Wheels Newsletter August

Our Final Push

Hi Subscriber First Name,

As you all know by now, fundraising closes 8-31-2025, our current team fundraising is at $602,000 which puts us comfortably in first place! There are no extensions to this date, so get your final calls, texts, emails and carrier pigeons on their way! We had an amazing 20th Tour in Copper Mountain last month and I truly loved celebrating with each of you. I know I missed saying hello to many of you, and I always want to meet more! I hope you had a great time in Copper again last month.

Honoring Martha was a range of emotions, seeing her art and her spirit all over the mountainside filled me with joy. Reflecting on WHY we honor her filled me with sorrow. I am sobbing here now just thinking about the pain she endured and the trials she lived through, we are so lucky to have known her. To Margaret & Ned… Ian, Sean and Annie, I hope we were able to shoulder your grief with you if only for the night. Hundreds of people remembered your sister, and daughter and will carry her signature on her back for decades to come.

Seriously, I saw a Courage Classic jersey from 2000 out there on Augie.

So, now what?

Well, the $150,000 #ForeverMarthaStrong match is now closed, we met the third push sometime last week and individual matches will be allocated soon. We have a few more days to sweep in some donations. We would love for you to continue to ride with us throughout the fall and winter, if you’re interested jump on Strava and look for events. Earth Angel Fest was 8-16-2025, and raised over $10,000 again for Wheels and the Courage Classic! A big thank you to Rock by the Sea for a $5,000 gift to close out the year.

And a final shout-out to our riders, who are currently in the top 100!!!