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2025 CKF UNBOUND Gravel

Sat May 31 - Sun June 1, 2025 Emporia, CO 66606 US
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Seth Sheldon
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$1,600

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  • This June, I’ll be riding in the 2025 UNBOUND Gravel race. I’m riding on behalf of the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF), a nonprofit that educates on the importance of organ, eye, & tissue donation! Not only will I be riding in their honor, but I will also be fundraising for their cause, in support of organ, eye & tissue donation.
  • Unbound is a great opportunity to push yourself and encourage your co-racers in a limited sphere of influence. Racing as part of Team CKF if a fantastic opportunity to focus on an important cause and raise awareness of the need for more organ and tissue donations.  As a cardiac electrophysiologist (“electrical cardiologist”) at a large academic medical center and transplant center, I have the opportunity to care for many patients who are either on the heart transplant list or have received a heart transplant. Occasionally, I perform procedures on these patients. The wait for transplantation is long and challenging for many patients. Educating our communities and creating awareness is critically important to improving donor numbers and saving lives.
  • So, why CKF? Although I am able to take on such a daunting physical (and mental!) task like riding Unbound Gravel, there are still more than 103,000 people in the U.S. who cannot because they're awaiting a lifesaving transplant. Everyday 17 of these people die waiting for their turn for their transplant. And every 8 minutes, someone new is added to that waitlist. Just one person has the ability to save up to 8 lives as an organ donor and improve up to 75 lives through tissue and eye donation. But here’s a stark reality: although 95% of U.S. adults support the idea of organ donation, only 48% are actually registered as organ donors. That isn’t good enough. I’m riding in the hopes of eliminating the wait for a transplant. I know that’s a lofty goal, but if my riding helps just one person from having to wait, I believe it's worth it.
  • CKF is making huge strides to educate people of all ages, with the goal of registering more individuals as organ donors across the U.S., in the hopes of one day eliminating the wait for transplant nationwide. Please help me raise the very important funds they need to continue their lifesaving mission. The smallest amount helps and 100% of your donation is tax-deductible. Donations can be made via credit card or check.

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$1,600 Raised By 13 Donors

$500 on behalf of Seth and Kelly Kate Sheldon
$100 on behalf of Amy and Dave Teeter
$100 on behalf of Ben and Mary Burge
$100 on behalf of Callie Holderman
$100 on behalf of Dean and Meg Holderman
$100 on behalf of Keith Waldron
$100 on behalf of Mary T Holderman
$100 on behalf of Paul and Ann Fate
$100 on behalf of Sam & Chanda Sheldon
$100 on behalf of Siva Soma
$100 on behalf of Stephen and Kali Sheldon
$50 on behalf of Grace & Jay Kendrick
$50 on behalf of Wade Carr
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