Lydia's Crew

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Face the fight against cancer with us. We are riding in memory of Lydia Millett.

We have all been touched by cancer. That’s why our team is saddling up to move the needle in cancer care in this year’s 10th anniversary, special edition of BMO Ride for Cancer.

Nova Scotia has the highest cancer rates in all of Canada. 1 in 3 patients will not survive. To help combat these alarming stats, our BMO Ride for Cancer community is rallying like never before to introduce liquid biopsy technology that will help determine if a patient’s cancer is cured, if it has returned, and, if so, how best to treat it.

Faster diagnosis saves lives, which is why BMO Ride for Cancer is on a mission to fund rapid cancer detection and monitoring for patients who have already undergone treatment. With a simple blood test that can happen anywhere in the province, QEII experts will use this revolutionary technology to uncover whether patients are cancer-free after surgery and the earliest signs if their cancer has returned.

This technology will be a total game-changer, which is why our team is laser-focused on bringing it to the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Life-changing benefits include:

  • improving survival rates and provide potential cures with earlier detection and personalized treatment options;
  • unlocking access to more clinical trials;
  • sparing patients from unnecessary treatments and harmful side effects;
  • keeping care closer to home and ensuring equitable access, as patients can undergo a simple blood test in any community in Nova Scotia;
  • reducing the number of visits required to the QEII, which ultimately impacts wait times;
  • providing critical answers about a patient’s cancer sooner, helping to relieve anxiety and worry; and much more.

By supporting our team's ride today, you are joining a community dedicated to transforming cancer care for Nova Scotians. Your support will pave the way for a future of hope for all of us.

Are you ready to save lives with us?

To learn more about liquid biopsy technology and the impact your critical donation will have, visit https://YourRideforCancer.ca/Impact.

Thank you to our supporters

$1.07k

Su And Darren

All of our love to you and Allison and Stella tomorrow as you ride with Lydia in your hearts, as she is in ours. ❤️

$1.02k

Dwight & Cheryl Rafuse

WE WISH YOU WELL. HAVE FUN

$515

Corinne Duffy

$515

Corinne Duffy

$515

Imy

$515

Bear River Vineyards

From Darren, Susan, and family

$500

Simon Liot

$500

Emily Macneill

$500

Spencer Liot

$316

Corey Trimper

$312

Bill, Sarah & Family

Hugs from PA

$270

3c Wealth Partners

Win, baby, win!

$260

Shore Cycle & Marine

$260

Sue T

$260

Kirk Long

$260

Graybar Wabush Branch

On behalf of Graybar Wabush.

$260

Brogan

$260

Alex Liot

To honour Lydia and her amazing family.

$260

Mike King

$250

Ben Carter

$250

Jen Jones

$250

Renee Levy

❤️

$250

Harland Family

$250

Richard Mintz

$208

Brian Adams

$208

As The River Bends Retreat Inc

$208

Tasha & Kyle

What an amazing cause! We wish we could be there in person. Love Tash and Kyle.

$208

Trina

$208

Sandra Long

$208

The Wells Family

$200

Lisa Macneill-lazaric

Best of luck on your ride…I’m sure your team will raise lots money and awareness in sweet Lydia’s memory :) nice running into you today!

$200

Paul D’entremont Marine Ltd

$200

Tyler Jones

$188

Richard Handy

$187

Brandon Koffler

$180

Beallor's

Good luck on the ride. Thank you for brining an important cause to our attention

$180

Shawn Brookes

$156

Darren & Jan Loner

$156

Jeremy Fitzgerald

$156

The Neumeyer’s

Have fun and be safe! ❤️😘 Jason, Sadie, and Cinnamon

$156

William & Inez Macneill

In memory of a very special person

$156

Sierra, Reid And Taia

$156

David Mintz

$156

Ryan And Sophia Comstock

$156

Randy And Jocelyn Tyler

$156

Dan Juteau

Awesome job!

$156

Jennifer Williams

$150

Erin & Patrick

$150

Erin & Patrick

$150

Hello Plumber Inc.

