Team LIVESTRONG Spotlight: Team BlaineRidesOn

We’re highlighting some of the amazing individuals and teams that have made our events so special, and who do incredible work fundraising to support LIVESTRONG’s cancer programs and services. Team Name: Team BlaineRidesOn Team Captain: Blaine Mauldin LS: How have you been affected by cancer? BM: I am a cancer survivor. Diagnosed in the fall of 2006 and have been cancer free since early 2007. I ordered the LIVESTRONG handbook shortly after diagnosis and used it throughout my personal experience with cancer. LS: Tell us about your Team? What inspired the name? Do you have a team motto? BM: Our Team Mission: We ride, run and fundraise to celebrate & empower cancer survivors, honor & support those currently battling this terrible disease and remember loved ones we have lost. We are a close-knit group of individuals & families dedicated to supporting those affected by cancer. Some of us are survivors, many of us have lost loved ones to the disease and all of us have chosen to come together and fight back. We participate in events and fundraisers throughout the year at many different capacities. Our efforts help endow health & prevention programs, scientific research towards cancer-combating drugs and clinical trials. We heighten our attention, efforts and fundraising towards foundations (like LIVESTRONG) focused on realistic and thoughtful support for cancer survivors & their families. We cannot cure cancer, or raise enough money do to so, bu...
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