Be Part of MMRF History at Our First Cycling Event
ROAD TO VICTORIES : ESCORT OUR CROSS-COUNTRY RIDERS ON THEIR FINAL DAY
On September 2 , 2017 , eight cyclists including one myeloma patient will leave Manhattan Beach , CA , on a 3,400-mile ride across the USA to raise funds and awareness for multiple myeloma research . The coast-to-coast ride will take 50 days , ending in Fairfield , CT , close to the MMRF headquarters . Another group consisting of 12 riders , including four myeloma patients , will join the cross-country riders on the first leg of the journey to Flagstaff , AZ , taking on 546 miles through the Mojave Desert .
The cycling event , called Road to Victories : Accelerating Progress for Multiple Myeloma , is sponsored by Janssen Oncology , whose support will assure that 100 % of all funds raised from this exciting effort go to the MMRF to fuel the precision medicine research model , which is key to the fast tracking of new treatments .
Riders commit to raise funds for multiple myeloma research while being a part of the MMRF ’ s first ever cycling event .
RIDE WITH US October 21 and be part of the GRAND FINALE ! Two fully supported rides will be available :
n 62-mile ( 100K )
n 25-mile
These “ one day riders ” will be treated to a beautiful course at the peak of the fall foliage season and line the entrance to the beach , where the “ cross-country riders ” will dip their front wheels into the Atlantic Ocean as a symbol of the finish of their coast-tocoast tour .
To learn more visit : endurance . themmrf . org / roadtovictories .
T E A M F O R C U R E S : E N D U R A N C E E V E N T S
MT . KILIMANJARO TREK
In February , a dedicated team of 14 MMRF supporters , including five patients and oncologist Dr . Betsy O ’ Donnell of Mass General , hiked for eight days up Mt . Kilimanjaro in Tanzania , Africa . After six and a half days of climbing , the team successfully reached the 19,341 foot summit . The overnight summit took the team nine hours of climbing in adverse weather while battling the effects of high altitude . The team proudly carried a banner with 157 patient names to the top as living proof of the life-changing research the MMRF funds to help the development and advancement of targeted treatments .
Patient and climber Nancy Dziedzic shared her experience with battling myeloma and having the opportunity to be on the team : “ It puts everything into perspective for me for my future .” Dziedzic continued , “ When you are diagnosed , it ’ s hard to see the future because you don ’ t know what is happening . I feel more confident now that my future is going to have a lot of adventures and that cancer is not going to be stopping me .”
The Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma program has now had five successful climbs since its inception in
2015 and recently was the recipient of the Eye for Pharma ’ s Most Valuable Collaboration Award . In April , the MM4MM program surpassed raising its first $ 1,000,000 , with the Mt . Kilimanjaro team raising $ 257,000 . Thanks to our generous sponsor Takeda Oncology , 100 % of the funds raised go directly to the MMRF ’ s mission to help each patient defeat multiple myeloma .
If you ’ d like to find out more about the program or support a team member , email Jane Hoffmann at hoffmannj @ themmrf . org .
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