Deb Jeffrey

I pledge to ride 370 km in August to improve treatment for kids' cancer. Please sponsor me and help to fund more research to help save young lives.

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I've Ridden 133.0 km My goal is 370 km

My Rankings

National: 762nd
Province: 414th in ON

I've raised $807 My goal is $1,480 Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Riding to honour the life of Kathy Edwards who recently succumbed to this nasty unfair illness

I know Kathy would want kids facing cancer to have an easier time of it when undergoing treatment...and to have a chance at a long healthy life. She also found great pleasure in the past in recreational cycling. May her spirit be riding free and easy as she leaves suffering behind.

My Story

4 Jul 2025

For the 5th year, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge this August to raise funds to improve treatment for kids' cancer. Childhood should be a happy, carefree time for children and their families.

But life doesn’t always play fair.

According to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease in children and adolescents in Canada. Approximately 10,000 children live with cancer in this country and 1,500 more are diagnosed every year

The stories of children and their families in my community who have made their way bravely through difficult treatments continue to inspire me. I ride so all their journeys to wellness will be better supported.

More applied research in Canada will improve access to the latest scientific advances, diagnostic tools, therapies and supportive care for all kids dealing with cancer.

Your donation will be a part of creating chances for a brighter future for kids facing cancer.

I am grateful to everyone who is able to help me to raise funds to help them. Thank you.

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 5 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.

165 km Ridden

$594 Raised

2018
570 km Ridden

$2,176 Raised

2022
401 km Ridden

$1,252 Raised

2023
405 km Ridden

$2,438 Raised

2024
133 km Ridden

$807 Raised

2025

1,674 km

Ridden

$7,267

Raised

My Challenge

6.8 km ride - Sturgeon Moon ride - Saturday, August 9, 2025

Logged this ride 1 day ago
17.4 km ride - Early morning ride to Waterhouse Lake - Saturday, August 9, 2025

Logged this ride 1 day ago
24.8 km ride - Friday, August 8, 2025

Logged this ride 2 days ago
13.2 km ride - Evening ride around home - Thursday, August 7, 2025

Logged this ride 3 days ago
11.2 km ride - The smoke cleared for a short afternoon ride! - Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Logged this ride 4 days ago
14.8 km ride - Evening ride to the lake and back - Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Logged this ride 5 days ago
11.6 km ride - Morning ride in the 'hood - Monday, August 4, 2025

Logged this ride 6 days ago
11.2 km ride - Evening ride in the 'hood to escape wildfire smoke - Sunday, August 3, 2025

Logged this ride 7 days ago
$500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 8 days ago
16.2 km ride - Evening backroad ride - smokey skies - Saturday, August 2, 2025

Logged this ride 8 days ago
5.8 km ride - Dark of the Moon Midnight Ride - Friday, August 1, 2025

Logged this ride 9 days ago
$250 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 19 days ago
$100 raised to fight kids' cancer!

I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

Posted 26 days ago
Year 5! Signed Up Today to Ride for Kids Facing Cancer

1 Jul 2025

Once you know...you can't unknow.

Childhood should be a happy, carefree time for children and their families.

But life doesn’t always play fair.

Having seen the stress families endure and the brave suffering of kids and youth undergoing treatment for childhood cancer, I hope to cycle to raise funds for this cause for as many years to come as I can.

Still a month away from the start, I see that there are almost 200 cyclists signed up who are 76 years old and older. Many have been riding to raise funds for 7 to 10 years.

In my category for 66 to 75 year old riders, 1,200 have already pledged to ride! Many in this group have a legacy of several years of riding as well.

In this time of an uncertain economy and donor fatigue with so many worthwhile efforts needing support, I am going to make the wheels go round while I can.

I set my fundraising goal aiming for $20 for every year I have been privileged to be on this planet and to ride at least 5km for each of those same years.

In truth, I will be grateful for every dollar donated and every kilometre that I am able to ride

Posted 39 days ago

My Sponsors

Rick and Suzanne

“Keep in peddling!!!”
$207
Received this donation 4 days ago

Deb

“Oh my! You blew my sweaty socks off on seeing your generous donation when I got back from a short wildfire smoke free ride! On behalf of the kids who need improved treament which good research can bring...THANK YOU. Huge boost for me as well. Hugs to you both.”

Oh my! You blew my sweaty socks off on seeing your generous donation when I got back from a short wildfire smoke free ride! On behalf of the kids who need improved treament which good research can bring...THANK YOU. Huge boost for me as well. Hugs to you both.
Avis Price

“Enjoy every minute of the rides!”
$103.50
Received this donation 19 days ago

Deb

“Thank you Avis! It is wonderful to have support before even starting the official ride. Truly will help the pedals go around starting August 1st. I know the research and support that the donations make possible reach far beyond the kids & families in treatment for cancer now. Much gratitude for your ongoing support coming your way!”

