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Pedal the Cause

September 21 & 22, 2024
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Kira Andersen
TEAM KYLE

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Lifetime Donations:
$891,642.00
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$590,462

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Together we can move mountains!

I am excited to join hands with Pedal The Cause again this year to continue the fight against cancer.  This awful disease struck my family in a very big way.  In October of 2021 my husband Kyle was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  At the time we had a 4 year old, 2 year old and an 11 month old.  How could this be? We just started our family.  This wasn’t what we planned.  They weren’t giving us much hope either. All but 1 doctor was ready to put Kyle on hospice.  Little did we know, Dr Kian Lim agreed to take on Kyle’s complex case and give him another shot at life. Because of him, we received 17 more months with Kyle.  After 5 months of standard chemotherapy, Kyle was blessed to receive a treatment Dr Kian Lim and his team had been working on for years.  Kyle was patient 1.  Literally the only human to have this treatment in his body.  I believed from the start we would get a miracle, and that we did.  Kyle battled courageously for 12 more long hard months.  His tumor marker continued to plummet all the way to “non active” after 9 months of this novel treatment.  He ended up passing April 3rd, 2023 due to complications caused by the rigorous treatment needed before he was eligible for the study.  THIS is why I continue to fight.  If Kyle had received the experimental treatment from when he was first diagnosed, I strongly believe he would still be here.  And so would many many others.  The reason this treatment wasn’t and still isn’t readily available is funding.  Cancer research funding is scarce.  The FDA is the #1 largest funding source for cancer research.  The problem is, it’s no where near enough.  Less than 1% of the governments funding goes to cancer research.  I recently went to Washington, DC to talk with members of Congress about the need for more cancer funding.  I left feeling discouraged and frustrated.  We CANNOT rely on the government to fund our treatments.  I say OUR treatments as 1 in 2 people will personally be affected by cancer.  I lost my husband, my babies lost their father and there are millions of other stories just like ours.  

This year I’m thrilled to share one of my very closest friends and I have decided to join together to bring more awareness and much needed funded to GI cancers! She is living proof! At the very young age of 31, she was diagnosed with stage 3b colorectal cancer. I watched as she battled cancer gracefully while continuing to teaching fitness classes and work as an attorney for a Supreme Court judge.  She was and still is a force. I am honored to call her one of my closest friends and supporter in life.  She beat her cancer a year before Kyle was diagnosed.  Never did I ever think she would then be supporting me and my family through our cancer battle just a short time later. Now, here we are almost an exact year after my late husband passed and nearly 4 years post cancer for her, ready to take on pedal 2024 as a team.  Ready to raise as much awareness and funding as possible.  Join us on our mission!!! TEAM KYLE 2024!!!

Check Donations- Please make the check payable to Pedal the Cause and mail the check to CIBC c/o Pedal the Cause 8410 Solutions Center Chicago, IL 60677-8004 with the fundraiser name in the memo line.

Stock donations and Donor-Advised Fund- When processing a DAF grant through a charitable giving account, search for the Pedal the Cause by tax ID (27-2233336). In the “notes” section, indicate the Pedal the Cause fundraiser you want to support.

