On Sunday, 88 students from local universities embarked on a cross-country bike trip as part of the 4K for Cancer program run by the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Among this year’s participants was Michelle Wong ’13, financial economics, who said that she is riding in memory of her mother Natalie, and to support of her grandmothers Ethel On and Vernan Wong, who are currently fighting their own battles with the disease. The Baltimore Sun covered the program in a May 27 story entitled “UMBC senior joins cross-country ride for cancer victims.”
“I think it builds everyone’s passion,” said Wong regarding those close to her who have been lost or are still fighting their illnesses as the motivation for herself and her fellow riders. “I think that’s what drives and motivates each individual [in the 4K for Cancer], and everyone feeds off each other.”
According to the Sun, the ride will stretch from Baltimore to Portland, Oregon, over 70 days, with participants staying at churches and YMCAs along the route, and “are expected to offer community services to cancer organizations across the nation.”