$150

Tm Moto Canada

Good job Kirk and thanks for bringing awareness

$150

Liz Amos

$125

Halifax Monarchs Baseball

$125

Jeff Parsons

$125

Emily Liot

Funds from Queen's County Garden Club- talk and selling tomato plants

$114

Tracey Robinson

Sending lots of love! xoxo

$104

Anonymous

$104

Andrew Bishop

Great plan Guys, go get after it! All our best from Melissa, Lila, Elliott, Emmett and Andrew

$104

Jenn Richards

With sympathy & such love The Richards, Bella, Maya, Paul & Jenn

$104

Kevin Mclean

$104

Kent Williams

For Lydia and Dad!

$104

Jason Hirtle

$104

Scott Robinson

Have a great ride Russ. Wishing you guys all the best.

$104

Scott, Nat, Taleah & Claire

$104

Selma Zafar

$104

Christy Wilson

🩷

$104

Verity Dixon

$104

Lindsay Dixon

$104

G Young

$104

Devin & Tanya Balsor

$104

Stephen Grover

$104

Greg, Allana, Aylee & Ethan Fox

$104

Troy Sitland

$104

Kyle Sheridan

$104

Nancy Price

$104

Glenna Gerrard

Good luck Russell

$104

Drew Carey

$104

Maud Herbert

Thinking of Lydia…

$104

Dawn And Lilly Hare

$104

Jon Isnor

$104

Lyndsay And Kyle Garden

$104

Zach Walsh

$104

Anonymous

$104

George Conway

$104

Whitney Purdy

$104

Donna And Leanne Bishop

xoxo

$104

Dale

$104

J.d Patterson

$104

Derek Quigley

$104

Kelly And Kevin

$104

Jill D

$104

Jonathan Martin

$104

Dale Whynot

$104

William And Grace Gerrard

$104

Anonymous

Here you go bro. Happy to do it

$104

Valleyford

$104

Steph L.

$104

Julie Petrella

In memory of my brothers both lost to cancer David 2006 and John 2023

$104

Evin Smith And Family

$104

Barry Ward

$104

Tara, Aila And Boden

$104

Tyler Fletcher

$104

The Kickhams

$104

Martin Mintz

$104

Judith Amos

Good on you!

$104

Mike Vaughan

$104

Elaine Mintz

proud of your effort --- love you !!!!

$104

Eric Keddy

$104

Tigger

Holding you all in my heart tomorrow and everyday. Love you the mostest Stella💜💜

$104

Brenda Boudreau

$104

Lexi Wong

Love you 🩶🤍

$104

Jacob Drennan

Best of luck!! 👊✊

$104

Jen, Dave, Miriam And Ben

$104

Peter Mcleod

$104

Scott, Nat, Taleah And Claire

$104

Cathy Townsend Fuller

$100

Verity

It will be an honour to ride with you Stella ♥️

$100

Verity Dixon

Hope to ride also in honour of Lydia

$100

Jyl & Brian Veale

$100

Michael Dixon

$100

April & Jeff Lockhart

$100

Sherry Jordan

I know your sweet angel will be shining down on you all! 💕

$100

Tina & John Mosher

$100

Brooke Crowell

Good luck!

$100

Horgan-liinamaa Family

$100

Julie Mills

Best of luck!

$100

Lynda Lennie

$100

Peter Mason

$100

Anonymous

Please extend thanks to the Liot Family who made me aware of this cause through a bottle drive flyer which they distributed in our neighbourhood. I was quite moved by the initiative and generosity of this family.

$100

Kelly, Doug And Isabel Kaizer

$100

Melissa Owttrim

There couldn’t be a better cause! Wish we could be there to ride with you. Love, Mel!

$100

Calvin & Michelle Millett

$100

Tana Morrison

$100

Shawn Lowe

Go Alex!

$100

Shawn Lowe

Good luck Emily!!!!

$100

Shawn Lowe

Go get’em Spencer!

$100

Jen Hall

Sending love and support.

$100

Shawn Lowe

Go get’em Simon!!!

