$24,839
Raised of $30,000
Team Connor
Team Profile
Meet Connor
Introducing Connor–one of this year’s Ride for a Child Honored Children! Connor is fifteen years old and has one older sister, Tess. Connor has lots of hobbies that include PC gaming, digital art, cooking, baking, playing piano, and going on walks!
Connor's favorite genre of music would have to be Alt-Rock, he likes to listen to anything in that genre. His favorite book at the moment is Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, by Jordan Sonnenblick, because he likes the genre and can relate to the story. Connor is also a fan of Star Wars and likes legos. If Connor was stranded on a deserted island, the one thing he would bring would be his iPad.
Connor was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022. So far, his favorite memory from Candlelighters has been going on boat rides on Lake Oswego at some of our events!
Team Members 7
Bryan Leslie
Bob Hart
John Williams
Adam Meltzer
Andy Hilsenkopf
Bob Hart
4 days ago
59
miles
$2.60
Per mile
$153.40
Earned
Nice rest and recovery after Cycle Oregon Rally. Still getting a few more miles in though. Maybe we'll get to 1700 miles by the end of September.
Adam Meltzer
2 wk. ago
33
miles
$4.03
Per mile
$132.99
Earned
The last day of Cycle Oregon was a cool, wet one. This will be my last report for this year.
Another Cycle Oregon in the books! What a week of cycling, socializing, sharing, joy, pain (physical, that is), and hope. Four of our honored children joined us at camp on Saturday, and we celebrated Cohn’s second birthday. He finished his chemo treatments and just turned two! Connor, Joshua, and Zeke were also there. 300 people sang happy birthday to Cohn in the dining tent at dinner. It was emotional. Here are some stats and photos.
- 5 days of cycling - (4 beautiful weather days and the last day it rained!)
- Camped in Grants Pass, and the historic town of Jacksonville, in southern Oregon
- 233 miles of riding
- 40 Candlelighters rode with us (out of the 400 riders total)
- $242,000 raised so far to help families with kids with cancer through Candlelighters
Thank you all so much for your donations. It means the world to me to be able to help these families who are on their cancer journey.
We also got some press!
- The Grants Pass Tribune (https://www.grantspasstribune.com/cycle-oregon-ride-brings-a-special-mission-to-riverside-park-for-children-with-cancer/)
- KAJO Radio (https://www.kajo.com/news/news_story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1787744933&ucat=2&template=KAJO17Column&)
Bob Hart
2 wk. ago
300
miles
$2.60
Per mile
$780
Earned
The Ride for a Child group of forty riders just finished the Cycle Oregon Rally in Applegate Valley. I had a wonderful time with this great group of people. Candlelighters took super good care of us, and the weather was terrific until a little rain the last hour of our ride, on the last day! The fundraising goes until the end of September so there's still time for anyone wanting to donate. Send them this link: https://charity.pledgeit.org/Rideforachild/@BobHart or put them in contact with me. Thanks again to all you donors, it's been really awesome seeing the generosity to this important cause. (The photo is of all the 70+ riders in the Ride for a Child group). Ride On!
Sponsors 1
Donations 154
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: Helps fill our hospital food pantries, providing access to quick, nutritious meals for families while at their child's bedside during long hospital stays.
$100: Pays one essential household bill for families with a child in treatment struggling to meet their basic needs.
$250: Fills the hospital pantry for one week at OHSU Doernbecher and Randall Children's Hospitals, providing access to quick, nutritious meals for families while at their child's bedside during long hospital stays.