The 6th grade at our school, with the direction and guidance of Kathy (yes my sister),
Julie and Amy, put together a 3 day bicycle tour to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. It was an amazing accomplishment. They started out by having speakers come to the school, into each classroom, telling students their stories with cancer, then there was a kickoff assembly to get the fundraising started. Each stu
dent in the 6th grade raised money, there were penny wars in the school, and tons and tons of volunteers helping with things like food, bikes, etc. The students also went to the Salt Lake Bicycle Collective where they spent time in a service project fixing bikes for kids while learning how to fix their own. The bike tour was designed, originally, to be 30 miles; 8 the first day, 12 the second, and then 4, up a big long hill. The idea was to "conquer the climb" as a metaphor for the battle against cancer. Well,
the weather didnt cooperate so we had to go to plan B (then C, then D...). The kids made their first ride and ended up camping as planned the first night. Then, the weather hit. 30 mph winds came in around midnight, flattening the tents (with kids in them!) and making it pretty miserable, no one slept. At about 6:00 am, the rain came. Torrential. The ride that day had to be canceled for safety sake. We went back to school. The next day, we got the kids out again, made sure they were suited up in rain gear and headed out on the Jordan River Parkway, for a 10 mile ride. The kids were awesome, had a great time, and were challenged. Friday, we had an all school assembly to finish off the event, and to announce how much money they raised. Their goal was $3,000, and they raised over $5,500!! It was awesome!!
The 6th grade at our school, with the direction and guidance of Kathy (yes my sister),
Julie and Amy, put together a 3 day bicycle tour to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. It was an amazing accomplishment. They started out by having speakers come to the school, into each classroom, telling students their stories with cancer, then there was a kickoff assembly to get the fundraising started. Each stu
dent in the 6th grade raised money, there were penny wars in the school, and tons and tons of volunteers helping with things like food, bikes, etc. The students also went to the Salt Lake Bicycle Collective where they spent time in a service project fixing bikes for kids while learning how to fix their own. The bike tour was designed, originally, to be 30 miles; 8 the first day, 12 the second, and then 4, up a big long hill. The idea was to "conquer the climb" as a metaphor for the battle against cancer. Well, 
the weather didnt cooperate so we had to go to plan B (then C, then D...). The kids made their first ride and ended up camping as planned the first night. Then, the weather hit. 30 mph winds came in around midnight, flattening the tents (with kids in them!) and making it pretty miserable, no one slept. At about 6:00 am, the rain came. Torrential. The ride that day had to be canceled for safety sake. We went back to school. The next day, we got the kids out again, made sure they were suited up in rain gear and headed out on the Jordan River Parkway, for a 10 mile ride. The kids were awesome, had a great time, and were challenged. Friday, we had an all school assembly to finish off the event, and to announce how much money they raised. Their goal was $3,000, and they raised over $5,500!! It was awesome!!
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