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Volume 14 • Number 7
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November 15, 2013
Bikers Pedal Their Hearts Out
Founder’s Day Celebration
25 Years of Accomplishment to Last Many Lifetimes
By Ann Reilly Cole ~ the journal
They came and went over an October weekend, but it took a year of planning to transform Jess Martin Park from a quiet roadside playground into self-contained tent city for hundreds of cyclists riding to raise awareness and money to create a world without cancer through Pedal the Cause. Each rode for personal reasons: in memory of someone loved and lost; in honor, or in spite of, their own cancer diagnosis; and some with a mission to support San Diego’s cancer research facilities. All rode because of an abiding hope that a collaborating community can eradicate this disease that touches everyone in some way. Pedal the Cause was founded in St. Louis in 2009,
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By Ann Reilly Cole ~ the journal
ounders and friends of Volcan Mountain Foundation (VMF) came out in numbers last month to enjoy the inaugural Founder’s Day celebration, a day of music and memories. The gathering marked 25 years of preserving the landmark mountain’s unique habitat, the wildlife that inhabits it, and the rich cultural history that it represents. The event kicked off with a morning hike up the mountain, led by docent Sally Snipes, followed by festivities in the afternoon at Menghini Winery, where longtime residents and VMF founders shared how the idea to preserve the mountain was born and how it has evolved through the years. In 1987, when a few concerned Julian residents learned that a private developer planned to build roads and houses on 220 acres of privately owned land on the mountain, they jumped into action to see what could be done. Through a grassroots organization, dogged determination and crucial partnerships with agencies that had resources to purchase land, the motley crew was successful in finding a win-win solution to protect the
National Cancer Institutedesignated cancer centers: UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Partnerships among these organizations help fast-track research from the bench top to the bedside, which means faster access to lifesaving treatment and cures. Riders arrived in Julian on Saturday by way of a 50-mile or 90-mile course, beginning at UCSD, traveling through Poway and Ramona to Santa Ysabel, where they then chose between biking to S2 down to the desert and up Banner Grade, or biking up through Wynola to reach Julian. Michelle Oakland of Rancho Bernardo, an avid cyclist, was diagnosed with multiple
op, VMF Education Coordinator Kathleen Beck teaches a group of T children to make seed balls to plant native species. Above, children don’t mind getting their hands dirty making seed balls. Photos by Ann Reilly Cole
mountain and the landowner’s financial interests. Since then, this small band of citizens joined with others to form the foundation and successfully acquire land at fair market value from willing sellers to preserve the mountain habitat. In addition to acquiring land, VMF is committed to preservation, stewardship, education and public outreach to keep the mountain wild for future generations.
“I’m proud to be part of the miracle that started with 220 acres and now is 18,000 acres preserved for the public and future grandchildren,” said Snipes. As part of their commitment to education and preservation, VMF Education Coordinator Kathleen Beck presented a workshop on making native See 25 Years of Accomplishments continued on page 5
Accommodations at the Pedal the Cause riders’ village and camp. Photo by Ann Reilly Cole
myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, when she lost a vertebra after a ride she did
by two-time lymphoma survivor Bill Koman, who brought the event to San Diego to fund research at three
See Bikers Pedal their Hearts out continued on page 10
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