Wednesday 9/9 is Match Day

My junior advisors want to thank you for teaming up with us for this cause.

Week 1

It has been a busy week. My bike found the trail a few times, which is great. I haven’t ridden much this year but making up for it now.

We were also informed that Match Day will happen on Wednesday 9/9 for any online donations done on that day. Not asking you to give again (unless you want to).

You may consider forwarding my link to others- kids, other family members, friends, coworkers, etc. – to see if they would like to join our team, especially on Match Day.

There are now over 18,000 riders across the nation registered for this challenge.

Thanks for joining me on this ride!

Let the riding continue and the miles count........

Yikes – my turn!

All of you have done your part of the challenge by supporting me and donating to this cause. With September here, it is time for me to start collecting my miles. There are over 16,000 riders across the nation registered for this challenge.

My goals this year? One more than 2025 –

73 miles, as I turn 73 soon

76 sponsors

And one more dollar.

There are now 29 sponsors on my list, and you will be riding along with me.

Current leaderboard info across all categories shows me/we are doing very well thanks to your help.

A little bit of trivia – of the top three fundraisers in Illinois, two are ex Motorolans.

When I first joined this challenge in 2017, my primary goal was to ride my bike more, along with raising awareness and donating a few dollars from Sue and me. I am proudly able to report that together over these nine plus years, we have now raised over $71k. And still counting.

Words cannot express how thankful and honored I am that you have supported this cause.

One more picture from 2026 Tribute Day

Here's the shot from Times Square with my junior advisors.