Dee Miller, founder of
'Renewed Strength'
reaches out to make a difference!
Schedule for
'100 Day' Bike Ride Throughout Ontario - see where Dee is today!
June 2008
Day 1 Tues. June10 - Ajax to Cobourg
Dee headed out from Scrambles Restaurant, 527 Westney Rd S (at Clements R. W.) Ajax, ON --on the first leg of her 100 Day journey to raise funds and awareness for Renewed Strength. Many well wishers joined Dee at Scambles for breakfast at Scrambles. -Ajax Mayor, Steve Parish bicycled with Dee on the first day, to Cobourg.
Dee Miller, about to begin her '100 Day' Bike ride ...photographs by Trina Astor-Stewart Astoria Magazine.
According to Dee's Dad, everything is going well on the ride so far. They all met at
'Bobby C's' Restaurant in Bowmanville for lunch on the first leg and things were going well.
Day - 2 Wed 11 Cobourg toTrenton
3 Thurs 12 Trenton to Napanee
4 Fri 13 Napannee to Kingston
A large crowd is expected to greet Dee in Kingston on Saturday, and Bev is going to call me with some anecdotal info ...keep it up!
5 Sat 14 Kingston Gananoque/Brockville
6 Sun 15 Rest Day
7 Mon 16 Brockville Cornwall
8 Tues 17 Cornwall Ottawa
9 Wed 18 Ottawa Arnprior
10 Thurs 19 Arnprior Cobden/Pembroke
It has been quite rainy on the road of late but Dee's spirits are still high and the weather is not slowing her down at all. As the weekend approaches she is expecting more crowds along the way. Keep on going, you have our support, Dee!
See the latest photos of Dee's Trip on the Renewed Strength website.
Dee remarkes on the wonderful Scenery along the way!
11 Fri 20 Pembroke Deep River
12 Sat 21 Deep River Mattawa
13 Sun 22 Rest Day
14 Mon 23 Mattawa North Bay
WOW --already this far, we wish you continued good spirits Dee!
15 Tues 24 North Bay Temagami
16 Wed 25 Temagami New Liskeard
Way to go ...donors are working hard too! Scrambles Restaurant owner Leslie Meldrum gives check for $2187.35 to Renewed Strength.
Dee puts on her helmet and keeps on going. The sun is shining, 'Got to make tracks!"
17 Thurs 26 New Liskeard Kirkland Lake
18 Fri 27 Kirkland Lake Timmins
19 Sat 28 Timmins Iroquois Falls
20 Sun 29 Rest Day
21 Mon 30 Iroquois Falls Cochrane
JULY 2008
22 Tues 1 Rest Day
23 Wed 2 Cochrane Smooth Rock Falls
24 Thurs 3 Smooth Rock Falls Kapuskasing
25 Fri 4 Kapuskasing Hearst
26 Sat 5 Hearst Longlac
27 Sun 6 Rest Day
28 Mon 7 Hearst Longlac
29 Tues 8 Longlac Geraldton
30 Wed 9 Geraldton Beardmore
31 Thurs 10 Beardmore Nipigon
32 Fri 11 Nipigon Thunder Bay
33 Sat 12 Rest Day
34 Sun 13 Rest Day
35 Mon 14 Thunder Bay Raith
36 Tues 15 Raith English River
37 Wed 16 English River Ignace
38 Thurs 17 Ignace Dinorwick
39 Fri 18 Dinorwick Sioux Lookout
40 Sat 19 Sioux Lookout Dryden
41 Sun 20 Rest Day
42 Mon 21 Dryden Perrault Falls
43 Tues 22 Perrault Falls Ear Falls
44 Wed 23 Ear Falls Red Lake
45 Thurs 24 Red Lake Ear Falls
46 Fri 25 Ear Falls Vermillion Bay
47 Sat 26 Vermillion Bay Kenora
48 Sun 27 Rest Day
49 Mon 28 Kenora Sioux Narrows
50 Tues 29 Sioux Narrows Barwick
51 Wed 30 Barwick Rainy River
52 Thurs 31 Rainy River Emo
A special thank you to Lynn Morrison of Willow Pond Bed and Breakfast for arranging B&B accomodation all along Dee's Route!