$100

Nadia, Ashley, Carson & Nea Logie

$100

Randy Kinsman

$100

Rosalie Mac Donald

❤️❤️❤️❤️

$100

Cindy Wheeler

Thanks for the snow removal. Have a great ride!

$100

Cvf

$100

Kyla Storry

$100

Malik C.

$100

The Melanson Family

$100

Tyler Jones

$100

Rosemary, Dave And Lucy

Stella, Allison and Russell - thinking of you all. Have a great ride for Lydia!

$78

Linda Preston

$75

Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons

Thank you for the plant and for all you do to raise funds! You’re amazing, Alex.

$54

Sheri Sampedro

Go Ver!! XO

$52

Heather Lewis & David Campbell

$52

Michelle

So proud to support you for this important cause ❤️

$52

Alex Liot

$52

Lorenzo Caterini

$52

Joel And Eranie

xo

$52

Ian Macdougall

$52

Tj Machado

keep up the good work!

$52

Charlane Hall

$52

Loretta Maxwell

$52

Mark Malley

$52

Nancy Ward

$52

Wentzells Moto Works

$52

Susan Hergett

Thinking of you and your family with love

$52

The Williams Family

We’ll be cheering you on today sweet Stella!! 💕

$52

Debra Wilson

Thanks for doing the bottle drive. It was a good reminder that we can all do small and big things to help.

$52

Joel Hillier Hillier

Very good thing of you to do this. Hope you get to the goal.

$52

Sesaly Davidson

$52

Forbes Gemmell

$52

William & Inez Macneill

Have a great ride in memory of Lydia

$52

Shannon & Brent Johnston

$52

Douglas

$52

William & Inez Macneill

Have a great ride in memory of Lydia

$52

Stella Millett

$52

Allison Carey

$52

Olivia Robinson

Thinking of you <3

$52

David And Beverley White

As dear friends of Inez and Bill we want to support Lydia's Crew. Good luck to all of the team on your ride to honor Lydia and aid in the fight against cancer. David and Beverley

$52

Lesley Hopkins

Remembering a wonderful young lady💗

$52

Russell Millett

$52

Evan & Jill Fletcher

$52

Rob

Good luck on the 100k ride Kirk

$52

Taunya Kinnie-sheffield

An excellent idea to raise money for cancer research 💕

$52

Darroll And Peggy Atwell

$52

Wojciech Morzycki

$52

Anonymous

$52

Adam Turner

$52

John Courtney

$52

Kenneth Knox

$52

Speigel

$52

Laurie & Christine Dauphinee

$52

The Maclean Hunt Family

$52

Kaitlin Harper

$52

Sanj Gunaratne

$52

Anonymous

$52

Maclean Kids

$52

Gabe, Micah, Sandra & Julien

$52

Jennifer Kuryluk

$52

Leslie Merriam And Jeanette Merriam

Thinking of everyone

$52

Galloway Fam!

$52

Christina Smith

We will be riding with you in spirit Stella. Love you ❤️

$52

Corinne And Ryan Hainstock

$52

Christina Smith

We love you Allison and are cheering you on all the way. ❤️

$52

Sophia And Aaron Vernie

$52

Shelley Dana Luke Orr

Thinking of you Allison! Sending you support and love! Shelley Dana and Luke

$52

The Guys

Stella…we are thinking of you and your parents as you ride for Lydia today! Shannon, Jenna, Connor, Lorne and Paula

$52

Cory Palmer

$52

Kathy Boutilier

$52

Tyler, Chelsea, Oakley & Ryder Yeaton

$52

Sandra Porter

$52

The Gallants

$52

Terris Family

$52

Bo N Aila Mackenzie

$52

Jenny & Isabel

🫶 Will be thinking of you Allison.

$52

Sue & Doug C

$52

Christine Holmes

$52

Colette & Sean Ennis

Best of luck with the ride, Russell! Lydia will be shining down on you that day for sure. Hugs to all…The Ennis Family xo

$52

Robin Forsythe

$52

Waterbury Crew

We ride with you Russ & co.

$52

Sharon Mcauley

$52

Paula & Peter Walton

$52

The Jodrey’s

$52

Kevin

$52

Susan (amos) Ringstaff

You’ve GOT THIS Kirk !!!

