Pelotonia 2010 - Biking for a cause

An email from Melissa Heston:

As you may know one month from today, I will participate in another great experience this summer, Pelotonia 2010. It will involve cycling for a great cause, and I'm writing to you because I need your help.

My teammate, Kristine Hofstra and I rode 100 miles from Columbus to Athens in just under 8 hours in Pelotonia 2009. We raised over $4,000 between the two of us to help the James Cancer Research Hospital fight cancer. It was such an incredible experience that we have decided to do it again. This year, we will double our effort and do the full two-day 180 mile ride: Columbus to Athens & back. We will be joined on the first day by a new teammate, Amy Sues, who is a first-time rider, as well as 2 volunteers from Yellow Springs who will be working at the rest stops.

Pelotonia 2010 is a grass roots cycling tour with one goal: to end cancer. It is a cycling experience that will take place August 20th-22nd. I am writing to ask you to help me reach my fundraising goal of $2,000. 100% of every donation will fund essential research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Since Kristine and I are doubling our efforts, I am looking for donors to double their efforts too. I am looking for a minimum of 10 people to give $2/mile for my double century ride of 180 miles or perhaps $200 dollars. I know I can count on you to help.

We all know someone who been affected by cancer, some who have unfortunately passed away just this year, and some who have undergone successful treatments, preventative biopsies or other measures. We also know several in our own community who have benefited in significant ways by treatment at The James. By supporting Pelotonia and me, you will help continue to improve lives through innovations in research with the ultimate goal of winning against cancer. I would love to have your support this year.

When you follow the link below, you will find my personal rider profile and a simple and secure way to make any size donation you wish - small or large, they all count. Many have taken advantage of the sponsor listing where you can make a donation in honor or memory of someone you love or admire.

Think of this as a donation not to me, or Pelotonia, but directly to The James. Please consider supporting my effort and this great cause. Here is the link to my rider profile: http://www.pelotonia.org/ride/riders_profile.jsp?MemberID=4484, Melissa Heston

Or http://www.pelotonia.org/ride/team_profile.jsp?MemberID=49775, Peloton Team 360°

Thanks Again.

Sincerely, Melissa Heston

The James - As the Midwest's first and Ohio's only freestanding cancer hospital and research institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is one of only 40 centers in the United States designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The James is a national leader in creating and testing new therapies based on scientific research, many of which are offered nowhere else in the world.

Melissa Heston, cPT
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