FINALLY!!! 3 years later I am finally doing the Keys to Keys!
Although I finished my 4,000+ mile bike ride across the country from Baltimore to San Diego, the same raw feelings come back. I am anxious to make a difference in the cancer community, I am nervous of meeting my fundraising requirement, and I am excited to embark on this adventure.
My ties to the cancer community came about when I was a young adult. It's not something that you think about until it happens to someone you cherish deeply. Young adults fighting cancer often confront the loss of a sense of independence and the natural progression of maturity, as well as concerns over changes in physical appearance, fertility, and relationships. Additionally they face obstacles such as education, insurance, and employment. I can't imagine being in their shoes and experiencing these hardships.
That is why I am back on the saddle to help provide support and relief to Young Adults affected by cancer. I am biking for my loving family and my Aunt Kathy who is now a cancer survivor. I am biking for my inspiring friends and Charlotte who inspired me on my 4k journey but passed away in 2015. I am biking for my gracious mentors and Q who lost her battle against cancer due to lack of resources back in 2013. I am also biking for my San Diego Fam along with Jamie Roberts and Jeremy Pope who live for the ride.
I am honored to be a part of this team and hope you will find the Ulman mission one that you can support (in any amount). Thank you.
For more information about the Ulman Cancer Fund, please visit: http://ulmanfund.org
Huge Thanks to Jeffery Murphy Photography for this awesome video about my Keys to Keys Experience. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WG0EJG1P5k
Huge Thanks to the best job I EVER had, The Sagamore Pendry. It's the most beautifuly luxurious hotel full of great people.
Huge Thanks to Tri Gas & Oil in Federalsburg, MD!
Huge Thanks to Lauren Champlin! I will be interviewed by Delmarva Life at WBOC TV 16 January 3rd, 2018. Don't worry if you miss it! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/mSIt3kU9R4k
Huge Thanks to The Southern Belle Barn for hosting my Live Auction on March 25th, 2018. Check out my Facebook Page "Kirsten is Back on the Saddle for the Fight Against Cancer."
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.
UCF House - a “home away from home” to provide free housing for young adult cancer patients, and their caregivers, in East Baltimore.
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.
Your donation will help make these programs and our mission possible!
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| William Tedesco | 05/07/2018 | $20.00 | Susan Johnston | 04/21/2018 | $50.00 | Adam Kleinrock | 04/19/2018 | $20.00 | We met at the Sand Bar in Florida!!! | Taylor Singleton | 04/18/2018 | $10.00 | Nicole Gannon | 04/10/2018 | $50.00 | Good Luck in your travels!! | Erin Kelley | 04/07/2018 | $15.00 | Stephanie Chouinard | 04/07/2018 | $30.00 | Kirsten Smith | 04/06/2018 | $25.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/06/2018 | $92.50 | Kirsten Smith | 04/06/2018 | $25.00 | Kirsten Smith | 04/06/2018 | $76.00 | Kirsten Smith | 04/06/2018 | $60.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/06/2018 | $71.50 | Sagamore Pendry | 04/06/2018 | $150.00 | Thank you Kirsten for all you do to represent Sagamore Pendry so well! | Anonymous Friend | 04/06/2018 | $150.00 | Anonymous Friend | 04/06/2018 | $15.00 | Lashawn Thomas | 04/06/2018 | $25.00 | Thanks for all your efforts! | Kevin Douglas Smith | 04/06/2018 | $20.00 | Erin James | 04/06/2018 | $25.00 | Thank you for all you do! We are going to miss you in the Human Resources department while you are away! | Christi Clark | 04/05/2018 | $25.00 | Kirsten ~ You rock! You are such an unbelievable person and you are doing FANTASTIC things for UCF. Thank you for the inspiration. Can't wait to meet you! | Lillie-bug Crowley | 04/05/2018 | $10.00 | Thank you for what you are doing to raise money and awareness to fight Cancer. Be careful on your ride. | Kirsten Smith | 04/02/2018 | $.00 | Kirsten Smith | 03/28/2018 | $332.50 | Sponsor: The Southern Belle Barn in Delmar, MD. The best Wedding Barn ever!!! | Kirsten Smith | 03/28/2018 | $17.50 | Anonymous Friend | 03/25/2018 | $7.