Local rider & WCC member Melanie Marsland is cranking out up to 900 km per week

Local rider & WCC member Melanie Marsland is cranking out up to 900 km per week as she reaches her peak training effort for the 2010 Sears National Kids Cancer Ride.  The ride is an awareness and fundraising event organized by the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation. Now in its third year, Melanie will join 43 other national riders in September to ride across Canada & help raise awareness and funds for the fight against kids cancer.  Over the course of 15 days starting in Vancouver on September 9 and ending in Halifax on September 23, each national rider will pedal on average 175 km/day for 15 consecutive days.

To date Melanie has raised almost $60,000 personally and together with her team, over $1.1M for kids with cancer. 100% of the funds raised will go directly to support the cause. There are no admin fees. This is one of the many reasons why the Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation is so unique.

Why is Melanie riding? Because cancer has touched her family and friends and though this ride will be an incredible challenge, she knows her efforts will make a difference in the lives of kids living with and beyond cancer.

To find out more about the ride or to join the National Riders when they ride from Woodstock to Toronto, please visit www.searsnationalkidscancerride.com .  You can also support Melanie by going to: http://snkcr.com/melaniemarsland . Thank you on behalf of the kids.