Canton teen completes 500-mile JettRide cycling fundraiser

By Canton Citizen

A group of inspirational young people from Massachusetts — including Canton teen Jack Stubbs — recently returned from an eight-day, 500-mile cycling trip to Vermont and back in an effort to raise funds and awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

JettRider Jack Stubbs (left)

Known as the JettRide, the annual fundraiser is sponsored by the Jett Foundation, a Kingston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing worldwide awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with the purpose of raising and appropriating funds for research that will realize a cure for the disease.

Duchenne is a devastating muscle wasting disorder that affects 20,000 boys in the United States.

Stubbs and his fellow riders began their journey on July 22 in Sutton and traveled through New York via Lake George and on to Bennington, Vermont. The group arrived back in Massachusetts on July 30.

“What these kids are doing is amazing and inspirational; they are true leaders at such a young age,” said Cindy Quitzau, whose son Cal has Duchenne and whose daughter Emily is one of this year’s JettRiders. “These JettRiders are literally spreading the word about Duchenne across the Northeast and giving hope for Cal and thousands of boys like him who are affected by this devastating disorder.”

Stubbs, meanwhile, said he was happy to participate in this year’s JettRide. “I hope this small effort on my part makes a huge difference for Calvin and all families living with Duchenne,” he said.

In order to participate in the trip, each rider raised at least $2,500 to help fund the trip costs and Duchenne research efforts nationwide. Since 2007, JettRiders have ridden a combined 130,000 miles — enough to circle the earth five times!

To donate to the Jett Foundation or for more information, contact Michelle Burt, JettRide coordinator, at 781-585-5566 or michelle@jettfoundation.org.

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