A Monster Effort by Tommy Dellinger for Team Fox

TOMMY DELLINGER COMPLETES HIS HIKE ACROSS THE U.S. FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH

Former State Trooper, Tommy Dellinger, walked back into his home town of Gastonia, North Carolina on January 13, 2018 ending a grueling 4-month on-foot adventure across America to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s Disease research.

Tommy was able to take on this intense endeavor after a recent brain operation helped to stabilize his own Parkinson’s symptoms. He was diagnosed in May of 2008 at the age of 40. His struggles included tremors, stiffness, pain and eventually depression.

Tommy's a true superstar-hero in every sense. His story doesn’t end here or now. He's on track to raise $25,000 through Team Fox.

Please click through to learn more about Tommy's personal journey and how you can help support his ongoing mission: https://fundraise.michaeljfox.org/TommyD

Connect with Tommy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TommysHike/

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http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180114/trooper-battling-parkinsons-completes-cross-country-walk

http://www.gastongazette.com/news/20170801/former-trooper-parkinsons-patient-set-for-cross-country-hike

Noah Barnes Gets it Done!

11 YEAR OLD, NOAH BARNES, WRAPS UP HIS REMARKABLE MARCH ACROSS AMERICA

On December 9th, 2017, Noah completed his 4,240 mile march across America (setting a world record), starting in Key West, FL and ending in Blaine, WA (US-Canada Boarder), to raise funds and awareness to CURE Type 1 diabetes.

https://www.facebook.com/noahsmarch/videos/2235407743393300/

Noah was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at 16 months old. He has been living with the daily challenge of monitoring his blood sugar levels. While doing research for a school project, he came across a “walk for a cure.” He asked his Dad, “How far do I need to walk to be cured?” His father explained that there wasn’t actually a cure yet and that the events he found were fundraisers for research.

Around that same time, Noah watched a documentary about a cancer patient named Terry Fox who, to raise money for cancer research, began an impossible journey to run across Canada, on one leg. The next day, Noah decided that he wanted to do his part to find a cure that impacts over 29 million people in America alone. Noah presented a map of the United States to his father and explained his plan on how the journey could be achieved. Noah’s father was speechless and seeing the pure heart of a child with the determination of a freight train, Noah’s March was created.

Noah, continuing his March for a Cure, is chatting with diabetes groups, researchers in the diabetes community and media. Noah explains, "I just want a cure cure for diabetes, and I won't stop until I have one, but I can't do this alone. We are so close to a cure and I need your help."

Like Son, Like Father

Dec 16, 2017 from the Santa Monica Pier, CA, Noah's Father, Robert and new found friend Matt Nyland will attempt bicycle tour across America, ending in Savannah, GA sometime in Feb 18. Learn more about Robert's continuation of Noah's bold adventure: https://www.noahsmarchfoundation.org/2018/

For more about Noah, his extraordinary journey, and to help support his future efforts, please visit: https://www.noahsmarchfoundation.org

John Mahoney Tackles Ride Allegheny 2017

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

John completed his grand off-road cycling adventure and came very close to reaching his fundraising goal. Many thanks to everyone who had supported him.

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Please help support Team Standing Cyclist friend, John Mahoney, as he and a team of 100 other cyclists prep for an extraordinary adventure, for an important cause.

RIDE ALLEGHENY 2017

On Oct 5th, John will begin his 4-day, 300+ mi bike ride from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington, DC, to raise funds and awareness for Operation Second Chance.

For more than a decade OSC has been committed to supporting injured and ill combat veterans as they transition back to active duty or civilian life. Their goal this year is to continue Ride Allegheny's track record of success and raise $500,000! 

With this money OSC can continue to provide items like advanced prosthetics so our veterans can run, swim, or even ride a bike again, to retrofitting homes to accommodate these veterans' new life realities of being wheelchair-bound or impaired otherwise.

Click through to learn more about John's altruistic, athletic endeavor. Many Thanks! 

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx…

Introducing Standing Cyclist The Book

Some exciting news to report from our Team Standing Cyclist camp! Early in 2013, encouraged by a handful of interested supporters, I had begun compiling my various Standing Cyclist trip notes and soon after organized them into a simple manuscript. The content developed as part adventure-log, part memoir with regards to my own personal struggle with Allergic Asthma.

After 37 early Sunday morning (highly therapeutic) writing sessions, I completed the original pre-edit copy in late 2014. It ended up athletic in nature but laced with deeper, more meaningful undertones as well. It lays out as a first-half/second-half of life series of lessons learned, against an adventure cycling and health & wellness backdrop. The manuscript was reviewed and edited in 2016, and published in early January 2017. The book is called Standing Cyclist: Flirting with Wisdom, One Breath, One Mile at a Time. 

We're releasing this project in phases. Our first phase is the Kindle (e-Book) version available as of January 1st on Amazon. Next, we will release a paperback version some time later this month or early February. Lastly, an audio book version will be produced and released later this Spring/Summer time frame.

This project has been such a joy and the response so far has been outstanding. Many thanks! A special thank you goes out to everyone who has believed in and supported this labor of love, from Day 1. You know who you are.

Peace Always - Frank