Athina Merckx

My Activity Tracking

104
kms

My target 48 kms

I'm fundraising for a great cause!

I am riding in Athina’s Ride to raise funds for Desmoid research through The Desmoid Tumour Foundation of Canada (DFC).

Desmoid Tumours are extremely rare, affecting 2-4/million. They are locally aggressive and can cause life threatening problems or even death when they invade vital organs. The tendency for recurrence with surgery makes the treatment of these very rare tumours challenging.

Rare conditions like Desmoids are underfunded, often leading to misdiagnosis and discrepancies in treatment. Athina’s Ride is a new Virtual Cycling Event that will bring riders together everywhere to help raise money for this important research.

Please help me reach my fundraising goal to find a cure for Desmoid Tumours.

The DFC is the only not-for-profit in Canada dedicated to finding new treatments and hopefully a cure for desmoid tumours, your donations will make a huge impact.

To donate securely, visit my fundraising page! While you’re there, be sure to check out my progress leading up to the big ride in July and consider joining Athina’s Ride with me!

Thank you to my Sponsors

$6.52k

Allison Kirkwood And Eric Dumoulin

Winning bid for the bike (Eric Dumoulin)

$2.02k

Anonymous

Anthina and Johanna’s commitment to help raise awareness and funds for this rare disease is admirable. Their strength and courage fighting this disease is remarkable and their determination to support this important cause will help millions towards finding better treatment or even a cure.

$1.02k

Anonymous

$1,000

Dickson Choy

$1,000

Douglas Irwin

$815

Anonymous

$745

Okanagan Granfondo

$615

Craig White

Canucks alumni auction

$515

Elpie Marinakis

Great to see you today! I am so proud of your incredible determination and strength. Xo Elpie

$515

Cook

$415

Linda Berger

$315

Tim Schroeder

$212

Ryan N Drew-scott

Good luck. This is for the silent auction rocker board.

$212

Jonathan Cartwright

$212

Andrew Roger Trott

Thank you for doing this.

$200

Anonymous

$159

Kids Physio Group - Kelowna

$159

Michael Rogerson

$127.20

Peter Butterworth

$106

Rival Plumbing Ltd

$106

Team Thompson

Way to go Athina! You’re such an inspiration! We’re cheering for you always!

$106

Diana Klaassen

Thanks for your help! Have a super weekend!!

$106

Dave Bickell

$100

Alosha Hall

$100

Franck Roseau

Congratulations for your commitment 👏

$79.50

Price Family

$75

Kelly Carter

$74.20

Stephanie Rottacker

$53

Phil Von Stefenelli

$53

Tammi Mcdowell

$53

Emily Epp

It was an honour to ride with you today Athina! Good luck in Victoria!

$53

Anonymous

$53

Parvoneh Sahebkar

$53

Vivian Au

$50

Joe Berger

$42.40

Holly Bird

Thanks for the coffee and tshirt!

$26.50

William Kessels

$26.50

Anonymous

$26.50

Suzy Soneff

$26.50

Sam Greim

$26.50

Bill Stinson

$26.50

Nazima Laursen

$26.50

Anonymous

$25

Mark Rainer

$15.90

Anonymous

$15

Anonymous