Prouty

Blog Readers-

One of the things that I love about this blog is that I know people are out there reading it. And I'm not talking about the occasional internet stalker in Turkey (though I have had one hit in Turkey). I'm talking about friends and family. These are the people who we all have in our lives who we care about very much, but with whom we simply can't maintain a connection all of the time. I love that I receive replies to my blog email updates from family and friends reaffirming their love for me and their love of that day's blog entry. So, it is with the mindset that my friends and family out there are reading this that I post the following entry. Don't worry...its not too heavy or anything.

On July 11th, I'm going to ride in the annual Prouty fundraising ride. The ride raises money for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and its peripheral facilities. In addition to being my place of employment, NCCC is part of the reason that I received the amazing care that I did. And though my ordeal sucked, I see people in the waiting room of the Cancer Center everyday that have it far, far worse than I did. The Prouty raises big time money for cancer research and treatment at NCCC. This year they are hoping to raise 2.25 million. As a cancer survivor myself, I'm pretty sure that I get to wear some sort of special recognizer when I ride the 50 mile loop. The whole thing is supposed to be an incredible event. In order to participate, though, I need to raise at least $150. I'm aiming to raise much more than that, though. I'm hoping to raise more than that, and I hope that blog readers will pitch in. It is super easy to sponsor me, you just have to visit the link below. Thanks a ton, everyone.

Ben's Prouty Donation Page