$19,216
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.
Support Team Eli and share his story! Download a printable PDF about Eli with a QR link to this page.
Team Members 5
Jim Stumpf
David Durdan
Matt Leslie
John Bush
Eric Gross
David Durdan
6 mo. ago
325
miles
$4.44
Per mile
$1,443
Earned
350 miles since early August, which 305 were over seven days in Oregon (five days with Cycle Oregon and Candlelighters, two days on my own around Bend, Oregon as a warmup). Most of this was road biking, including two days climbing up to Crater Lake National Park to ride around the Rim.
Donations 75
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.
