Scott Voelker rides jet skis to raise funds for causes that he supports. His most recent ride was for breast cancer research and to raise funds for the Orlando Sports Foundation and Cure Bowl. He rode his Sea-Doo GTX almost 7,000 miles beginning in Tampa, FL and ending in Chicago, finishing the Great Loop.
He left his home in Indiana to head to Tampa, Florida on July 11 to complete the last 2,000 miles of his 7,000 mile journey. Voelker rode 251 miles on the first day, stopping in Panama City to fill up his pink and white fuel cans. His plan was to ride 200 miles a day while stopping along the way to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. Updates on his adventure are available on his Facebook page.
He has a lot of stories, including one with pictures of seeing boats on fire. He had grabbed a ride back to the marina where his PWC was docked and saw smoke billowing.
A couple of boats were on fire and his Sea-Doo was nearby. His ski was okay, the boats not so much. Check out his page for more tales of his ride and future plans.
Voelker began the fundraising rides in 2017 when he rode his WaveRunner 2,030 miles for breast cancer research. He rode through all five Great Lakes. He has continued doing charity rides every year for the Orlando Sports Foundation and Cure Bowl.
The foundation says it takes someone with courage and grit to take a dream and make it a reality. Scott’s vision using this adventure as a tool to raise money for cancer research is their shared vision.
That says a lot about the kind of man Voelker is and with the help of people like him, the Sports Foundation and Cure Bowl team has raised almost $4 million since 2015. He finished this latest journey on July 26th and raised several thousand dollars for The Orlando Sports Foundation and Cure Bowl, so that they can continue their cancer research.
