BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Between March 8 and 9, more than 1,200 people will be channeling their energy and braving the cold to raise money for cancer research.
Abby Militello will be one of those people. She’s riding in this year’s Ice Cycle event at Buffalo Riverworks.
“The event itself felt quintessentially Buffalo,” she said. “To most people [it’s] not great weather conditions, but here we are making lemonade out of lemons and doing something together as a community in my opinion for the worthiest of causes.”
For the last few years Militello has cycled in honor of her father-in-law, who was battling cancer and receiving treatment at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“We were feeling helpless, for a lack of better terms, there’s only so much you could do aside from being a comfort and loving up your loved ones who are battling cancer,” she said.
Since 2021, the ice cycle community, including more than a dozen fitness studios, have helped raise more than $1.4 million for cancer research and patient care programs at Roswell Park.