2017 | $100.00 | A great cause. God bless you Daniel and safe riding! | Allison Draper | 04/20/2017 | $20.00 | Karen Pang | 04/12/2017 | $20.00 | YEAH! Go Yoooou | Anonymous Friend | 04/12/2017 | $25.00 | :D | Matthew Sullivan | 04/10/2017 | $50.00 | TRUMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! | Sammy Sewell | 04/10/2017 | $27.00 | Courtney & Jonathan Bettle | 04/10/2017 | $40.00 | Nora Morgan | 04/10/2017 | $20.00 | Kyong O Golden | 04/09/2017 | $200.00 | Daniel Dwire | 04/07/2017 | $162.00 | Thank you to those who made the Korean BBQ dinner a success!! Angela, Sarah, Matt, Laura, Cecelia, Alvin, Kathy, Sienna, Glen, Sully, and Sara. | Kaitlyn Beyer | 04/07/2017 | $50.00 | Siena Walker | 04/07/2017 | $40.00 | Rebekah E S Kuk | 04/07/2017 | $50.00 | Cecilia Pessoa | 04/06/2017 | $85.00 | Awesome auction and Korean dinner!! | Paula Hurwitz | 04/06/2017 | $50.00 | Way to go, Daniel! | Matt Geiger | 04/06/2017 | $21.00 | Cecilia Pessoa | 04/06/2017 | $25.00 | Hope you have a fantastic ride, Dan. Stay safe and ride hard! | Matt Geiger | 04/06/2017 | $50.00 | Sarah Ferguson | 04/06/2017 | $80.00 | Glen Villegas | 04/06/2017 | $100.00 | Christina Armstrong | 04/05/2017 | $20.00 | Wish I could make it to the BBQ! | Randi+Zack+Cats Holbrook | 04/05/2017 | $60.00 | The kitties will be rooting for oyu. | Firmadge Rein | 04/05/2017 | $100.00 | Pedal faster !!! | Patrick Kelly | 04/05/2017 | $100.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/04/2017 | $50.00 | Thank you Sienna Walker for donating your share of the March Madness pool | Amanda Bloomberg | 04/03/2017 | $15.00 | What a great cause - good luck on the ride! | Sarah Attreed | 04/02/2017 | $20.00 | Good luck, Dan! | Marianne Freedman | 04/01/2017 | $50.00 | This is awesome, Dan!! We'll miss you on Mondays. Ride safe. | Lauren Wiesner | 04/01/2017 | $50.00 | Russell Dwire | 04/01/2017 | $100.00 | Gloria Korean Presbyterian Church has agreed to sponsor you with 100.00. | Kyle Crawley | 03/31/2017 | $103.00 | You're the man now, dog! | Daniel Dwire | 03/30/2017 | $.00 | Daniel Dwire | 03/28/2017 | $.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/21/2017 | $50.00 | Thanks to Ali Khakpouri, Eric Loy, Stephen Command, Mike Tirone, Matt Hammer, Kaitlyn Beyer, Sienna Walker, Kelly Schwab, and Steven Grau | Daniel Dwire | 03/21/2017 | $57.00 | Thanks to Snug and Evil trivia night! | Donald McCollum | 03/21/2017 | $100.00 | Good luck | Anonymous Friend | 03/21/2017 | $95.00 | Thanks to Steve Grau, Jon Ferg, Jeff Bihy, Brandon Heid, Nick Deimler, Dana Hannah, Joel Raedeke, Chip Whiteford, James Wills, Lee Asling, Matt Sullivan, Christina Armstrong, Mike Tirone, Andrea Goldstein, and Steven Command | JR Smith | 03/20/2017 | $30.00 | Gotta go fast! | Hillary Heckwolf | 03/17/2017 | $20.00 | Good luck! | Dana Hanna | 03/16/2017 | $60.00 | Great cause, love the passion | Nicholas Deimler | 03/15/2017 | $30.00 | Good luck! Take the cat with you. | Kelly Curtin | 03/13/2017 | $15.00 | Go Dan! | Natalie Staines | 03/10/2017 | $25.00 | Love the way you told the story Dan. Personally proud to be associated with such passionate people doing awesome things for worthy causes. Going to live vicariously through you, Mike, and Eric. | Kerrie Wuenschel | 03/09/2017 | $10.00 | Helen Maloney | 03/09/2017 | $25.00 | Kick ass, dude! | Fredrick Dominy | 03/09/2017 | $50.00 | Dan you are a great spokesman; if word gets out, you could start a chain-reaction of donations!! | Abigayil Harrison | 03/08/2017 | $50.00 | Great cause - so proud of you! | Eugene Zhuravel | 03/08/2017 | $50.00 | good luck | Jess Red | 03/07/2017 | $100.00 | You're going to do great, Dan! And always remember | Britta Nissen | 03/07/2017 | $15.00 | Stoked for you! Love UCF. Love R2i'ers! GOOD LUCK!!!!!! :) | Madeline Kruger | 03/07/2017 | $25.00 | Good luck on the ride Dan! Next up: bike to the west coast?! | Emily Agueda | 03/07/2017 | $20.00 | May the wind be at your back! | Peter S Grant | 03/04/2017 | $25.00 | Dan, happy you're joining us!! | Regan Shields | 03/03/2017 | $25.00 | I want the romper :) | Carole Pomroy | 03/03/2017 | $100.00 | You will be a great addition to the Key to Key team; can't EVEN imagine what mischief you and Mike will get into. LOL - | Pavan Kumar Vangara | 03/03/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck Hero!! | Ryan Maloney | 03/03/2017 | $20.00 | Best of luck on your ride. Looking forward to seeing your trendy outfit ;) | Christina Armstrong | 03/03/2017 | $30.00 | Go Dan!!! | Chris Chodnicki | 03/02/2017 | $100.00 | Dan - Love that you are doing this. Good luck on the ride. Can't wait to see the pic of you and Mike celebrating in the Keys. | Callie McGee | 03/02/2017 | $10.00 | Romp romp romparoo | Eric Loy | 03/02/2017 | $25.00 | Wheely glad you're doing this. | Siena Walker | 03/02/2017 | $50.00 | DP Sunkara | 03/02/2017 | $50.00 | Good Luck Dan!!! | Lindsay Ibrahim | 03/02/2017 | $50.00 | Scott Siskind | 03/02/2017 | $25.00 | John Velasco | 03/01/2017 | $50.00 | What kind of bike do you have? You ever taken off any sweet jumps? | Anna-Feliza Sy | 03/01/2017 | $35.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/01/2017 | $50.00 | Good luck Dan! Don't get shot in the South... | Lindsay McGettigan | 03/01/2017 | $30.00 | Jessica Niederberger | 02/28/2017 | $30.00 | Emily Parker | 02/28/2017 | $50.00 | Best of luck! You're gonna kill it! | Steven Kish | 02/28/2017 | $20.00 | Anonymous Friend | 02/28/2017 | $25.00 | Good luck, dude. | Russell Dwire | 02/28/2017 | $100.00 | John Dwire | 02/28/2017 | $20.00 | Kelly Pollhammer | 02/28/2017 | $25.00 | Awesome Dan! Good luck! | Ashley Fortney | 02/28/2017 | $25.00 | Awesome! Best of luck, my friend! | Michael Tirone | 02/26/2017 | $50.00 | Couldn't be happier to have you join the UCF family, Dan! You are inspiring in your motivation to help, your passion to ride and your interest in changing the lives of others. I'm lucky to call you a good friend and now a teammate! This ride will be enhanced by your perspective, passion and humor and that's why I'm glad I finally convinced you to join! |
| Total | $5,460.00 | ||