Dear Family & Friends:

I have been an IRONDame from inception and even though we have lost our dear friend and founder Kim Kearns Pace, I still belive in our goal of promoting fitness and supporting Wellspring. It seemed only right for us to continue our journey after we successfully raised $150,000.00 for Wellspring's Cancer Exercise Program to now fundraise to construct and equip their exercise room. It's like making a cake and then you have to ice it! So now we head out for a two year journey of raising $200,000. and you all know the drill, an IRONDame participates in the fundraising but also picks a crazy fitness goal that challenges them in ways they never dreamed possible. So I will be joining a small group of IRONDames along with some IRONDudes (My husband Peter being one of them) on September 2-9 to ride from Lake Louise to Whistler. Yes, on my bike and yes, lots of hills!! It's called the Great Canadian Rockies Mountain Traverse. It will be a challenge but hopefully the IRONDames motto will help me out: Believe-I believe in our goal of helping others live a better life even if they have cancer and fitness is a great way. Inspire-I hope to inspire others to step outside their comfort zone and challenge themselves and finally. Persevere- I hope to persevere thru the Rockie Mountains even when my body is saying enough already! So if you can, please consider sponsoring me AGAIN and the IRONDames by just clicking "Sponsor Me" to make a donation. By doing so you’ll be making an immeasurable difference in the life of someone fighting cancer.

Thank you so very much.

Love Marla