2019 is the 8th year I’m participating in Cycle for Survival! Here are my recaps from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Each year I do a raffle for great prizes to support my fundraising. I’ll do one in January again. Since Cycle for Survival is doing a December donation challenge to raise $2M for specific research, I’m doing a quick year-end raffle. You can get some end of tax year donations in and have a chance to win! (I’ll count any donations toward the 2019 raffle, too!)
Jennifer Linn founded Cycle for Survival in 2007 with Equinox gym in New York City. It was a grass-roots program inspired by her love for cycling and the encouragement she found among her gym buddies. Today, thousands of cyclists team up each year with friends, family and coworkers to ride against cancer. And the event has grown from 1 location and $250,000 raised to over $180 million and hundreds of rides through today.
So why do I participate? Everyone is touched by cancer and “rare cancers” are not so rare. Did you know that 50% of all diagnosed cancers are considered rare? Rare cancers include brain, pancreatic, cervical, sarcoma, stomach, pediatric cancers and many others. 100% of money raised goes to Memorial Sloan Kettering. More than $116 million has been raised to date, directly funding clinical trials and research studies.
Enter the Raffle:
One lucky person will win a $50 gift card to REI, Whole Foods or Gap Brands. If I raise over $250 more before the end of the year, I’ll award two winners a gift card. If I raise over $500 more, I’ll give away all three. I’m starting at $500. I raised $950! Thank you!!
Enter to win: The winners are Lisa D., Ben P. and Deb K.
1. Donate $10 or more to Cycle for Survival. It’s a 501(c)3 organization so your donation is tax deductible. [All tapped out at the moment, have other commitments or don’t want to donate, but still want an entry? Leave me a comment with some encouragement for the team/for my event! (ooh and please “like” my Facebook Page, if you have not already!)]
2. For every $10 you donate, you will receive one entry into the raffle. ($50=5 entries and so on) I will keep a tally with each donation in order of the notification of receipt. If you have already donated this year, you’re on the list!
3. Please leave a comment on this post when you donate, so that I can add you to the list!
4. Raffle ends 12/31. I’ll pick the winners with Random Number Generator on January 1 and notify the winner(s).
5. Entrants must be in the US or have a US postal intermediary, over 18 and the raffle is void where prohibited.
Please consider supporting Cycle for Survival and remember that you have to be “in it to win it”!
Please note: These prizes were furnished by me. I won some in other giveaways and some were purchased by me. Cycle for Survival is not affiliated with this raffle.