Cross Country for a Cure Cyclists Complete 5,000-mile Journey

Posted on October 1, 2023 By Editor Movers & Shakers, Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas

Still donning their blue and yellow cycling gear, cyclists Moi Monroe, second from left, and Jason Rogers, fifth from right, presented more than $144,000 in donations.

After a 45-day journey, which started in Anchorage, Alaska, Wolfson Children’s Hospital welcomed back cyclists Moi Monroe and Jason Rogers from their cross-country cycling ride on Sunday, Sept. 3. Traversing Canada and the United States, the pair traveled nearly 5,000 miles by bicycle with the goal to raise awareness for families battling childhood cancer as well as raise money for childhood cancer programs at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and the Georgia-based Mattie’s Mission. Each day of the ride was dedicated to a child who has had or currently has cancer. The current fundraising total for the initiative has surpassed $140,000.

Monroe and Rogers had a police escort for their Sept. 3 arrival at Woflson Children’s Hospital.

“As hard as the ride was, we continually reminded ourselves that this cycling challenge was nothing compared to what childhood cancer patients and their families go through fighting this disease,” said Monroe. “It gave us a daily dose of strength even on the worst of days.”

Monroe and Rogers’s arrival at Wolfson Children’s Hospital coincided with the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.