Thank you for visiting the donation page for the Jim Ray Memorial Century HeartRide!  Over the years, we've raised about $70,000 -- this year we're stretching to try to add $10,000 more to give to the American Heart Association for research and education about heart disease and stroke.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts. (And if you want to do it the old-fashioned way, send a check -- payable to AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -- to me at Mark Ray, c/o KSV, 212 Battery Street, Burlington, VT 05401.)

In addition to being a cyclist and a victim of heart disease, my dad also loved technology, so he would be intrigued that his technology-challenged son is using this page and other social media tools to raise funds in his memory.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!

As they say in Ireland, may the wind always be at your back -- a headwind when cycling can be a real pain!  Thank you.

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And here's a story that my daughter Emily wrote for her teacher about filming the video . . .

My dad was shooting a thirty-second video about his one-hundred mile bike ride. It is in memory of his dad, who died of heart disease. He raises money for the American Heart Association. I heard him say in the video that he has raised about $70,000 over the years he’s been doing it. He rides with his friend Steve Gronlund. I think you had Annie Gronlund as a student? She lives in my neighborhood. She used to baby sit my brother and me, before she went to boarding school.