AUGUST
53 Fri 1 Emo Fort Frances
54 Sat 2 Fort Frances Crilly
55 Sun 3 Crilly Atikokan
56 Mon 4 Rest Day
57 Tues 5 Atikokan Kashabowie
58 Wed 6 Kashabowie Thunder Bay
59 Thurs 7 Thunder Bay Nipigon
60 Fri 8 Nipigon Schreiber
61 Sat 9 Schreiber Terrace Bay (H)
62 Sun 10 Rest Day
63 Mon 11 Terrace Bay Marathon
64 Tues 12 Marathon Manitouwadge
65 Wed 13 Manitouwadge White River
66 Thurs 14 White River Wawa
67 Fri 15 Wawa Agawa Bay
68 Sat 16 Agawa Bay Sault Ste. Marie
69 Sun 17 Rest Day
70 Mon 18 Sault Ste. Marie
71 Tues 19 Sault Ste Marie Iron Bridge
72 Wed 20 Iron Bridge Espanola
73 Thurs 21 Espanola Sudbury
74 Fri 22 Sudbury Parry Sound
75 Sat 23 Sudbury Parry Sound
76 Sun 24 Rest Day
77 Mon 25 Parry Sound Barrie
78 Tues 26 Barrie Owen Sound
79 Wed 27 Owen Sound Tiverton
80 Thurs 28 Tiverton Mount Forest
81 Fri 29 Mount Forest Kitchener
82 Sat 30 Kitchener Waterloo
83 Sun 31 Rest Day
SEPTEMBER
84 Mon 1 Rest Day
85 Tues 2 Kitchener/ Waterloo Stratford
86 Wed 3 Stratford London
87 Thurs 4 London Chatham
88 Fri 5 Chatham Windsor
89 Sat 6 Windsor Leamington
90 Sun 7 Rest Day
91 Mon 8 Leamington Blenheim
92 Tues 9 Blenheim St. Thomas
93 Wed 10 St. Thomas Tilsonburg/Port Dover94 Thurs 11 Port Dover Dunville
95 Fri 12 Dunnville Port Colborne
96 Sat 13 Port Colborne Niagara Falls/ Hamilton
97 Sun 14 Rest Day
98 Mon 15 Niagara Falls Hamilton
99 Tues 16 Hamilton Toronto
100 Wed September, 17 Toronto to Ajax
Yeah! 100 Days!
Ajax/Pickering MP, Mark Holland, will be riding with Dee on her last day, from Toronto arriving in Ajax approximately between 3:00 and 4:30 PM. at the bottom of Liverpool Rd. by the lake, where they will be welcomed by
Pickering Mayor, Dave Ryan.
Dee will then proceed to the Finish LIne for a Reception at the Ajax Lions Hall from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
Many businesses have joined hands to help raise funds to support Renewed Strength. Power of Women Exchange members have been especially supportive. Above fashions presented by Marlene Marco of 'Weekenders' - Active Wear line.
Marlene Marco pictured below with Dee, is also a director of Renewed Strength Inc. and Weekenders is providing Dee with complimentary clothing during the 100 Day Bike Ride, from their Active Wear line.
Thank you Marlene!
Dee Miller '100 Day' Bike Race
...raising awareness & funds for
Renewed Strength Inc.
Scrambles Restaurant owner Leslie Meldrum presents a check for $2187.35 to Renewed Strength! Marlene Marco, Director & Alanna Budhoo, Outreach Coordinator, are surprised and overwhelmed by the generosity!
Jack May joins , Marlene Marco, Alanna Budhoo as they accept the cheque from Leslie Meldrum of Scrambles Restaurant. Funds were raised during Ajax Home Week at an 'all you could eat' breakfast, a BBQ and a Raffle all sponsored by Scrambles.
June 10th, Ajax Mayor, Steve Parish helps begin 100 Day Bike Ride with Dee Miller in support of Renewed Strength, helping Cancer survivors get strong again, with renewed strength through exercise.
Friends gather and Dee is interviewed by Rogers Cable TV as she heads out on the first day of her 100 Day Bike Ride
Waiting for traffic to clear before heading out, Dee, Mayor Mike Parish and fellow bikers stop to look, and then they are off with a wave good-bye, on the first leg of the journey...to Cobourg via Bowmanville Ontario.
Dee's mother, Bev May, is following Dee along the route with supplies & moral support, in a car donated for the trip by Jackson's Toyota in Barrie. Bev, together with Marlene Marco, Director of Renewed Strength Inc. stayed for a few minutes after Dee had ridden off to thank those who had come out to support Dee on the first day of her trip. as well as Scrambles Restaurant owner for hosting the pre-ride breakfast.
