$2,481
Raised of $50,000
Team Eli
Team Profile
Meet Honored Child Eli
Eli Rhodes is an 8 year old with a love for sports like soccer, and hobbies like building legos and playing Fortnite. He dreams of becoming a scientist when he grows up. Eli is a big fan of Harry Potter, especially for all the magic, and looks up to his dad , because he's “really smart.” Eli has an incredibly positive attitude, and his words of wisdom are, “Never give up!”. He even started an annual bandaid drive, “Eli and Austin’s Bandages for Brave Kids,” collecting thousands of kid bandages for other children in Randall Children’s Hospital each year.
Eli lives with his mom, dad, and his younger brother Austin, who is 5. When asked what he’d bring if stranded on a deserted island, Eli would take his mom, “because she cooks and can teach me how to live in the wild.” Eli says his favorite Candlelighters experience is zip lining and horseback riding. Eli was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Team Members 4
Eric Gross
David Durdan
John Bush
Matt Leslie
David Durdan
1 day ago
84
miles
$1.09
Per mile
$91.56
Earned
Only 84 miles on the bike since the last update - but a lot of time working on the local mountain bike trails to get them ready for Mountain Bike Racing two weeks ago. The miles were a split between road riding (on my favorite route near my brother's cottage), and mountain biking on the local trails (including a couple times on the not quite ready for primetime trail we are still working on - being on the trail crew means you know how to find it when the trail entrance has not yet been cut).
David Durdan
1 mo. ago
84
miles
$1.09
Per mile
$91.56
Earned
Two road rides in the past week. It started with a short 22 mile warm-up ride (and confirm that bicycling with six stiches in my back was going to be okay) on Friday morning. This was followed by a grueling 62 miles on Saturday, in extreme heat (90+) and windy conditions. This was the annual Multiple Sclerosis fundraising ride in Chicagoland, a ride I have done for most of the last 12 years. This year the forecast forced the cancellation of the 100 mile route, which was good as most of the last 20 miles of the route was into headwinds.
David Durdan
2 mo. ago
145
miles
$1.09
Per mile
$158.05
Earned
I did a 66 mile road ride yesterday (with 2800 feet of climbing, which is pretty hard to achieve in the flat Chicago suburbs). Perfect weather to get some road riding in (sunny, but only in the mid-60's most of the morning, with no wind). This compliments my trail riding on the fat tire bike (heavier, and thus better workout). Looking forward to joining the crew in September!
Donations 17
About Candlelighters
From diagnosis through treatment and beyond, Candlelighters provide programs that meet the needs of the whole family facing childhood cancer. Your support provides:
$25: Fills the gas tank so families can get their child to the hospital for essential cancer treatment.
$50: Fills a grocery bag of a family who may have had to leave a job to care for their child
$100: Helps a family of four get essential food for several days or gas for several trips to the hospital for required treatments.
$250: Fills the hospital pantry for one week, while families are in the hospital with their child who is receiving cancer treatment.
