The change you make can lead to revolution!
On Friday night, I got to have dinner with 29 college students who are riding their bikes across the United States as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Bicycle Challenge. There are about 90 riders as part of three teams. They are raising about $400,000 to build 8 houses. Even though they are raising money themselves, two people donated $120 to Many Revolutions. What a great group of people! I hope to get to join them for part of their ride next year.
There are about 300 students and teachers at Christiancy Elementary in my hometown. My principal agreed for us to sell “Cookies for the Cure” and to have a coin drive. All-in-all, more than $400 was raised from the kids at Christiancy Elementary. The money was split as donations to The MACC Fund and to Give Kids the World. Thanks goes to the hundreds of kids who helped make this possible!
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We got back to work the weekend after our bike ride in Wisconsin. Keenan, my mom, my dad, and I passed out flyers and bags to more than 200 houses in a subdivision on a Friday night. On Saturday afternoon we went back to the subdivision with another scouting family: the Preston’s. The neighborhood overwhelmed us with cans. We didn’t have enough room in our van to fit all the cans. The bags were up to the ceiling. Here’s a bag that wouldn’t fit. The only space left was for my dad to drive. We’re having a competition with our Cub Scout pack to see who can guess how many cans fit in our van. So, I can’t tell you how many yet. But, I’ll give a hint. It’s in the thousands. At 10 cents a piece in Michigan, these cans really add up to being worth some money! We’re still returning the cans we got that day.
These are only a few of the riders. There were three thousand three hundred of them who put on their helmets and road their bikes to fight childhood cancer. Most of them were adults. I was amazed at how fast the adults were riding even when the ones doing the 100 mile ride were going fast at the end. Keenan likes food a lot. They had great food at the rest stops. I like coffee. Starbucks made me my first frappuccino at the end of the ride. It was even free. YUMM!
Here is Keenan leading our charge in the Trek 100 Ride for Hope. It was a great day for the most part. We did get stormed on for a while. Two of the hills beat me and I ended up pushing my bike those times. This was our first organized ride. I want to do more of them. My dad was glad to get to ride on some hills. It is really flat where we live!
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There were so many people riding in the Trek 100 Ride for Hope that they ran out of parking at the college campus where the ride started. It’s kind of funny to think that you would need to catch a ride on a chartered bus to get to the start of the bike ride. They stored our bikes underneath the bus. The bus ride was really nice when my legs were so tired after thirty-two hilly miles in Wisconsin. Keenan and I are thinking about doing the sixty mile ride next year!
In this story, the dealer bought the bike from the customer. The guy wearing black is Lance Armstrong! The other guy is a bike dealer who sold Lance Armstrong his first Schwinn bicycle when Lance was a kid.Lance Armstrong rode the bike in the picture, autographed it, and sold it at an auction that benefited the MACC Fund which raises money to fight childhood cancer! The bike dealer in the picture bought it. It sold for almost $40,000. Lance matched the purchase price with a donation of his own. So, all-in-all, the bike raised almost $80,000!
It was really great to hear Lance talk. He is quite generous!
Connor has selected four organizations to support. They are:
Donations can be made on line, or via traditional mail. Instructions for making donations is as follows:
Trek 100 Ride for Hope & The MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer):
Connor will be riding in the Trek 100 Ride for Hope on Saturday, June 2, 2007. This ride supports the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer. To learn more about the Trek 100 Ride for Hope and the MACC Fund, please click on this sentence.
To make a donation on line, please click on this sentence. If you wish to make a donation via traditional mail, please make the check payable to “The MACC Fund, Inc.” and mail it to Many Revolutions, P.O. Box 1425, Monroe, MI 48161..
The Lance Armstrong Foundation & LIVEStrong:
Connor intends to participate in a LIVESTRONG Challenge the weekend of August 25-26, 2007. To learn more about The Lance Armstrong Foundation and LIVESTRONG.org, please click on this sentence.
To make a donation on line, please click on this sentence. If you wish to make a donation via traditional mail, please make the check payable to “Lance Armstrong Foundation” and mail it to: Many Revolutions, P.O. Box 1425, Monroe, MI 48161.
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure:
Connor will be participating in Toledo’s Race of the Cure on Sunday, September 30, 2007. Connor has walked and run the race in prior years. Connor is sponsoring a team this year. To be notified more about this, please e-mail Connor at manyrevolutions@gmail.com.
To learn more about the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, please click on this sentence. On-line donations are not ready to be accepted at this time but should be in the coming weeks. If you wish to make a donation via traditional mail, please make the check payable to “Komen NW Ohio” and mail it to: Many Revolutions, P.O. Box 1425, Monroe, MI 48161..
Give Kids the World:
Connor chose Give Kids the World because he wants to do something to support people making lives better for children with cancer. To learn more about Give Kids the World, please click on this sentence.
To make a donation on line, please click on this sentence. If you wish to make a donation via traditional mail, please make the check payable to “Give Kids the World” and mail it to: Many Revolutions, P.O. Box 1425, Monroe, MI 48161.
Cans are worth ten cents each in Michigan. In effort to raise money for Many Revolutions, Cub Scout Pack 516 in Monroe has agreed to do a can drive on Saturday, June 9. If you would like more information, please e-mail manyrevolutions@gmail.com.
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Hi. I’m Connor Tullis. I am eight years old. One of my best friend’s mom died from cancer.
In August, I am going to ride my bike from Lake Michigan to Lake Erie in memory of my friend’s mom. The trip is more than 200 miles—more than 150,000 revolutions for each of my bicycle’s wheels. I hope that each revolution will lead to a cure for cancer.
Too many kids lose parents to cancer. I hope you will join me in the pursuit to cure cancer.
For more information, please logon to www.ManyRevolutions.com
The change you make can lead to revolution!
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