Fundraising Friday: 12 Shots

On February 22, 2013 Brian Shaw (a.k.a. Little Man), then only four years old, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). The following year, his dad Lance participated in a 100-mile bike ride around Lake Tahoe, America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride, with Team In Training to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Lance's goal was to raise $37,454.13, an amount equivalent to the average charge of a single chemotherapy injection Little Man received. He received 12 of those injections in about a two-month period. Lance's 2014 fundraising campaign was a success. In fact, he raised much more than his goal with a total of $56,310 toward the LLS mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. That amazing journey has been consolidated into a short ebook which you can download free HERE.

This year, Lance is returning to Lake Tahoe with a team of cyclists- Eric, Paul, Mark and Nana. Together, they will continue the fundraising effort with an ever greater goal. This year, the goal is to raise an amount equivalent to the balance of those 12 shots Brian received: $393,193.56. That's where their team name, 12 Shots, came from.

Their team website will be active all season long. There, you can keep up with the many adventures of Little Man, the misadventures of Team 12 Shots, and meet some of the people who have helped save and improve Little Man's life over the past two years. You'll also be able to link to individual team member websites for additional material. Check out 12 Shots HERE.

You can also follow the team on FACEBOOK and view Lance's speech at last year's inspiration dinner HERE.

Brian (AKA Little Man) looks like he's
ready to ride 100 miles just like his daddy!