Saturday Spin-A-Thon Sets Course to Fight Blood Cancers

The wheels are turning for local volunteers finding creative ways to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

On Saturday at the , area cyclists are participating in a 10-hour spin-a-thon with two-hour increments and 10-person teams. The goal is to raise $10,000 through the event to help fight blood cancers.

Local organizer Jessica Bennett is also a member of Team in Training, the largest non-profit endurance training program in the world which provides participants with support to raise charitable funds to help fight blood cancers and complete marathons, half-marathons (as runners or walkers), Olympic distance triathlons and 100 mile century cycling events, according to Bennett.

In June, Bennett's Team in Training will set off on a 100 mile course in Lake Tahoe with the goal to raise $5,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). It's her third cycling event to raise money for LLS, she said.

All of the money raised for LLS goes to local families in need and to scientists in the southern New England area to develop new drugs and treatments that fight the cancers while being less invasive for the patients, according to the organization's website.

Want to show support or help out?

For more information, contact Jessica Bennett at jessicatbennett@gmail.com or 401-369-4776, or Jim Lilley at jimlil25@cox.net or 401-862-9857. Additional information can also be found at the event website.