My birthday was last week. The past couple of years, I have encouraged anyone, who might have supported a birthday charity fundraiser in my honor, to support me in the Great Cycle Challenge, which takes place in September.

This Is the seventh year that I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer! Even though the challenge will happen in September, fundraising begins now. None of my summer miles count, but September is truly a challenge for me. I will, again, be babysitting full time by then and will need to be motivated to ride each evening!

I currently know of several people who are fighting cancer, and I lost yet another friend, my bestie, Maggie Seideman, this past year! I lost my sister-in-law to cancer two years ago, and she was one of my biggest supporters in this cause, because she emphatically stated, "No one should have to go through this, especially a child!"

So I am raising funds through my challenge to help these kids and support Children's Cancer Research Fund to allow them to continue their work to develop lifesaving treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer. With the cuts made at the federal level for such programs, it seems all the more vital to raise funds this year.

Please, support this effort by sponsoring me.