I’m certainly not a hero but I have just signed on to Everyday Hero, a website that will collect donations for the bike ride for cancer I’m undertaking in October. You can be a real hero by sponsoring me. Just click this link and make your donation to Cancer Council Western Australia.
Just to fill you in if you haven’t read about the ride before, back in February I told you about a sad goodbye. My wife’s sister had just passed away at the age of 41 from cancer.
In the weeks leading up to her death I was throwing an idea around for a bike ride from Perth to Albany. The ride would take my morning radio programme on the road to broadcast from a different town each day. I wanted to give people who had been touched by cancer a chance to tell their story. Whether they’d lost a loved one or survived cancer, I wanted people to have the opportunity to break the silence and let people know that they’ve been through some deep waters. I wanted others who have been touched by cancer to know they’re not alone.
Plans for that ride are now well underway.
As well as giving people opportunity to tell their story we’ll be raising funds for Cancer Council Western Australia.
I have a number of cyclists ready to take part and I’m looking for a few more. Each morning I’ll broadcast my radio programme before hopping onto my bike just after midday to cycle to the next town.
Here’s the itinerary:
Saturday 17th October 2009: Perth to York – 97km
Sunday 18th October 2009: Rest Day
Monday 19th October 2009: York to Pingelly – 87 km
Tuesday 20th October 2009: Pingelly to Wagin – 100 km
Wednesday 21st October 2009: Wagin to Katanning – 55 km
Thursday 22nd October 2009: Katanning to Cranbrook – 80 km
Friday 23rd October 2009: Cranbrook to Albany – 91 km
TOTAL: 510 km
Where to from here?
The task now is to finalise the team of cyclists. I’m hoping that we’ll have around ten to twelve riders. We’ll be followed by support vehicles which will carry all our gear.
If you know anyone in any of the towns along the way who you think would be a good contact, please let me know.
I also need your story. Have you been touched by cancer? Are you battling cancer now or beaten it in the past? Does a loved one have cancer? Have you lost a friend? If you’d rather not leave your story in the comments section of this post, you can go to my contact page and send me an email.
If you’d like to donate towards a wonderful cause, just click this link. By supporting this venture you’ll be the real hero.
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