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Detroit is consistently at the top when it comes to donating to charitable causes. This is evident in
so many of my clients who participate in charity sporting events, volunteer their time and donate
money to good causes. Charity is also something that is important to me as an individual and a
business owner.

So when I read the 101 Things Every Detroiter Must Do article in Hour Detroit, I thought, why not
bring charity to every one of the experiences covered in Hour’s article – earning the right to tout
myself and my program as Detroiters and feel good at the same time.

That's how it all started. Now Motor City Bootcamp is on a year-long quest to accomplish all 101
items in Hour’s article, but add charity to every one of them. We’ll take pledges and raise money
through cooperative events wherever we can.

All the proceeds from our events will be donated to the Karmanos Cancer Institute, an
organization started right here in Detroit – by the co-founder of one of Detroit’s largest employers,
Peter Karmanos Jr., CEO of Compuware.

How It Works
Motor City Bootcampers will take pledges from family, friends, co-workers, or even strangers.
They can take pledges for either a single dollar amount or an amount for each of the activities they
complete.

Along the way, we'll also be partnering with several of the companies and events to raise extra
money as we check off items on the list.

Of course this is all about giving back, so if you're not a member of Motor City Bootcamp, but you'd
like to participate, we're offering this special: Every time a non-member attends an event and
raises $50, they will receive one free week of bootcamp classes. That means all you have to do
is attend 8 events and raise $400 to get an entire session of Motor City Bootcamp classes.

Current bootcampers can benefit as well. If you're already a member and raise $200, you get a
WEEK free. Raise $500, you get a SESSION free. Raise $1,500, you get SIX MONTHS free. And, if
you raise $5,000, you'll get ONE YEAR free.

To get involved, contact Jeff. Or, if you'd like to donate online, click here.

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute is backed by state-of-the-
science cancer research conducted
right here in Detroit. The Institute is
the only cancer center in southeast
Michigan where teams of cancer
experts diagnose patients with
world-class precision and
compassionate care.

The center works with hundreds of
doctors statewide to arrange for
care convenient for patients and
families. Together, Karmanos'
cancer teams and doctors can
recommend the best treatment
options with the Institute’s
immediate access to the latest
cancer-fighting drugs and therapies.

The Karmanos Cancer Institute is
designated by the National Cancer
Institute as among the very best
cancer centers in the United States.
It is ranked by the National
Research Corporation as metro
Detroit’s most preferred cancer
center.

Based in midtown Detroit, the
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute is committed to a future free
of cancer. The Meyer L. Prentis
Comprehensive Cancer Center of
Metropolitan Detroit, operated by the
Institute, is one of 39 National
Cancer Institute-designated
comprehensive cancer centers in
the United States.

Caring for more than 6,000 new
patients annually on a budget of
$200 million, conducting more than
400 cancer-specific scientific
investigation programs and clinical
trials, the Institute is among the
nation’s best cancer centers. The
Institute strives to prevent, detect
and eradicate cancer through 1,200
staff including 300 faculty members
supported by hundreds of
volunteers and thousands of
financial donors. John C.
Ruckdeschel, M.D. is the Institute’s
president and CEO.

The Institute was designated as the
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute in 1995 when Peter
Karmanos, co-founder of
Compuware, donated $15 million
after losing his wife, Barbara Ann, to
breast cancer.

It was a long year but well worth all the work and time put in to accomplish everything on the list.
We were able to participate in some great things and meet some fantastic people while doing
everything from shooting free throws at a Piston's game to working at Avalon Bakery for a day. Now
the work REALLY begins.

We will take our list and use it to obtain donations from individuals and business from all around.
We want to demonstrate that our effort to put in the time to knock off everything on the list of 101
tasks may have been difficult, but far from the effort that many who struggle through the battle with
cancer must put forth. We took one year to complete the list, now 2007 is the year that we'll use to
show that every task, no matter how intimidating it may seem, can be accomplished through
perseverance and hard work. This is the message we'll use to help convince donors that what
we've done deserves their attention, on our way to reaching our goal of $50,000 raised.

We're putting in the leg work to help get the word out there, help us make sure that our efforts don't
go unnoticed and donate to the cause today!