Tour de Lis » Testimonials

Brent Barrierre and Judy Barrasso, Co-Chairs

cherry — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:33:37 +0000

“The Tour de Lis annual fundraising bike ride and run helps fund a wide variety of much needed personal services for cancer patients and their families. We both are well aware of the tremendous need for these services . We are thrilled to be associated with Tour de Lis and look forward to a successful ride and run for cancer patients and their families!”

Mullady Voelker, Co-Chair

cherry — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:35:23 +0000

I am proud to be involved in an organization whose purpose is to assist individuals personally fighting the battle against cancer. Cancer strikes indiscriminately, and only through our collective energy and efforts are we able to draw enough strength to beat this disease.

Harold Asher, Founder and Original Rider

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:44:14 +0000

Tour de Lis and LiveStrong are a powerful combination of passion and a relentless pursuit of a better day.

Jessica Deutsch

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:36:13 +0000

I’ll ride Tour de Lis for my friend who fought for every step she took in her cancer battle. If I ride a thousand loops around the lake I might begin to match her courage. I will ride Tour de Lis to honor her memory. My brother lives with cancer so all of us who love him do, too. He has taken it on with a kind of bravery that you can’t help but find inspiring. He makes us strong. We’ll be proud to ride the Tour de Lis with him.

Doug Thornton, Founding Member, Original Rider

cherrycola — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:35:15 +0000

I normally ride for fun, but I do this for a purpose.

Josh & Abby Lipschutz, Inspiration

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:32:06 +0000

We had been married less than three weeks when we entered the oncologists office holding hands and starry-eyed, having just returned days ago from our honeymoon. Battling brain cancer certainly wasn’t what we bargained for in our first year of marriage, but leaning on the strength of our love and friendship, we have been able to take it on with a vengeance. We are partners in this battle and in the survival of each day. At first, we felt quite isolated, from not only our friends, but also from the cancer community as we experienced it. Everyone dealing with cancer appeared to be our parents’ age or older. Where were the young people? And not the pediatric cases, but the young adults? We were just not represented. And because of that we felt alone. It wasn’t until we discovered Planet Cancer that we find a place where we felt understood and comfortable speaking about the issues we were dealing with. We were fortunate to attend the first retreat in the country for young couples facing cancer together, thanks to Planet Cancer. It allowed us to share with other young couples and find a little humor in a scary time. We want Planet Cancer to reach every one in their 20s and 30s battling cancer and we ride in Tour de Lis to help support their unique mission. We are grateful for their mission.

Carol Asher, Founder & President, Tour de Lis

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:27:40 +0000

Tour de Lis has been a labor of love for me. We founded Tour de Lis because of that love for my cousin Josh and his new wife Abby when less than a month after their marriage, they got the news that Josh had brain cancer. That was over 4 years ago. Josh’s consistent positive attitude, emotional strength and voice for survivorship is the inspiration that drives me to be involved in Tour de Lis as we fight to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

I’ll participate in the 5k race in memory of my Mom who lost her life’s battle to Ovarian Cancer and for my brother in law, Joe and countless friends who are survivors of this horrific disease. They, along with Josh are all my heroes. Tour de Lis is about KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT, HOPE and OPTIMISM. Please join me on April 9th for Tour de Lis 2011.

Mindy Caplan

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:26:45 +0000

Cancer has touched my life too many times. It is evident that although the patient has the illness, the entire family is affected by the disease. Both my parents as well as more than a few friends have died from cancer. I myself have the markers for a blood cancer and get checked every 6 months. What gives me hope, is that with time and money, dedicated researchers will come up with new and better treatments for the disease. It is imperative that we all do what we can to raise awareness and join forces to eradicate cancer.

Tommy Usdin

cherrycola — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:25:29 +0000

When my mother contracted cancer a number of years ago, we were embarking on a journey that was unfamiliar to all of us. Everybody in the immediate family yearned to provide support that would take her pain and, by some miracle, her sickness away. She had always occupied the nurturing role for all of us. In the end, it did not work out that any of us could give her any more than our full love and devotion. She, for her part, gave us one last point of pride in the way she handled her illness. She exhibited courage and appreciation for all her gifts throughout her life and with no resentment that she had been confronted with the thin reed that seperates us all from sickness and health.

Mickey Allweiss, Founding Member, Original Rider

cherrycola — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:19:47 +0000

I lost my closest childhood friend to cancer when he was only 24. I lost my father when he was still a young man. I think of them often. The Tour de Lis gives me the opportunity to do something I love while both honoring those who lost their fight and hoping that we will play some small part in preventing more losses in the future.