As some of you know, I am participating in my next competition on Sunday, September 16^th -  the 7th Annual Charm City Strongwoman Contest, a Memorial Contest for Charlotte Bohn. This year’s contest will benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. The Fund changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With your support, the Ulman Cancer Fund is able to provide free support services and resources for the young adult cancer community.

Why I’m competing and fundraising:

My dearest friend Tanya was diagnosed with Stage 4 gastric cancer just two days after giving birth to her only child, Nathan. She underwent a total gastrectomy which removed her whole stomach and 30+ lymph nodes. Tanya had no real symptoms prior to her pregnancy. After a seven month battle with cancer, she passed on August 26, 2016, a few days before her 42nd birthday.

Tanya was one of the most caring and giving individuals and an all-around beautiful soul. I miss her laughter and smiling disposition, but I was one of the lucky ones to have had her in my life.

The 2018 Charm City Strongwoman Contest

Sunday, September 16, 2018
9am - 4pm

4015 Foster Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(On Haven Street between Fait and Foster in front of the new gym!)

The 2018 Charm City Strongwoman is a Memorial Contest for Charlotte Bohn, who died on February 11, 2015 after a 3 1/2 year battle with colon cancer. She was an inspiration and was as strong as she was beautiful.  Proceeds from the contest benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, an organization that Charlotte and her family received support from during treatment, and continue to support.

The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults changes lives by creating a community of support for young adults, and their loved ones, impacted by cancer. With your support, the Ulman Cancer Fund is able to provide free support services and resources for the young adult cancer community including:

All proceeds will go directly towards Ulman House, our "home away from home" for young adults, and their loved ones, affected by cancer. 

Ulman House, located in East Baltimore, will create a community that fosters peer and social support, decreases financial and other burdens, and encourages hope and healing. Patients and their caregivers will be able to stay in one of nine private suites while enjoying group and individual programming in the house including art therapy, physical exercise, meditation, home cooked meals, Where YA Meet support groups, and an incredible music room. There will also be opportunities to speak with Ulman’s patient navigators and social workers from Baltimore area hospitals.

Click here to see our progress so far and please join in our efforts to create a comfortable and functional space for our guests by visiting our registry.

For donation and other inquiries please contact The Ulman House Program Manager, Maeve Koch at (410) 964-0202 ext. 124 or maeve@ulmanfund.org.

Thanks to our partners at Fivex3 Training for including us as the charity partner for this event!