From left to right: Marlene Marco & granddaughter; Pat Brown, Councilor Town of Ajax; Terry Harwood, Artist; Joanne Dies, Councilor Town of Ajax; Ann Harwood, Marketing; Coleen Jordan, Town of Ajax; Bev May, Renewed Strength Inc.
Peter Teitze: Chair of Ajax Home Week was on hand to give his well wishes. Bev May presented him with a Renewed Strength T-Shirt.
Many Power of Women Exchange members came out to support Dee Miller on the first day of her 100 Day Bike Ride. Pictured above to the right of Bev is, Ann Harwood, Lia Bandola, Rosemary, Marlene Marco, and her granddaughter, Donna Anderson, & Tammy.
Marlene, granddaughter & Bev pose with Leslie Meldrum of Scrambles Restaurant ...have breakfast, support Renewed Strength!
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Ajax Pickering MP, Mark Holland meets with Dee Miller.
Mark Holland, MP met with Dee while she was training for the 100 Day Bike ride at Rotary Park at the Ajax waterfront. An avid bike enthusiast, Mark expressed his support for her and encouraged her in her efforts with Renewed Strength Inc.
Dee and Mark Holland later did some biking together along the beautiful Rotary Park waterfront in Ajax. Rogers Cable was on hand to interview Dee as well as 'Snap' photojournalist, Emily Santos pictured with Dee below. Dee expressed her appreciation for all the Press that has turned out at different points along the way to help make the public aware of Renewed Strength.
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About Dee Miller and Renewed Strength
Dee Miller, Executive Director/Founder
of Renewed Strength Foundation
Imagine a survivor of cancer going on to create a program to benefit others who are living with cancer or who are survivors themselves. That is Dee Miller! After recovering from cancer and finding that it had left her weak, Dee determined to get her strength back through exercise. That was not enough however!, knowing how it feels, and because of her background as an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, Dee was uniquely qualified to begin her program of renewal and she decided others in her situation needed help to gain back their strength and confidence.
Founding 'Renewed Strength Inc.' a registered Charity benefiting other cancer survivors has been Dee's passion.
"Raising awareness, and the necessary funds, is a big job" Dee says, 'that's why I have decided to run a 100 Day Bike ride through Ontario."
On June 10, 2008 - beginning in Ajax, Dee began a 100 Day Biking Tour around Ontario to raise awareness for Renewed Strength Programs and to help raise the much needed funds to provide every cancer patient in Ontario with free programs.
With the support of her mother Bev May, many friends, and local businesses, as well as some grants, including one from Ontario Trillium Foundation, Dee has been able to raise funds for Renewed Strength. This is a worthwhile cause and you are invited to donate and take part in the fundraising activities for Renewed Strength, you will be helping many cancer survivors begin to lead a better life again.
" It is important cancer survivors throughout Ontario become aware of the exercise program offered by Renewed Strength, says Dee, many are told at hospitals and by health professionals, and then many hear about it through word of mouth." The program, helps alleviate the emotional trauma associated with the disease. Those who exercise and get themselves doing things both heal more quickly and are able to retain a more upbeat emotional state. Exercise is good for everyone, and is needed more so by those surviving cancer. Keep up with where Dee is on her 100 Day Bike Ride. Come out, support the program and get involved.
Renewed Strength Inc. offers free exercise programs to individuals who have undergone chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or cancer surgery. Renewed Strength provides these services at several locations throughout Ontario; allowing the programs to be accessible to individuals in large communities and remote rural settings.
Renewed Strength also provides a DVD of the program that may be completed in a survivor’s own home without the need of special equipment.
The Renewed Strength Program is designed to help start a positive cycle of increasing the survivor’s strength and mobility. This is intended to make functioning on a daily basis easier, help in fighting the chance of reoccurrence and to help improve one’s quality of life.
Dee Miller is the Founder and Executive Director of Renewed Strength Inc., a Registered Charity designed to help cancer patients regain their strength and mobility after treatment. She is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor and owner of Fitness Deelite, a Personal Training and Fitness Consulting Company. She regularly speaks on Corporate Health, Fitness and Stress Management and can be seen on TV shows such as W’s The Right Fit.
As a member of The American Council on Exercise Faculty and a Can-Fit-Pro Presenter and Continuing Education Provider, Dee has developed many Specialty Instructor Training Programs including Pilatycore, Pilatycore for Kids as well as the Cancer Exercise Specialist Training Workshop. Dee also regularly Presents Cancer and Exercise Workshops for Health and Fitness Professionals at National Fitness Conferences and Medical Facilities throughout North America.
