Rick Shively

I am riding 100 mi to fight kids' cancer and save little lives. Please sponsor me to support my challenge!

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I've Ridden 105.3 mi to fight kids' cancer

My Rankings

National: 469th
State: 17th in OH
My Team: 1st

I've raised $2,670 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

My Story

25 Aug 2025

This September 2025, I am again taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer! I have completed 4 years riding the Great Cycle Challenge. This is my 5th year riding this campaign. Since 2021, I have raised almost $5,000. This year I want to bump that total by 50%. My stretch goal for donations is $2,500 this year!

Why? Because right now, cancer is the biggest killer of children from disease in the United States. Over 15,700 children are diagnosed every year, and sadly, 38 children die of cancer every week.

Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

So I am raising funds through my challenge to help these kids and support Children's Cancer Research Fund to allow them to continue their work to develop lifesaving treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.

Please support me by making a donation to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve.

Your support will change little lives.

Thank you.

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 5 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

114 mi Ridden

$819 Raised

2021
154 mi Ridden

$1,195 Raised

2022
168 mi Ridden

$1,439 Raised

2023
150 mi Ridden

$1,144 Raised

2024
105 mi Ridden

$2,670 Raised

2025

691 mi

Ridden

$7,267

Raised

My Challenge

$2,500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $2,500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved SUPERHERO LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 2 days ago
6th GCC ride. Little Miami Trail rount trip to Lunkin and back

20 Sep 2025

6th GCC ride. Little Miami Trail from Miami Viw Park to Lunkin Airport RT

Had to add ride manually... somehow my Strava dropped the ride. Fortunately I also track ride with my Wahoo sensor & app. This 33 mile ride topped me over original 100mi goal. Now I will ride to keep addi g miles (50 or more miles in next 10 days).

Now I need just $35 more in donations to top my goal of $2,500! Come on folks! Help me out here! 1 donation can do it! If however I can get 10 more donations of $25 each, we can top $3,000!!! Let's stretch for the next days!

Posted 3 days ago
33.1 mi ride - 6th GCC ride. Little Miami Trail from Miami Viw Park to Lunkin Airport RT99 - Saturday, September 20, 2025

From Miami view Park loveland to Lunkin round trip to Miami View Park Loveland

Logged this ride 3 days ago
17.3 mi ride - Ride #5 GCC Joyce park,waterworks park to Art Museum today Waterworks to Joyce park. GreatMiami... - Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Logged this ride 6 days ago - View on Strava
7.1 mi ride - 4th ride GCC @ VOA - Monday, September 15, 2025

Logged this ride 8 days ago - View on Strava
15.0 mi ride - 3rd GCC Ride Great Miami Trail. Rt Fairfield Waterworks Park - Saturday, September 13, 2025

Logged this ride 10 days ago - View on Strava
$1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 14 days ago
17.7 mi ride - Ride#2 GCC VOA - Sunday, September 7, 2025

Logged this ride 16 days ago - View on Strava
The first ride of my Challange

4 Sep 2025

Visiting Johnstown Ohio, I rode part of the TJ Evans trail. I clipped in after work and got started just before 7.

Beautiful trail thru woods and farms in Central Ohio. Rode till sunset.. which was gorgeous. Met bikers, walkers, pups, several horse and a cat! Still, thoughts of kids in a hospital fighting cancer were on my mind.

Close to $1,000 donated on my goal of $2,500! 15 miles done

More to go

Posted 20 days ago
15.1 mi ride - TJ Evans Johnstown GCC ride #1 - Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Logged this ride 20 days ago - View on Strava

My Sponsors

Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation

“Here's your matched donation from a group of wonderful Children's Cancer Research Fund supporters. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
$540.29
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thanks for your matching support!”

Thanks for your matching support!
Anonymous

“Supporting Rick's ride and especially helping kids who face life challenges that we need to ellimniate!”
$124.20
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thanks for the support!”

Thanks for the support!
Carol Shively

“Go Rick!”
$124.20
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Sis! Getting closer to fund goal! Your donation will be matched today! Yay!”

Thanks Sis! Getting closer to fund goal! Your donation will be matched today! Yay!
Peggy Keller

“So proud of you... I look forward to helping each year!”
$124.20
Received this donation 91 days ago

Rick

“Thank you Peggy! Hard to believe this is my 5th year riding, and you have been a a great cheerleader for me... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!”

Thank you Peggy! Hard to believe this is my 5th year riding, and you have been a a great cheerleader for me... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Alan Booth

“Let's Go Rick!!”
$103.50
Received this donation 27 days ago

Rick

“Alan, Thanks so much for your help! This helps me pedal harder and longer! By the way we had a great time at your birthday party.... always good to spend time with you and Brenda (also with Nicole and the girls).”

