Krystle Reyes attended Manhattanville College. In the summer of 2017, she will be traveling with a group of college-aged students on a 70-day, 4000+ mile ride from Baltimore to Portland, raising money and awareness for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
What is your connection to the cancer community?
I had family members and have known other people who have cancer and have passed from cancer.
Why are you traveling over 4000 miles this summer with the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults?
I am doing this because this journey is for a great cause. I am someone who likes to help and make the world a better place. I think this will also be a great experience for myself and learning who I really am as a person. Meeting people and hearing their stories also touches home for me. I have grandparents who died from cancer and they are my main motivation to do this
2017 marks the 16th year of the 4K for Cancer sending young adults on journeys across the country in an effort to inspire hope and unite communities in the fight against cancer. The 4K for Cancer is a program of The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (UCF). Interested in joining the fight? Apply to be a rider or runner at www.4kforcancer.org!
Challenge:
Over 70,000 young adults are diagnosed with cancer every year. Young adults (ages 15-39) face a variety of unique challenges with a cancer diagnosis including fertility preservation, social isolation, lack of insurance, delayed diagnosis, and more.
Solution:
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With your support, the Ulman Cancer Fund is able to provide free support services and resources for the young adult cancer community including:
Cancer to 5K - a 12-week training program designed to introduce or reintroduce cancer survivors to physical activity.
Patient Navigation - a free program (onsite at cancer centers and remotely through our office) that ensures no young adult ever faces cancer alone. We provide one-on-one support & resources to young adults and their families to help them manage the cancer experience and long-term cancer survival.
Scholarships - a financial assistance program to help young adults continue their education after being affected by cancer through their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one.
UCF House - This year UCF broke ground on a “home away from home” to provide free housing for young adult cancer patients, and their caregivers, in East Baltimore.
Your donation will help make these programs and our mission possible!
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| The Knecht Family | 08/17/2017 | $30.00 | What an amazing job!!! It was awesome to watch your journey through your mom's Facebook page!! Congrats!! | Leslie Tague | 07/16/2017 | $30.00 | Krystle you are AMAZING!!! God bless you on your journey | Sean Connolly | 07/14/2017 | $100.00 | You are doing a great thing. | Andrea Ruiz | 05/31/2017 | $50.00 | Good luck my baby girl! You are going to do amazing! Love you. | Zheyla Reyes | 05/30/2017 | $50.00 | Good luck Krystle! We're all rooting for you. Keep safe! | Angela Meliota | 05/30/2017 | $50.00 | Wishing you the best of luck and the safest of travels! | Anonymous Friend | 05/29/2017 | $20.00 | Good luck girl ! | Fatima Borrani | 05/29/2017 | $100.00 | I know Mami and Papi will be with you all the way. We are all proud of you!!! God bless you on your journey. All our love. | Kimberly & Aunt Beatie Sorrell-Berrios | 05/29/2017 | $200.00 | So proud of you for doing this. Thank you for remembering people like my dad that lost their life to cancer. You are a remarkable young lady. We love you. | Nancy Smith | 05/29/2017 | $25.00 | Good luck | Breanna Gonzalez | 05/29/2017 | $50.00 | Sorry I couldn't give more Krystle! I'm so proud of you for doing this and I have a few names to give you for dedications. Love you always! - Bree | Yvette Ortiz | 05/20/2017 | $50.00 | Wishing you the best!! Make sure to stay strong!! Love you boo!! | Tatiana Hernandez | 05/19/2017 | $25.00 | Krystle Reyes | 05/19/2017 | $28.00 | John Fenton | 05/16/2017 | $60.00 | Beth Olszewski | 05/15/2017 | $100.00 | This is a wonderful endeavor. Enjoy all that comes your way. No doubt, it will be challenging but we are there with you cheering you on. | Aracelly Hernandez | 05/14/2017 | $10.00 | Kimberly & Beatriz Berrios | 05/14/2017 | $100.00 | Michael Singer | 05/14/2017 | $25.00 | Wishing you Good Luck and smooth roads on your ride! You got this! | John Andl | 