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $67.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $92.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $87.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $252.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $12.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $77.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $279.50 | Sponsor: Vittles Food Truck | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $20.00 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $121.00 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $56.00 | Megan Wharton | 03/25/2018 | $277.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $95.00 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $242.50 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $485.00 | Kirsten Smith | 03/25/2018 | $101.50 | Jacob Lozano-Ramirez | 03/23/2018 | $25.00 | Was waiting to get you over the line. See ya tomorrow. | Kurt Craver | 03/17/2018 | $75.00 | Ashleigh Craver | 03/17/2018 | $100.00 | We Love You | Haley Coleman | 03/17/2018 | $15.00 | I sure wish we were all getting back on the saddle and heading to San Diego together again -- but I am SO excited to follow your incredible trip. You have been such an inspiration to me since the moment we crossed paths 4 years ago. Wishing you tailwinds the whole way there. | Lauren Badalucco | 03/16/2018 | $25.00 | Kirsten, you are a special person. Good luck and remember all those amazing times we had on the saddle together when going West - and bring all that same enthusiasm! | KATHERINE DEVITO | 03/16/2018 | $100.00 | You Go Girl! | Taylor Nelson | 03/15/2018 | $10.00 | Kathy & Butch Franklin | 03/15/2018 | $40.00 | Good luck on your bike ride to sunny Florida. Stay safe and enjoy the journey. | Crystal Wells | 03/15/2018 | $15.00 | Jeremy Palmer | 03/14/2018 | $25.00 | You got this!! | Megan Wharton | 03/14/2018 | $100.00 | Because angels like you are the ones who help the world one day at a time | Salman Seyal | 03/14/2018 | $20.00 | Best of luck Kirsten you got this! Thank you for doing what you’re doing you’re awesome! | Shawna Kleftis | 03/14/2018 | $25.00 | Keep kicking butt! SanClan loves you! | Meredith Hughes | 03/14/2018 | $20.00 | Happy to support another alum! #4kforever | Vittles Food Truck & Catering | 03/13/2018 | $50.00 | Best of luck on your ride and keep doing great things! | Anonymous Friend | 03/12/2018 | $20.00 | From Kurt & Ruth Plinke | Terence Brooks | 03/07/2018 | $100.00 | Taylor Singleton | 02/25/2018 | $25.00 | Taylor Singleton | 02/25/2018 | $25.00 | In memory of Linda Tarnasky | Anonymous Friend | 02/25/2018 | $50.00 | Remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. You are doing an amazing thing. | Dana Ballis | 02/25/2018 | $25.00 | You are amazing !!!! | Lauren Smith | 02/24/2018 | $10.00 | Jennifer Smith | 02/24/2018 | $10.00 | Ashleigh Craver | 02/24/2018 | $10.00 | I vote the shots | Dan Jacobs | 02/24/2018 | $75.00 | YAS! Get it girl! | Kirsten Smith | 02/24/2018 | $20.00 | I hope this little bit will help. I wish you the best on your trip. Stay safe and come home to me when you are done kicking ass. Love, Your Husband | Jessie O'Donnell | 02/24/2018 | $15.00 | Crystal Wells | 02/23/2018 | $75.00 | I'm so proud of you! | CJ Johnson | 02/23/2018 | $5.00 | Pulling for ya! | Adriana N | 02/23/2018 | $5.00 | Tyler Stocksdale | 02/16/2018 | $25.00 | Can't wait to cheer you on! | Tristan Mahaffey | 02/12/2018 | $25.00 | You got this! Thank you for supporting this worthy cause! | Kirsten Smith | 02/08/2018 | $10.00 | Teresa Matthews | 02/08/2018 | $25.00 | Welcome to the K2K family! ❤️ | Kristen Cerbone | 02/05/2018 | $5.00 | Jackie Bailey | 01/29/2018 | $50.00 | Woohoo so excited to hear you're back on the saddle, I can't wait to follow your journey! | Anonymous Friend | 01/28/2018 | $20.00 | I got your 6 girl | Anonymous Friend | 01/28/2018 | $100.00 | Amanda Davidson | 01/26/2018 | $5.00 | Good Luck Girl!!! | Jordan Thompson | 01/26/2018 | $25.00 | Keep doing ya thing ! | Annemarie Heaney Chouinard | 01/26/2018 | $10.00 | Mr. Kenneth and I are so proud of you! | Hernan Fourquet | 01/26/2018 | $25.00 | My Aunt passed away last year from Lung and Kidney cancer. I've