An Arcola woman has enjoyed excellent support as she continues to try to help children.
Kari Blatchford is participating in the Great Cycling Challenge to support the SickKids Foundation, which assists children fighting cancer. She was able to pick her goal of how much she wants to raise, and how many kilometres she wants to cycle. Blatchford has gone with 500 kilometres and $500.
Not only has she eclipsed her fundraising goal, she had raised $1,824.58 as of Monday afternoon.
The Great Cycle Challenge was also the beneficiary of Tuesday’s Burgers for a Cause at Black Beard’s Restaurant.
There is a history of cancer in her family, so that is why she wanted to raise funds for kids with cancer.
“Right now, over 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from the disease in Canada,” she said for her profile on the Great Cycling Challenge page.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
Blatchford loves to cycle and this challenge helps motivate her to do more. Last year she had a bike for the first time, and she did 200 kilometres.
The Great Cycle Challenge started in 2016, and after just four years, the event has grown to become one of the biggest cycling events across Canada.
People of all ages, abilities and from every province across the country set themselves a personal riding goal and challenge themselves to pedal throughout August to fight childhood cancer.
