Welcome to the page of
Katie Anderson
Personal Amount Raised
$7,240.50
Personal fundraising goal: $5,000.00
Achievements
$150
$750
$3,000
$7,500
$10000
Katie Anderson's Fundraising Page: Team Hardy - "Today's a Great Day!"
Team Hardy with Hardy Jones 2026
Why I Ride
A decade ago I only vaguely knew what ALS was. I'd heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge and I knew that it was a bad disease with no cure. It was only when my father started to show signs of muscle loss and ability at the end of 2014 - and finally diagnosed with ALS in 2015 - that I started to grasp the actual impact of this currently incurable disease.
My father Hardy lived his last year of life with ALS with courage, grace, and dignity - and joy. He never lost sight that "today is a great day", even as he lost his ability to walk and breathe.
Just three months after the first Napa Valley Ride to Defeat ALS in which I participated in 2016 (photo here on this page), that my dad passed away, with my mom, brother, me, and a few close friends by his side. Yet the grace, courage, and joy that he demonstrated at the end of his life was just as he had LIVED his life. That is the gift he gave to me and us all.
Riding my bike gives me joy. When I do physical activities such as cycling swimming, skiing, and more, I think my dad. Though he wasn't able to do most of these during my lifetime (except for lots of swimming!) because his injuries from a motorcycle accident at the age of 21, his strength of body, mind, and spirit are with me when I am active. I appreciate the tall, strong body he gifted me through genetics, and what he modeled to me about courage, joy, tenacity, and positivity.
Support Team Hardy and Wipe Out ALS
Please help us continue to raise money for ALS research and to support people living with ALS today. Any donation makes an impact and is greatly appreciated.
Your tax-deductible gift will make a difference in the lives of many. You can make your donation online by simply clicking one on the links under the picture. We are looking forward to raising as much as we can for ALS research as well as to a beautiful day of cycling in the Napa Valley.
Make Today a Great Day
Achievements
I've raised $3,000 for the Ride to Defeat ALS!
I've raised $3,000 for the Ride to Defeat ALS!
Personal Progress:
of Goal
$7,240
Raised
$5,000.00
Fundraising Honor Roll
Mrs. Jane Bryan-Jones
$1,000
Katie Anderson
$1,000
Jane and Tomo Lewenthal-Tsukayama
$510
Ms. Nancy K Bryan
$510
John Anderson
$500
Mr. William J. Clark
$500
Marilynn Holland
Nash and Karen Jost
$204
The Hollidays
Bryan, Cami, Jules, and Rowan
Dan Harris & Lois Hirsch
$180
T. La Perle & K. Paszek
$150
Janet Harding
$102
Jami
Thomas and Joanna Reynolds
$102
Voellingers
$102
The Blandersons
$102
Pat and Joyce Murphree
$102
Judith Maurier
Leah Sutton
Myrna and Larry Brown
$102
Margaret DeWitt
Brad & Susie Toussaint
$102
Mr. Eric Edelson
$100
Avis Begoun
$100
Robert Pelikan
$100
The Teper Family
$100
Webb Family
Margie Hagene
$76
Davilla Family
Anonymous
$55
Kit Leong
$51
Heidi Watson
$51
Keith Bentz
$51
Ann and Neil Wolff
$50
Andrew Jones
Melinda Winter