Paul Stephenson - Melbourne 2012 Ride

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Mr. Paul Robert Stephenson

102 percent of goal achieved.

Goal: $20,000.00
Achieved: $20,320.85

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Support My Ride to Conquer Cancer?

Welcome to my Personal Page! in support of  The Ride to Conquer Cancer - Melbourne Edition 2012 benefiting the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

The ride is a cycling journey throughout Victoria's scenic countryside that I'm embarking on to raise funds to help fight cancer. It will be a challenge in a number of ways, but with my bike, my helmet, and your generosity, a real impact will be made!

We will also be supported by many Volunteers and Crew Members who will provide meals, water and snacks along the course, gear transport, portable restrooms, safety on the streets, medical assistance, and a comfy overnight camp site, complete with tents, hot showers and maybe even a massage.

I am riding for the cause, because I am a patient of Peter Mac.  Over the last 2 years, I have had my share of operations, tests, treatments and therapy recommendations.  I have always been very fit, and while I remain healthy enough, I will join the 2012 Ride, and do my best to give as much back to the Peter Mac organisation and its wonderful people, as thanks for how they have supported me and my family, in the past, and for the future years of treatment I will undergo .  Hopefully, my and the other Rider's efforts will bring longer term benefits to many others unlucky enough to be touched by Cancer.

I have registered "Team Unicorn".  The name is derived from the Unicorn Foundation, an advocate for Australian patients and carers touched by Neuro-endocrine Tumours (NETS).

Please, join my team....it will be a lot of fun.


If this isn't possible, contribute to this history-making event with a donation. Funds raised in The Ride to Conquer Cancer will support Peter Mac, the only public hospital in Australia solely dedicated to cancer.


Thank you in advance for your help.

My Personal Web Log

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Sep 16 Update - 1 week till we ride
thanks to some very generous last minute donations, I have reached my "many times revised target" of $20000
I never in my wildest dreams, expected to achieve so much
I thank everyone for their financial support
now...it is time to ride
just getting over the flu, but still managed to keep the training going
have looked over the course details - and am lucky enough to have ridden most of the roads, and most importantly, the hills....at some point in time, so they don't hold much fear / trepidation
next post will happen after the ride...
thankyou all

by Paul Stephenson on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 @ 10:12 PM

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Aug - Training hard
Hi everyone,
I have been busy raising funds for the Unicorn Foundation annual charity event - a Cocktail Function at Etihad Stadium on Fri 24 Aug
so....haven't quite devoted time to keep everyone up with progress
Donations keep coming in....thankyou to everone
Training continues - joined another cycle group for a KingLake ride...that should beat any hills they throw at us for the R2CC days
Health is good....not too much impact from my cancer treatment, and not holding me back from training
thanks everyone for your support
Paul S

by Paul Stephenson on Thu, Aug 09, 2012 @ 5:09 PM

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Feb update
Hi everyone,
first a thanks to Telstra for posting my News Article on the Corporate Intranet...starting to see some support from Telstra people to support "The Ride"
thanks to Simone from Unicorn Foundation for also posting my article on Unicorn Foundation e-news page...
well done to Rachael Baker, her Dad and Sister, for joining the Sydney Ride, after seeing my post on Unicorn Foundation Facebook page
plenty more training planned ...and still out there trying to encourage people to donate
tks....Paul S

by Paul Stephenson on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 @ 3:19 PM

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Happy New Year to Everyone
Hi friends, family, supporters
the New Year is upon us....and less than 10 mths to go to "the ride"...should be fun
now..its time to focus back on raising funds for the cause...and helping others interested in "the ride" to get on-board
updates on progress will be posted periodically
keep positive....Paul S

by Paul Stephenson on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 3:53 AM

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update 3 Dec
a flurry of donations and generous words of support
finally caught up again on my thankyou notes
even though it is 10 mths away...started to boost my weekend ride distance.......85km today....and a lot quicker than I would expect on the "cancer ride weekend"
Paul S

by Paul Stephenson on Sat, Dec 03, 2011 @ 4:17 AM

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Update 1 Dec, 2011 - thankyou
to everyone who has responded to my requests for 'help'....the response has been truly overwhelming
I started with a goal of $3200....then had to extend to $5000....then to $7500....and now it looks like I will have to set an even higher target....
I had got up to date with my thankyou messages, but now I am behind again....I promise to catch up over the weekend
thanks....and please return to my site to monitor my progress

by Paul Stephenson on Thu, Dec 01, 2011 @ 6:11 AM

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