Everyone who donates to my page this Wednesday, August 13 will be entered into a draw for a handcrafted walnut charcuterie board from On The Mark Laser Engraving. Once we have a winner, we’ll engrave your name of choice on the board and finish it with a food-safe cutting board oil. (Prize value: $100)
Thank you for your incredible support — together, we can make a huge impact!
Mark
Wednesday (Aug 13) is KICK CANCER’S BUTT DAY! 📣
Your DONATIONS WILL MATCHED up to $1,300,000 on this incredible day! 🥳
That's right, all online donations you make on Wednesday WILL BE MATCHED and added to my fundraising page. ✅
So, you can DOUBLE your impact for our brave kids, and bring us closer to ending childhood cancer. 💙
Let's get ready to KICK CANCER'S BUTT!
The summer of 2023, I made a cycling trip from Waterloo to Point Pelee. It was an amazing trip. The first night I camped at Port Burwell Provincial Park, the second night at Rondeau Provincial Park, and the third night at Wheatley Provincial Park. I had planned to stay at Wheatley for three nights to rest and explore Pelee Island, which was magical.
Along my journey mom and dad where there supporting all the way. Every day they set up and tore down camp, cooked meals, and verbally encouraged, saying things like “Wow, you’re amazing.” “I can’t believe you cycled all that in one day.” “I can’t believe you almost beat us to the next campsite.”
Mom love to talk to everyone she met, telling them about her amazing son who was doing all this cycling to raise money to fight kids cancer. And would they like to donate to such a worthy cause? Many people would hand her a twenty. She was my champion.
Unfortunately my mom lost her battle with melanoma last year on June 17, 2024.
We love you and miss you.
What an amazing day. The beginning of the trip did not start off as planned, with a couple of setbacks. But we came up with plan B, and was back on track.
It was great connecting with old friends and meeting new ones. And sharing the adventures that played out before us. The day was filled with almost being eaten by a lion, breakfast at Tim Hortons, lunch at Cowbell Brewing Co, river crossing, fixing flat tires, and a swim in the lake at Goderich beach.
Thank you Maad Alhammadi, @Christopher and @Sean.
However the adventure did not end there for me. I biked back to Blyth, an additional 30 km, to an Airbnb where I met my spouse and went out to dinner at Cowbell Brewing Co. I ended the day 161 km, a belly full of good food, and a soft bed to sleep in.
Tomorrow I finish off my trip with another 100 km, back home. — eating lunch at Cowbell Brewing Co.
On May the 03, 2019 at 9:13 pm, It was with breaking hearts we released our baby girl, Evelyn Hope, straight into the arms of Jesus. Four days before her due date, we had lost not only our baby girl, but all the hopes and dreams that we longed for, and so desperately wanted. Upon discovering this heart shattering news, we focused on a positive birth experience, and welcoming Evelyn into our family. The hospital staff and midwife team were so amazing. We had that evening, and all the next day with Evelyn, surrounded by family & friends. We all took turns holding her, singing to her, and praying for her.
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of, and miss her. Every time I see a little girl about her age, my heart aches. Wondering what she would be like today, and all the things I have missed. Her first steps, first words, her giggle and laugh, first day at school...
Evelyn is one of the reasons I have become so passionate about the Great Cycling Challenge. I know the pain of losing a child.
Evelyn I miss &I love you, and will be thinking of you as I'm riding.
Hi everyone. I will start Sharing blogs on on Aug 01. The beginning of the Challenge, which is only a few days away.