$52

Tom Cameron

Thinking of you, Allison and your family. ❤️

$52

Regan Seymour Mathurin

$52

Colin & Michelle Kelly

$52

Anonymous

$52

Anonymous

$52

Pete Norris

$52

Jen, Dave, Miriam And Ben

$52

Art And Diane Metcalf

$52

Miriam And Benjamin Macphee

$52

Andrew Nauss

$52

Kate Ashley

$52

Kyle Hathaway

$52

Phil Nash

$52

Matthew Gorman

$52

Angie Lockhart And Family

$52

Jamie & Melissa Jodrey

$52

Janet Forbes

$52

Joanne Macdonald

Good luck Verity! Great cause❤️

$52

Ian Stewart

$52

Tami Cox Jardine

Cheering for you from Falmouth! Go Stella Go!

$52

Frederick Northrup

$52

Sara Wong

Love you so much Stella!! 💕💕

$52

Roslyn Carver

So proud of you Russ, such a worthy cause to honour our dear Lydia.

$52

Heather Howard

$52

Dale And Karen Hennigar

$52

Aunt Rosie

Dear Stella very proud of you and happy to contribute to help you reach your fundraising goal! xo

$52

Roslyn Carver

So very proud of you and glad to contribute to such a worthy cause in honour of our dear Lydia xo

$52

Terry And Jeff Mackenzie

Russell, Alison’ and Stella, have a great ride.

$52

Paige Vaughan

$52

Al Pottie

$52

Caroline Adams

Ride on dear father ride on in memory and hope💜🤍💜

$52

Kala Willson

$52

Raymond Misner

$52

Lydia Comar

$52

Brett Pineo

$52

Mark Benjamin

$52

Dale And Derrick Reyner

$52

Charleen Sampson

$52

Marilyn Filsinger

$52

Beth And Murray Corbin

$52

Jacinda Hatton

$50

Krista Harris

❤️

$50

Gabrielle Lazaric

$50

Scott Woolaver

$50

Anonymous

$50

Grace

❤️

$50

Kyla Storry

💗

$50

Rosemary Howorth

$50

Jocelyn Watson

$50

Blake Davison

$50

Lynlee Davidson

$50

Anita Coldwell

Al, Russ and Stella: I will be sending positive vibes and thinking of you next weekend as you ride to honour sweet Lydia! 🩷

$50

Sandra Melanson

$50

Jeff Pope

$50

Anonymous

$50

Katelyn Amos

$50

Cheryl Oloriz (ramsay)

Thinking of you guys ❤️

$50

Adelyn And Bridget Harris

$50

Doris Hollihan

Go Verity! Such a great cause

$50

Patient Voice Partners

$50

Roberta Hood

$50

Carson Rogers

$50

Heather Baird

$50

Tricia Taylor

$50

Kyla And Adam Harris

$50

Stefan

$42

Jocelyne

Sending so much love ❤️❤️❤️❤️

$42

Roland Gallant

$31

Jo Ann And Peter

Thinking of you guys!!

$31

Susan & Russ Yeaton

A great cause in remembrance of a wonderful young woman!

$31

Jennifer Kerr

What an amazing family! Truly an inspiration.

$31

Anonymous

$30

Jenna Lloy

$30

Darren Moore

$26

Everett Smith

$26

Scott Lockhart

$26

Marilyn Campbell

$26

Ginette D'eon

$26

Angus Doyle

Sorry, missed your bottle drive

$26

Jaime Harvey

$26

Emily Drury

$26

Jake Seaward

$26

Tammy Whiston

This is wonderful !! I think of Dear Lydia everyday !! And her dear family ❤️❤️

$26

Peter Baxter

$26

David Hovell

$26

Abi And Alex Johnson

Way to go Stella. Lots of love 💕

$25

Anonymous

$21

Les Sampson

$21

Phil Gray

$21

Michael Grafstein

$21

Troy Acker

$21

Clare Davidson

Keeping you in thought

$21

Andrea Pearce

$5

Kendra Pitre

From Jude!

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