I know that cancer has touched many of your lives, just as it has impacted many of ours. Although great progress has been made in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, there is more work to be done. To this end, we will be participating as a team in The Ride to Conquer Cancer benefiting the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, a worldwide leader in cancer research and discovery. Through this event, we hope we can help prevent other families from having to struggle with this disease.

The Ride to Conquer Cancer is a 2-day bike ride, over 200 km, throughout Queensland’s scenic countryside. As you can image, riding that far is not going to be a simple feat, but we are committed to our cause and excited that we can do something this big in the fight against cancer.

I know you understand why this is so important to us, and know why we are asking for your financial support. Our team’s goal is to raise $25,000 and I really hope you’ll help us get there or even beat it. The proceeds directly benefit the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.

Please keep in mind the commitment we are making to end this heartbreaking disease and the personal efforts we’ll be making to accomplish this. When we say “heartbreaking,” here’s what we mean: there were 1.6 million new cancer diagnoses in the US in 2010, and almost 600,000 individuals died of cancer. In Australia, 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in both the US and Australia. That’s why we are giving our time to fundraise and train, and are doing something BIG about cancer. We hope that you’ll share this incredible adventure with us by supporting us in our fundraising efforts.

Click the link at the bottom of this message to donate to our team online (to donate online you’ll have to click on an individual team member’s name). You’ll also find a printed donation form on our webpage, if you prefer that. Thank you for your support of our participation in this event.

Donate here to Team UQ-Ochsner!

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Thank you from Team UQ-Ochsner!