Welcome to my fundraising page!
This will be my 9th consecutive year participating in Badger Challenge, an annual walking, running, and biking event which powers the brightest cancer minds, ideas, and technologies at the University of Wisconsin. I have always participated in memory of my mom, Diane, who we lost to cancer in 1998. The fight against cancer took on new meaning for me in 2022 as I was diagnosed with both uterine cancer and colorectal cancer and became a patient at UW's Carbone Cancer Center. I was also diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic mutation that greatly increases my risk of many types of cancer. I am currently cancer free, but will be undergoing many cancer screenings for the rest of my life. I hope to personally raise $5,000 this year, but I also want YOU to participate with me and help us reach our team fundraising goal of $15,000!
To donate to my fundraiser: You’re in the right place, and I thank you for your generosity and support! No contribution is too small.
To join my team: Register at https://badgerchallenge.org and join the team named “Team Wildflowers.” If you wish, you can participate virtually, from anywhere in the world.
The Badger Challenge's mission is to give 100% of all participant-raised dollars (yes, every penny!) to the most promising UW cancer initiatives both in the laboratory and clinic setting. Since 2016, Badger Challenge has raised over $3.6 million and what’s best of all is our ability to see where the money goes as Badger Challenge presents their Scholars each year!
Badger Challenge takes place in September and 100% of all dollars raised are presented to the newly announced Scholar Class by January of the next year. This is done quickly so the funds can make an impact in the labs and hospital helping patients and families immediately.
If you are unable to make a monetary donation, please help us reach our goal by sharing this page with your family and friends, and on social media!
As always, I ride for anyone who has been impacted by cancer: you, your friends, your family. Please send me the names of those close to you who have battled cancer and I will add them to the list I keep on my bike.
Thank you for your ongoing and generous support. Together, we can help write the story that ends cancer!
