Personal Fundraiser

Cancer is no match for my blood, sweat and tears. Which is why I’m testing my endurance to push the needle forward for cancer research.

I’m a Curestarter for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center because Fred Hutch scientists are world leaders in revolutionizing the way we prevent, detect, and treat cancer and related diseases. To put it simply, their research is saving lives.  In conjunction with fundraisers in Rochester, NY as well as on Long Island, it is my goal to raise at least $1,000 in all. I am doing this in memory of my mom, Monica Rudd, who would have turned 68 this August but lost her battle to cancer three years ago.  I also would like to honor my Uncle John Enslein who was one of the first successful bone marrow transplant recipients in the world.  His life-saving surgery was completed at the Hutch!

Here's how it works - for every $10 raised this month, I will ride one mile Labor Day Weekend.  With my goal of $1,000, I intend to log as many as 100 miles that weekend.  Perhaps I will have to ride even more!  I would greatly apprecaite your support.

Did you know ...

The bone marrow transplant, developed by Dr. E. Donnall Thomas at Fred Hutch, earned him a Nobel Prize and provided the first example of the human immune system’s power to cure cancer. More than 1 million people have received this lifesaving procedure.  

Today, Drs. Phil Greenberg and Stanley Riddell continue Dr. Thomas’ legacy, leading the way in the game-changing field of immunotherapy. In fact, they are perfecting an approach that could render chemotherapy and radiation obsolete, making cancer treatment for patients much less grueling and toxic.

Dr. Denise Galloway helped develop the vaccine that prevents human papillomavirus, or HPV, infection, which can cause cervical cancer.

Dr. Jim Olson developed “Tumor Paint”, an experimental molecule derived from scorpion venom that illuminates cancer cells so surgeons can see tumor margins more clearly. This means surgeons can zero in on the cancer, eliminating all of it, without affecting healthy tissue.

Dr. Gary Gilliland, president and director of Fred Hutch, has a bold vision. He believes Hutch scientists can find curative therapies for many, if not all, cancers by the year 2025. They just need the funding to do it.

Please join me in supporting this endeavor by donating today — your gift will support innovative research that saves lives.