Alan, Thanks so much for your help! This helps me pedal harder and longer! By the way we had a great time at your birthday party.... always good to spend time with you and Brenda (also with Nicole and the girls).
Anonymous

“Heroes like Rick are so important to our never ending quest to make life better for so many! Glad to help him help these kids, “Live long and prosper”!-”
$103.50
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thanks for your help today! Your donation will be matched making your help that much more impactful!”

Thanks for your help today! Your donation will be matched making your help that much more impactful!
Brenda Bearden

“Thank you for fighting the fight against childhood cancer!”
$103.50
Received this donation 2 days ago

Rick

“Brenda thank you so much for your support in the fight to end childhood cancer! You and all my sponsors are wonderful caring people.”

Brenda thank you so much for your support in the fight to end childhood cancer! You and all my sponsors are wonderful caring people.
Greg Talley

“Good luck, Rick!”
$103.50
Received this donation 33 days ago

Rick

“Greg... WOW! Thank you so much for the great donation. I really appretiate your generosity! You are a fantastic Scouter! This gives me even more poser to my pedals this September!”

Greg... WOW! Thank you so much for the great donation. I really appretiate your generosity! You are a fantastic Scouter! This gives me even more poser to my pedals this September!
Margaret Keller

“Such a pleasure to follow and support Rick every year! We look forward for the chance to donate to cancer research and support our friend as he puts pedal the the medal for his passion to help others. Thank you ❤️”
$103.50
Received this donation 34 days ago

Rick

“Peggy! You are a gem... thank you for the contribution!!! I saw your ;podt earlier and I thank you for the repost! I am getting some miles in now but the real race begins Sept 1. You put some power in my pedals! Thanks, Your Friend.. RIck”

Peggy! You are a gem... thank you for the contribution!!! I saw your ;podt earlier and I thank you for the repost! I am getting some miles in now but the real race begins Sept 1. You put some power in my pedals! Thanks, Your Friend.. RIck
Mike Weghorst, Coldwell Banker Realty

“Great job, Rick, and thank you!”
$103.50
Received this donation 14 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Mike for your help in the battle to end Kids Childhood Cancer! Spread the word!”

Thanks Mike for your help in the battle to end Kids Childhood Cancer! Spread the word!
Lynda O'Connor

“Lynda is a wonderful supporter of her communities! She runs Ohio C3 Community Caring Collaborative which does such great work. I thank her for her support in the campaign to end Childhood Cancer!”
$100
Received this donation 4 days ago

Rick
Cathleen Fouty

“Great work here Rick and great way to give back!!!”
$72.45
Received this donation 28 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Cathy... I appretiate your help!”

Thanks Cathy... I appretiate your help!
Greg Talley

“Ride, Rick, ride!”
$72.45
Received this donation 91 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Greg!”

Thanks Greg!
Larry Bosley

“Thanks for serving Rick, kick ass!”
$72.45
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Larry! Your do ation will have e en greater impact because it will be part of the match today! Hope you family are well!”

Thanks Larry! Your do ation will have e en greater impact because it will be part of the match today! Hope you family are well!
Rich S. Shively
$72.45
Received this donation 13 days ago

Rick

“Thank you sir! You are a fine human and a great dad (and son!)”

Thank you sir! You are a fine human and a great dad (and son!)
Chris Register
$51.75
Received this donation 11 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Chris! I will dedicate miles for the soon to arrive baby girl!”

Thanks Chris! I will dedicate miles for the soon to arrive baby girl!
Jenn & Kevin Lewis

“Wonderful Cause Rick!! 🥰”
$51.75
Received this donation 8 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Jen and Kevin! I appretiate your support! I am close to my goal on funding and over half way on the mileage. With your help I will pedal a bit faster!”

Thanks Jen and Kevin! I appretiate your support! I am close to my goal on funding and over half way on the mileage. With your help I will pedal a bit faster!
Jim Shively
$51.75
Received this donation 32 days ago

Rick

“Thanks Brother! Great talking with you both last week!”

Thanks Brother! Great talking with you both last week!
Facebook Fundraiser Donation
$51.52
Received this donation 30 days ago

Rick

“Thank you for your support! This will help me pedal but more importantly help stop Childhood Cancer!”

Thank you for your support! This will help me pedal but more importantly help stop Childhood Cancer!
Robert Swartzel
$50
Received this donation 1 day ago

Rick

“Thanks Bob! I appretiate your support in this fight! You have helped stretch my fund goal, helped me pedal more miles and most importantly helped the future of our young people!”

Thanks Bob! I appretiate your support in this fight! You have helped stretch my fund goal, helped me pedal more miles and most importantly helped the future of our young people!