lost a number of great friends to Cancer, keep up the fight! ♡♡♡ | Chrissy Simons | 01/26/2018 | $10.00 | What an amazing thing to be doing to try and raise money for this cause. | Joshua Jarboe | 01/26/2018 | $20.00 | Thank you for being such an inspiring, awesome friend. Youda besst! | Ray Curley | 01/26/2018 | $50.00 | Good luck | Alex Tabor | 01/26/2018 | $15.00 | Casey Foskey | 01/26/2018 | $20.00 | We are all so proud to know you. | Kurt Craver | 01/26/2018 | $30.00 | Mary Wooters | 01/26/2018 | $300.00 | I hope this will help. God bless. Love you! | Matt & Sue Calloway | 01/26/2018 | $25.00 | Keep on keeping on!! ♡♡♡ | Amanda Davidson | 01/26/2018 | $20.00 | Shaina Boyd | 01/26/2018 | $15.00 | Cj Johnson | 01/26/2018 | $20.00 | You got it! ^_^ | Evan Sheppard | 01/26/2018 | $20.00 | Lets crush cancer together | Jessica Brown | 01/26/2018 | $15.00 | Ray Curley | 01/26/2018 | $30.00 | Lauren Champlin | 01/25/2018 | $50.00 | Love you Kirsten! Romans 8:28 | Anonymous Friend | 01/25/2018 | $100.00 | You are doing great things. Keep it up and you will hit your goal in no time. | Ashleigh Craver | 01/22/2018 | $30.00 | Rick Erline | 01/05/2018 | $50.00 | Sending Love ❤ | AnnMarie Carroll | 01/05/2018 | $10.00 | Way to go! | Ashleigh Craver | 12/28/2017 | $150.00 | Breast cancer runs in my family and we lost my grandfather to lung cancer. | Dan Jacobs | 12/28/2017 | $25.00 | You go girl! | Shaina Boyd | 12/28/2017 | $25.00 | Bob Upson | 12/28/2017 | $100.00 | Kurt Craver | 12/28/2017 | $25.00 | Let us see those cartwheels! | Susan Johnston | 12/28/2017 | $25.00 | Becky Jarboe | 12/28/2017 | $100.00 | KATHERINE DEVITO | 12/28/2017 | $200.00 | KATHERINE DEVITO | 12/28/2017 | $75.00 | Anonymous Friend | 12/28/2017 | $115.00 | Ice Water! | KATHERINE DEVITO | 12/28/2017 | $20.00 | From Kristina !! | CJ Johnson | 12/28/2017 | $30.00 | You got it! :) | Susan Johnston | 12/28/2017 | $115.00 | LOVE U SIS I'M PROUD OF YOU KIR | Kristen Chouinard | 12/28/2017 | $15.00 | Nicole Wallace | 12/28/2017 | $15.00 | Good Luck | Jennifer Smith | 12/27/2017 | $35.00 | Mary Ellen Wood | 12/27/2017 | $35.00 | Brianne Wolf | 12/27/2017 | $50.00 | Keep kickin' butt, gf! Stay safe out there. | Michelle Boenning | 12/27/2017 | $50.00 | So proud of you for continuing to kick butt! Wishing you all the smooth roads & tail winds! :) | Pete Sanchez | 12/27/2017 | $100.00 | Annemarie Heaney Chouinard | 12/27/2017 | $25.00 | Good luck in your efforts. You are amazing Kirsten. We're donating in honor of Mr. Kenneth's sister who is a survivor! Love ya! | Ashleigh Craver | 12/27/2017 | $75.00 | Anonymous Friend | 12/26/2017 | $250.00 | Thank You Tri Gas & Oil of Federalsburg, Maryland. | Joanne Genadio | 12/13/2017 | $10.00 | Go get 'em lady! | Kristen Cerbone | 12/13/2017 | $20.00 | Stay safe! Love Gma | CJ Johnson | 12/13/2017 | $20.00 | Keep it up, fight the good fight! | Kaelan Cerbone | 12/07/2017 | $50.00 | In honor of my amazing family and my sister! She is freakn awesome for doing this bike trip! Love you!! | Peter S Grant | 12/05/2017 | $50.00 | Kirsten, great to be on the K2K 2018 Team with you!!! | Ruth Robertson | 11/27/2017 | $20.00 | Matthew Dyjack | 11/09/2017 | $30.00 | Team San Diego '14!!! | Joshua Jarboe | 10/28/2017 | $30.00 | Your the best Kirsten! Keep going and inspiring all of us!! | Ashleigh Craver | 10/25/2017 | $30.00 | Kenneth Britton | 10/24/2017 | $50.00 | Best wishes & God bless! | Adriana Noor | 10/18/2017 | $30.00 | You rock Kirsten and screw cancer! | Lauren Smith | 10/16/2017 | $10.00 | Danny Mohama | 10/15/2017 | $50.00 | Go get em Kirsten!!! So happy to hear you are back on the saddle for an amazing cause. Thinking of all your family and friends, as well as Aaron's mother, Linda, as you prepare for this ride. | Alex Tabor | 10/10/2017 | $30.00 | Leah Senatus | 10/09/2017 | $20.00 | From Langston: In honor of the Aunt he never knew | Whitley Paige | 10/08/2017 | $20.00 | Gloria Ashley | 10/04/2017 | $50.00 | Deandre Dickerson | 09/30/2017 | $20.00 | Kirsten literally is Wonder Woman! | Julie Roselli | 09/24/2017 | $50.00 | Because this is an amazing and selfless journey! Good luck | Crystal Wells | 09/17/2017 | $25.00 | You are a beautifully amazing person and I'm so proud of you! Love you girl! |
| Total | $8,130.50 | ||