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 When cyclists register for the Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure®, they are signing up for a fundraising mission first and a bike event second. We expect that each rider will take this commitment seriously, and overachieve if possible.
Ride cyclists may be elite athletes or they may be survivors recovering from treatments. Regardless, everyone who participates in the Ride for the Cure®, will go to the starting line with an emotional commitment to helping others and being a part of something larger than themselves. In return, riders can expect to be inspired, to meet new people and become a part of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure extended family.
Ride for the Cure® participants ride because they can, and do so to help others who can’t.
For more than 25 years, the Susan G. Komen For The Cure has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, Komen is fighting to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.
The Komen Foundation is extremely prudent with the dollars you raise. Last year, administrative expenses were kept at less than 10%. Mission-related activities, including grants and programs related to breast cancer research (22%), education (36%), screening (11%) and treatment (6%), accounted for more than 74 percent of total spending, or $96 million nationally. (The remaining 25% were dollars spent for fundraising—16%, and administration—9%.) Eighty-two cents of every dollar raised is available to fund mission programs and services
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Notable Ride Fundraiser, Catherine Cussaguet
 Catherine Cussaguet has been a supporter of the Aspen/Snowmass Ride for the Cure® since its inception in 2004. A pilates instructor at the Aspen Club & Spa for a dozen years, Catherine enlists the help of her “very nice” repeat clients to help her reach her fundraising goal each year by sending them letters and reminder emails. The first four years she raised $33,000—raising between $6,000 and $10,000 each year—with a goal of raising $10,000 again this year. “It’s going to be harder this year because of the economy, but it’s a fabulous day with great spirit, so I’m hoping to do what I can,” she said. Not a breast cancer survivor, Catherine has many friends who are survivors.
Having participated in the Aspen Race for the Cure for years, Catherine was introduced to the Ride by Michele Bodner, a client and dedicated Komen Aspen board member. When Michele asked Catherine to participate in the Ride’s signature century ride, she said, “You’re crazy! I can’t ride 100 miles. But I did. Being a runner, I’ve run marathons and let me tell you, riding 100 miles is a lot easier than running 26 miles. The down hills give you time to recuperate,” she said.
At this point,00000 Catherine is training by riding one or two rides a week with a long one (70 miles) planned the weekend before the Ride, September 6th. She will be riding on Team Traffic this year with client Mary Scanlon (owner of Traffic in Basalt), and possibly a trainer from the Aspen Club who will train with her these last few weeks leading up to the Ride. “They are both really nice and supportive,” Catherine said.
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