Douglas College Student Biking Across Country For Young Adults With Cancer

DOUGLAS (CBS) — A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student is getting ready to embark on a 4,000-mile trip across the country to support young adults affected by cancer. John Ferguson, a marketing major who will be a senior at UMass Dartmouth this fall, will leave Baltimore along with nearly two dozen other riders on the cross-country trip this weekend. The ride, called 4K For Cancer and in its 15th year, will support the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. “I decided to give it a try,” said Ferguson. “What better time to give it than the last summer before I graduate?” A college student from #Douglas Mass prepares for a 4 thousand mile bike trip cross country. #wbz pic.twitter.com/A2KBBWsdEd — Ben Parker (@radiobenparker) June 1, 2016 Ferguson has already raised $4,500 for the group, and said hopes to raise $1,000 more. He said he’s always wanted to contribute to the cancer community, because the disease has affected people close to him. “I’ve had friends and family that have been diagnosed with cancer,” said Ferguson. “My mother had breast cancer during my sophomore year in high school, I’ll never forget the day that she told me that.” The group will stay at churches, in homes, and outdoors over their ride, arriving in Portland, Oregon on August 13. Ferguson said a couple of his fraternity brothers have done the ride in the past. “After I hit the Appalachians, right outside of Penn...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Health Heard On WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Local Syndicated Local Watch Listen Ben Parker Cancer Douglas John Ferguson UMass Dartmouth Source Type: news