Thank you Avis! It is wonderful to have support before even starting the official ride. Truly will help the pedals go around starting August 1st. I know the research and support that the donations make possible reach far beyond the kids & families in treatment for cancer now. Much gratitude for your ongoing support coming your way!
Gesina Laird-Buchanan

“Way to go Deb! Wonderful you're doing this.”
$103.50
Received this donation 8 days ago

Deb

“Gesina, you are so suppotive. Getting home from a volunteer task to see your generous donation gave me BIG boost. On behalf of the children we are riding for, thank you so much”

Gesina, you are so suppotive. Getting home from a volunteer task to see your generous donation gave me BIG boost. On behalf of the children we are riding for, thank you so much
Karen Lloyd

“Well done Debbie. Such energy for a great cause.”
$72.45
Received this donation 5 days ago

Deb

“Oh my! Thank you yet again Karen. Your continuing support is awesome to have for the future of kids' treatment and boosts my peddling effort too. This wildfire smoke is not great for cycling so I am being careful about not pushing it for the moment. Hoping air quality is better your way. Take good care of yourselves and I am sending a big cyber hug your way.”

Oh my! Thank you yet again Karen. Your continuing support is awesome to have for the future of kids' treatment and boosts my peddling effort too. This wildfire smoke is not great for cycling so I am being careful about not pushing it for the moment. Hoping air quality is better your way. Take good care of yourselves and I am sending a big cyber hug your way.
Kathleen Fischer

“Way to go Deb! Your goal to cycle 340 km in August is really great and of course for such a good cause. If coming and doing a day of cycling with you could help, please let me know. 😊”
$72.45
Received this donation 19 days ago

Deb

“Aw - Thank you Kathy I will be completing the km pledge largely by daily rides in my neighbourhood each morning in August. Now you have me thinking that coming Ottawa way for a longer ride is something to consider. I will for sure check in with you if that fun idea becomes possible. On behalf of all the kids I ride for, I send much gratitude.”

Aw - Thank you Kathy I will be completing the km pledge largely by daily rides in my neighbourhood each morning in August. Now you have me thinking that coming Ottawa way for a longer ride is something to consider. I will for sure check in with you if that fun idea becomes possible. On behalf of all the kids I ride for, I send much gratitude.
Shelly Rowe
$72.45
Received this donation 19 days ago

Deb

“Shelly Rowe! Whoee! Thank you from the kids we are riding for and from me for the boost in support. It means a lot to me to connect people to this cause of trying to improve treatment”

Shelly Rowe! Whoee! Thank you from the kids we are riding for and from me for the boost in support. It means a lot to me to connect people to this cause of trying to improve treatment
Barbara Hallett

“Wishing you good riding weather.”
$51.75
Received this donation 26 days ago

Deb

“Barb thank you! It is huge boost to have you cheering me on from far away. On behalf of the kids and their families, much gratitude for your donation. Two weeks to go before we start to record the rides for August so surely the heat and smoke from the forest fires will let up! Stay tuned.”

Barb thank you! It is huge boost to have you cheering me on from far away. On behalf of the kids and their families, much gratitude for your donation. Two weeks to go before we start to record the rides for August so surely the heat and smoke from the forest fires will let up! Stay tuned.
Julie Andrews

“Deb is amazing and I am happy to be able to support her cycling goal and the larger goal of improving treatment for kids. 🥰”
$51.75
Received this donation 25 days ago

Deb

“Thank you Julie. Everyone is stretched for dollars in the world of needed research (and everywhere else!!!) so your donation is a big deal for kids & families. Feeling all warm and fuzzy with your support at my end.”

Thank you Julie. Everyone is stretched for dollars in the world of needed research (and everywhere else!!!) so your donation is a big deal for kids & families. Feeling all warm and fuzzy with your support at my end.
Mary Lou Gerow

“Wishing you all the best and thank you for riding for the children. Good luck”
$51.75
Received this donation 27 days ago

Deb

“Thank you Mary Lou, from my end and on behalf of the kids we ride for. I know the advances made by research benefit all of us in the end but kids in treatment right now are always thrilled to see all the supporters, be they riders or people who make donations. You are an instant hero in their (and my) eyes.”

Thank you Mary Lou, from my end and on behalf of the kids we ride for. I know the advances made by research benefit all of us in the end but kids in treatment right now are always thrilled to see all the supporters, be they riders or people who make donations. You are an instant hero in their (and my) eyes.
Rod Moffit

“A chance encounter with this community minded person who is also a cyclist and who has worked all his adult life for the well-being of children and youth, led to talking about the Great Cycle Challenge Canada and cancer treatment at Sick Kids. The next thing I know...he kindly hands me a donation on the spot! So awesome to have this support! Much gratitude!”
$20
Received this donation 15 days ago

Deb