Kelly Young from Lisbon , OH has worked at 4Wheel Drive Hardware for 14 years . She bought her first Jeep in 2000 quickly adding a 3 ” lift and 33 ” tires . That was it , she was hooked on the Jeep bug . Attending many off-roading locations with her new toy , like Paragon Adventure Park , Jeep Jamborees , Superlift OffRoad Park until a Rep . from Advance Adapters gave her a set of tickets to a NEUROC rock crawling competition in 2004 . After watching the stock modified class , she thought , this is something I can do . The Idea was born . Returning to 4WDH , pitching this idea to them for a sponsorship and they agreed . Several months of wrenching ensued until the Jeep was ready for competition . Many Thanks go out to her friends and family , without whom the Project would not have been completed . Her Rock Crawling career began with a WEROCK event in 2005 , competing in many Rock Crawling events over the next 7 years .
Crawl to Cure
Photos Courtesy of Kelly Young
Kelly Young from Lisbon , OH has worked at 4Wheel Drive Hardware for 14 years . She bought her first Jeep in 2000 quickly adding a 3 ” lift and 33 ” tires . That was it , she was hooked on the Jeep bug . Attending many off-roading locations with her new toy , like Paragon Adventure Park , Jeep Jamborees , Superlift OffRoad Park until a Rep . from Advance Adapters gave her a set of tickets to a NEUROC rock crawling competition in 2004 . After watching the stock modified class , she thought , this is something I can do . The Idea was born . Returning to 4WDH , pitching this idea to them for a sponsorship and they agreed . Several months of wrenching ensued until the Jeep was ready for competition . Many Thanks go out to her friends and family , without whom the Project would not have been completed . Her Rock Crawling career began with a WEROCK event in 2005 , competing in many Rock Crawling events over the next 7 years .
In June of 2008 , Kelly ’ s Mother lost her battle with colon and liver cancer . Mom was her biggest fan , as well as , a big fan of the World of Rock Crawling and motorsports in general . Never missing any of her Daughter ’ s events , until becoming Ill . Wanting to do something in Remembrance of her Mom , Kelly painted her competition Jeep pink to raise money for cancer research . Crawl to Cure Cancer was born .
Since that time and wanting to find more ways to raise awareness and funds to benefit Cancer research , ideas began to flow . Kelly , along with her team began to raise money throughout the year at various events such as Relay for Life , Bark for Life , the BRR for a Cure polar bear plunge , as well as Jeep shows and events . All money raised is donated to the American Cancer Society . They do this with the hopes that they can play a part in helping find a Cure for Cancer--something that has affected everyone
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