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Top Donors

$590,462 Raised By 194 Donors

$314,278 Donor Name Anonymous
$105,000 from Anonymous
$25,000 on behalf of Jenny Johnson
$20,000 On Behalf Of Anonymous
$10,000 on behalf of Chuck and Laura Orban
$10,000 Donor Name Finish Line Match
$10,000 on behalf of Wayne Roberts
$7,886 On Behalf Of Anonymous
$5,000 on behalf of Jonathan Dutton
$5,000 on behalf of Randolph Bradshaw
$5,000 On Behalf Of Sohosky Family
$5,000 On Behalf Of St. Louis Cold Drawn
$5,000 from Anonymous
$5,000 on behalf of Wes Gregory
$3,000 on behalf of Kyle Anderson
$2,500 On Behalf Of Champions Circle Match
$2,500 on behalf of Kirk & Karen Leonard
$2,500 on behalf of Kristin Johnson
$2,500 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$2,000 On Behalf Of Lisa and Greg Erekson
$2,000 from Anonymous
$1,000 On Behalf Of Annette Fudemberg
$1,000 on behalf of Beth Hanschen
$1,000 on behalf of Brian Buckley
$1,000 from Anonymous
$1,000 in support of David Giunta
$1,000 Donor Name Donn Lux
$1,000 On Behalf Of Greg & Lisa Erekson
$1,000 Donor Name Harry D Schumacher
$1,000 on behalf of J Regnier
$1,000 On Behalf Of Jack Koeller
$1,000 on behalf of James Regnier
$1,000 in memory of Jeff Bauer and Kyle Andersen
$1,000 Donor Name Jonathan Webb
$1,000 on behalf of Kyle Andersen
$1,000 in memory of Kyle Anderson
$1,000 on behalf of Laurie Marchel
$1,000 on behalf of lisa peel
$1,000 on behalf of matt jermak
$1,000 on behalf of Michael Haddad
$1,000 in memory of Patricia Hannum
$1,000 on behalf of Robert Cullen
$1,000 on behalf of Steven & Jana Carani
$1,000 On Behalf Of Thomas Curran
$650 on behalf of samantha lander
$500 on behalf of AGP
$500 on behalf of Arthur Stern
$500 on behalf of Edward Jones Matching Gift
$500 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$500 in memory of Patricia Hill
$500 on behalf of Richard Opie
$500 on behalf of Robert J. Ciapciak
$500 Donor Name Vicky and Greg Sonnenberg
$500 On Behalf Of ZRB Angel Foundation
$350 Donor Name Elizabeth & Brian Schenk
$300 Donor Name Colleen Willis
$264 Donor Name BerryBox
$250 on behalf of Anthony Chapman
$250 on behalf of David Busker
$250 Donor Name Deni Donovan
$250 On Behalf Of Edward Jones Matching Gift
$250 On Behalf Of Edward Jones Matching Gift
$250 Donor Name Elizabeth Ancel
$250 Donor Name Gretchen McDonald
$250 on behalf of Jerry Hood
$250 Donor Name Jim Avery
$250 in honor of Joanna and Kira's determination
$250 Donor Name Kara Sherwood
$250 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$250 on behalf of Lacy Stegmann
$250 on behalf of Lakisha Wesseling
$250 on behalf of Rose Woodward
$220 on behalf of AGP
$200 on behalf of Edward Jones Matching Gift
$200 On Behalf Of Edward Jones Matching Gift
$200 from Anonymous
$200 on behalf of John Zarbock
$200 Donor Name Katie Benyo
$200 on behalf of Rob and Lauren Muckler
$200 on behalf of Suzanne Neunreiter
$200 in support of Teresa Stewart
$150 on behalf of Andre Stigall
$150 on behalf of Ashley Morehouse
$150 on behalf of Casie Stanley
$150 on behalf of Mary Caltrider
$100 on behalf of Allison Brown
$100 on behalf of Anya Drozdova
$100 On Behalf Of Champions Circle Match
$100 in memory of Dara Miles
$100 on behalf of David Drier
$100 in memory of Dawn Allen
$100 on behalf of Jamie Alridge Kluser
$100 On Behalf Of Jason Harrold
$100 Donor Name Jeffrey Wolf
$100 Donor Name Kara Hennelly
$100 on behalf of Kevin Kelly
$100 in honor of Kira Andersen
$100 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$100 on behalf of Lacy Stegmann
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Linda Schulte
$100 on behalf of Lynsey Elliott
$100 Donor Name Mary Emmons
$100 On Behalf Of Medtronic Matching Gift
$100 Donor Name Megan Crain
$100 in memory of Mike and Nancy Engel
$100 in support of Molly Estle
$100 on behalf of Patricia Landis
$100 on behalf of Rebecca Shelton
$100 on behalf of Tausha Dirks
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Wendy Menghini
$76 Donor Name Alison Schuessler
$50 on behalf of Alicia Gadsby
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Andy Grote
$50 on behalf of Anne Krumrey
$50 on behalf of Anne Zellers
$50 on behalf of Ashley Luster
$50 in memory of Bobbie Sellers
$50 on behalf of Carole Anne Bradshaw
$50 on behalf of Cecilia Lawson
$50 Donor Name Chelsea Soucie
$50 on behalf of Cristy Skolfield
$50 from Anonymous
$50 from Anonymous
$50 in support of Duke Koeller
$50 on behalf of Emily Hermes
$50 on behalf of Erin Hendrickson
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Heather Zapp
$50 on behalf of Iga Ramirez
$50 on behalf of Jamie Hurwitz
$50 Donor Name Joel Austin
$50 on behalf of Johnny, Anna & Coleman
$50 on behalf of Jordan Veliz
$50 in memory of Karen Schuessel
$50 in memory of kathleen hines
$50 on behalf of Katie Landis
$50 in memory of Kyle
$50 in support of Kyle 50th birthday
$50 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$50 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$50 in memory of Kyle Andersen, Joy Sumabat-Graff, Joann Nesci, Jan Moore
$50 in memory of Kyle Anderson
$50 in honor of Kyle’s 50 Birthday 🎂
$50 on behalf of Kyle’s 50th Birthday ❤️
$50 on behalf of laura roberts
$50 on behalf of Lauren Caldwell
$50 on behalf of Lynae Watkins
$50 in memory of Maggie Goltermann
$50 on behalf of mary reagan
$50 in memory of My Dad, Jim
$50 in memory of My parents
$50 on behalf of Natalie Kaczmarczyk
$50 on behalf of Payton Hoffner
$50 on behalf of Rose Woodward
$50 in honor of Ryan Dwars
$50 in memory of Scott Tempel
$50 on behalf of shantel walker
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Tara Schultz
$50 Donor Name Tina Geisz
$30 on behalf of Aaron Mead
$30 on behalf of Anna Prosser
$30 on behalf of David Drier
$30 on behalf of John Zarbock
$30 on behalf of Kristen Hood
$30 on behalf of Kristyn Cole
$30 on behalf of Madeline Johnson
$30 on behalf of Mollie Thomas
$30 On Behalf Of Thomas Curran
$30 in support of TruFusion Class
$25 Donor Name Barb Kelley
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Cheryl Atkins
$25 Donor Name Claudia Treis
$25 on behalf of Courtney Cannon
$25 Donor Name Crystal Flynn
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Jackson Otto
$25 on behalf of Kimberly Miller
$25 in support of Kira Andersen
$25 on behalf of Lana M Ogden
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Megean Speak
$25 Donor Name Nathan Hood
$25 in honor of Ryan Dwars
$25 Donor Name Sarah Ray
$25 Donor Name Susan Bartosch
$25 from Anonymous
$18 in memory of Kyle Andersen
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Maggie Tayon

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