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By Erin Mccarty 

News editor

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 A SAIT instrumentation tech-nology instructor is gearing up(and down) to fght a personal

 battle against cancer this sum-mer.Dawn Kuechle, an instruc-

tor with the McPhail School o Energy, is participating in her second Ride to Conquer Can-cer, which benefts the AlbertaCancer Foundation.

“I’m riding in support o my dad Jim, and to honour my colleague Gary Van Der Ploeg,

 who passed away rom cancer in December,” said Kuechle. The two-day, 200-kilometreride through the rocky moun-tains takes place June 26-27.Money raised rom the ride

directly supports patients andamilies at the Tom Baker Can-cer Centre in Calgary, the Cross

Cancer Institute in Edmontonand 15 cancer centres through-out Alberta.

Kuechle’s ather Jim Long,65, was diagnosed with pros-tate cancer our years ago. Ater completing treatment, he was cancer ree or three years,until this September. Doctorsdiscovered cancer had spread

to his bones, spine and lungs.He recently lost the use o hislegs and had emergency sur-gery to remove a tumour rom

his spine on Jan. 7. Kuechlesaid he’ll remain in hospital or two to three months, and shehopes he will regain the ability to walk.

“This time around has beenharder,” she said. “Last time,the cancer was contained tohis prostate. It’s upsetting tohear that it’s spread. I I cando something to prevent other amilies rom going through what we’ve been through, thenI defnitely will.”

Long is touched by his

daughter’s eorts. “I think it’sgreat,” Long said. “Everyone

has to do their own thing. I’vedone dierent charitable thingsover the years. So it’s great or her.”

Upon seeing the ather anddaughter together, it’s appar-ent they’re close, which Long

afrms. “We’ve always beentogether as a amily. We’ve allalways been very close.”

Kuechle has cycled in the MSBike Tour or the last fve years,and was ecstatic to hear aboutthe cancer ride last summer.“I’m not a walker or a runner,so biking is just the automatic

choice or me,” she said.

 Ater she did the MS ride, which is also 200-kilometres,

Kuechle took on Ride to Con-quer cancer two weeks later.Kuechle said that while train-ing alone was challenging, she

kept a photo o hersel withher dad in her pocket to giveher strength.

“When I got really tired, I’d just touch the picture and it

helped me keep going.”Riders must raise a mini-

mum o $2,500 to participate.Last year, Kuechle raised$3,000, and her goal this year is $10,000. “I know that seemsreally high, but I fgure, why not aim high?”

Kuechle is also holding mul-

tiple undraisers to help achieveher goal. The most current is anEvening o Comedy and Auc-

tion event at the Comedy Caveon Sunday, Feb. 7. She has 150tickets to sell or $10 each, andas o last week she’d sold 40. All the money goes straight tothe Alberta Cancer Foundation.

“I’ve been really touched

lately at how many people Idon’t even know have madedonations to me. It makes meeel better about society.”

I you would like to makea donation or register or thethe Ride, please visit conquer-cancer.ca. To support Kuechle’sride, email dawn.kuechle@sait.

ca.

SAIT instructor takes ride for the cure

eriN Mccarty photo

Instrumentation instructor Dawn Kuechle (right) shares a moment with her dad Jim on Jan. 14 at the Foothills Hospital, where he recently had surgery to remove acancerous tumor from his spine.