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Wheels of Justice
The Wheels of Justice cycling team rides to raise money for children fighting cancer and blood diseases. We ride in the Annual Courage Classic, this year a 2-day ride through the Rocky Mountains hosted by Children’s Hospital Colorado. Founded in 2005, our team is made up from 250 riders at every age and skill level. Our youngest rider is usually a baby, pulled along by their parents, alongside their siblings. This ride is different, this cause is different, because this hospital is different.
We aimed to raise $750,000 in 2024 for the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Our money goes to fund primary pediatric oncologic research as well as mental health and wellness care for families and patients dealing with a diagnosis of cancer or blood disorders.
As of 2024, we have raised over $6.9 Million!! Come ride with us!
Courage Classic Bike Ride July 19-20, 2025
2024 William Maniatis
Will was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) on December 18, 2018 after experiencing a handful of weeks of “just not feeling right”. He had just turned 14 and, prior to diagnosis, was a very healthy, vital and strong kid and no history of cancer in our family.
The sub-type of Will’s leukemia put him immediately into the “high-risk” category (he also had central nervous system involvement which caused damage to his pituitary and an additional diagnosis of diabetes insipidus). The first two highly-aggressive rounds of chemotherapy had very little impact on his disease burden so we began the process of searching for clinical trials.
We learned Will would need a bone marrow transplant (BMT) to save his life and, fortunately, both big brothers were perfect matches. In the meantime, Will participated in a clinical trial that did have a considerable impact on the percentage of leukemic blasts in his bone marrow so he elected to repeat the same treatment regimen in hopes of achieving enough “remission” to move forward with a transplant.
It was a “Hail Mary” but, miraculously, the results of his bone marrow biopsy revealed he could proceed! The timeline for transplant was very aggressive but we knew it was his only hope for further treatment and big brother Stathi was waiting in the wings ready to donate his healthy marrow the very moment it was needed. We very much felt if Will could get through BMT then perhaps he could defy the odds and come through his diagnosis victorious. Read More
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Good Morning! I had grand aspirations to ride outside today, but I am not Ben or Brandon, so the snow kept me in. Nonetheless, the Courage Classic is on my mind and that seemed like as good of a time as any to say hello! Registration will open March 1st, for Early Registration discount, increasing in cost usually on May 1st. A few things to wrap up 2023 as we open the doors for the 2024 ride, I have so much gratitude. We conquered the $6M milestone reaching a lifetime total of $6,250,000 raised for Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Congratulations to everyone who was able to raise money after the Courage, we brought in an additional $32,000 during the matching period!!! Those will process this week and show on your rider pages. Earth Angel Raised an additional $17,500 from the two concerts held this summer bringing their grand total donation in 2023 to $42,500!!!!
Thank you, I cannot bestow enough gratitude on each and every one of you. We are 250 riders strong, and we just broke half a million dollars again this year!!! This is incredible and you should all be very proud. For the next 5 weeks, or until the money runs out, we have $39,239.27 to match your fundraising efforts. No donation is too small, everyone who raises post-event money will be matched! #ForeverMarthaStrong NINETEEN YEARS – so many thoughts, so many lives, what an impact. We have raised $6.1M for the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. Each of you has contributed to care, research and support for the nearly 6,000 patients CCBD has treated in that time.
July 10th, 2023 *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser 219 Registered Riders $402,991 Raised YTD Rider Manual Weekend
Our Sponsors
We are so lucky to have our sponsors join us in the fight against cancer! Sponsorship levels range from Courage ($50,000), Summit ($25,000), Peak ($10,000), Elevation ($5,000), and Copper ($2,500). Sponsorship benefits range from dedicated Wheels of Justice Social Media Posts, Ads, Banners, Jerseys, and various other ways to ensure companies and organizations are recognized for their generous donation. Thank you for this year’s sponsors for continuing to provide resources for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Hospital Colorado!
Summit Sponsor
Peak Sponsor
Elevation Sponsor
Copper
