The first JDRF Ride to Cure is almost here! It has been a record-breaking season for the Western Wisconsin Ride Team with 113 riders participating; we’re the second largest team the country! The Honey Badgers have been fundraising and training hard for months, but now it is time to enjoy their Ride! First stop: La Crosse, WI.

The JDRF Ride to Cure in La Crosse will take place on Saturday, August 12th. Team Western Wisconsin will have nearly 50 riders participating! Together, these Honey Badgers have already raised more than $51,000 for type 1 diabetes research and they’re not finished. Good luck to all of our riders in La Crosse and thank you for helping to turn type one into type none!

La Crosse Ride Paricipants: Will Birkholz, Joe Brady, William Buchta, Jack Cardwell, Jill Cardwell, Katie Cardwell, Max Cardwell, Michael Cardwell, Mark Crum, Kathy Errthum, Tony Errthum, Brian Fons, Kevin Fons, John Franz, Michelle Hanson, Kayla Howard, Kathryn Jenkins, Gerald Jorgenson, Rebecca Kearns, Karen Klinker, Sara Koopman, Sydney Koopman, Kimberly Koppenhaver, Robin Koppenhaver, Tim Kritter, Chuck Kulas, Kevin Lentz, Ethan Macksam, Kristine Macksam, Brenda Maxwell, Jen Meyers, Brent Moore, Hannah Mueller, Josh Mueller, Kate Nelson, Casey Olson, Lisa Oxton, Brad Quarberg, Lesli Rumpf, Gwen Schroeder, Kinzie Schroeder, Jana Slinger, John Stephens,Caroline Steuer, Brad Sturm, Lynn Sturm, Doug Sullivan, Dean Zimmer, and Mike Zimmer.

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Next stop for the 2017 JDRF Ride to Cure is Loveland, CO! The JDRF Ride in Loveland will take place on Saturday, August 26th and Team Western Wisconsin will have 31 Honey Badgers making the trek out there. It’s a little over a month away and these riders have already raised more than $36,000 for type 1 diabetes research. Thank you to all of our Loveland riders, you are getting us closer to a world without T1D!

Loveland Ride Participants: Steve Bahr, Donald Becker, Heidi Becker, Mark Bleifuhs, Cindy Brady, Joe Brady, Jodi Fowler, Andy Graham, Jeanne Grist, Heyward Gualandi, Scott Hagen, Diana Henry, Cindy Johnson, Harvey Johnson, Theresa Kowalski, Jody Montgomery, Stephen Ploch, Patrick Remington, Amanda Ruehl, Jim Sands, Monty Schiro, Reg Schmidt, David Seitz, Eric Seitz, Barry Sievers, Bridget Statz, Jim Statz, Ryan Steel, Michelle Verant, Kevin Williams, and Jon Wolff.

Good luck, Honey Badgers—everyone at the JDRF Western Wisconsin Chapter is rooting for you!