Pedal It Out is a non-profit, all volunteer lead organization dedicated to raising funding and awareness for cancer research. Founded in 2008 by a 10-year-old who just wanted to make a difference any way he could, we have since raised more than $150,000 to help support various cancer research institutions including the American Cancer Society, Melanoma Research Foundation, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and others. The Pedal It Out organization has a Leadership Team that is made up of young adults, ages 8-17, and 6 adults that collaborate to make this event even bigger by reaching out to the community to join. Aside from making a difference by raising funds, we want the event to be a place for anyone that knows someone fighting cancer or has lost someone to cancer, to feel united. And we also want to spread the word that any person of any age can make a difference. One of the sayings that we had on our very first ride, when we did not see another person for hours and the dust and the dirt and the miles just kept going and going, was "everything worth having is worth working hard for." That is what Pedal It Out is all about. In summary, the struggles the bikers face in the physical and mental obstacles of the ride connect us in a way to the struggles that cancer patients must endure. There have been some wonderful and unusual experiences on these rides that will forever make for great stories to pass down. Together, we are making a difference.