05/03/2017 | $100.00 | wishing you a fantastic experience ! | Arselia Cabrera | 05/02/2017 | $20.00 | Have a safe ride, grandma | Brian Harkins | 05/02/2017 | $100.00 | So excited for you. Enjoy the ride.. | Alma Rivera | 04/28/2017 | $50.00 | Brittany Lombardi | 04/23/2017 | $20.00 | Thomas O'Rourke | 04/15/2017 | $100.00 | Have a pleasant journey. | Yvette Ortiz | 04/12/2017 | $50.00 | So proud of you!! You got this, can't wait to hear all about it when you're done. Live your life, fulfill your dreams! | Tara O'Rourke | 04/11/2017 | $22.00 | My love I'm so damn proud of you!!! I can't believe how soon you will be beginning the best summer of your life. Train hard these next few weeks and get ready for those mountains baby! | AnnMarie Cassano-Raneri | 03/28/2017 | $20.00 | Your mom told me about this and it seems so cool. Good luck. | Christine & Todd Markulik | 03/28/2017 | $50.00 | Run girl run. | Ann Triolo | 03/24/2017 | $100.00 | Way to go Crystal! | David Goldsmith | 03/17/2017 | $75.00 | So great you are doing this! | Lourdes Harkins | 03/17/2017 | $350.00 | In memory of those who are not here and lost their battle to cancer. | Anonymous Friend | 03/16/2017 | $50.00 | I hope your trip is everything you dreamed it would be . Very proud of you . Good luck and most important have fun ! | Laura Rocci | 03/16/2017 | $50.00 | Ahhh I'm so exited for you ! Your going to do amazing and I can't wait to hear all your crazy stories. Your such a strong woman I love you ❤️ | Joseph Crescenzo | 03/15/2017 | $110.00 | Congrats on reaching your March goal! Have a wonderful time, so proud of you!! | Sorrell Hooper | 03/15/2017 | $20.00 | Maria Heffinger | 03/14/2017 | $50.00 | So proud of you Krys! Such a great cause. Love you! | Jessica Ricciardi | 03/14/2017 | $50.00 | I can't wait to watch you through this incredible journey ! Love you! | Katherine Pagan | 03/14/2017 | $50.00 | Congrats and Good Luck babe! I know how hard you have been training for this and I KNOW you will do great!!!! Love You! XO Kat | Anonymous Friend | 03/14/2017 | $20.00 | Good luck!! | Denise Andl | 03/07/2017 | $50.00 | Katie Coombs | 03/03/2017 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 03/02/2017 | $150.00 | May this help you achieve your goal. | Brian Murphy | 03/01/2017 | $100.00 | Bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bicycle races are coming your way So forget all your duties oh yeah Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today So look out for those beauties oh yeah | Anonymous Friend | 03/01/2017 | $50.00 | Stephen Menlove | 02/09/2017 | $200.00 | Good luck! (from Steve and Stephanie) | Joan Murphy | 02/01/2017 | $100.00 | To a beautiful young woman wish you all the luck on this special bike trip Need anything along the way let me know Love you like a daughter | Anne Harkins | 01/16/2017 | $200.00 | Jessica Murphy | 01/16/2017 | $50.00 | NOW GET YOUR BIKE ALREADY!!!! love you so much and im so excited for you to do 4k! you have no idea what is ahead of you... it will literally change every aspect of your life. I remember I donated to tara what she needed to get for her bike, she donated what I needed to get mine...now hurry and get it so we can train!!!!!! | Elizabeth Murphy | 01/16/2017 | $100.00 | Good Luck On Your Mission | Anonymous Friend | 12/19/2016 | $150.00 | Lourdes Harkins | 11/26/2016 | $200.00 | Larry Vance | 11/13/2016 | $25.00 | Good luck! This will be a memory if a lifetime. | Christina Murphy | 11/04/2016 | $50.00 | Love you <3 | Anonymous Friend | 11/03/2016 | $100.00 | James Underwood | 11/02/2016 | $5.00 | Good luck! | Anonymous Friend | 10/28/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 10/25/2016 | $100.00 | I am encouraging you and in doing this you are doing a kind gesture that reaches wounds that compassion helps to heal. | Jim Diermeier | 10/20/2016 | $100.00 | Be strong girl! Make us proud. Great job-jd | Denise Andl | 10/19/2016 | $50.00 | Go Krystle! This will be a journey & an experience you won't forget. Go get those Bragging rights. Proud of you! | Erika Diaz | 10/19/2016 | $50.00 | My baby cousin is doing BIG things and making us all proud. | Alexander Borrani | 10/19/2016 | $100.00 | For Grandpa Boli...and Grandma Ana Krystle..you go make them proud ...we are behind you | Jessica DiGiorgi | 10/12/2016 | $20.00 | Karen Murphy | 10/11/2016 | $50.00 | Krystle thanks for doing this. You will do great and I'm sure Jessica will be your number 1 fan | Krystle Reyes | 10/07/2016 | $100.00 |
| Total | $4,760.00 | ||