It started with a New Year's resolution in 2018: run six miles a week.

That turned into half marathons, then triathlons, then an Ironman. A 100-mile run in just over 24 hours. 29,029 vertical feet climbed on a ski mountain. Eight miles across open water around Mackinac Island.

This June 18-20, it becomes an Ultraman. 320 miles over three consecutive days -- a 6.2-mile swim and 90-mile bike on Day 1, a 171-mile bike on Day 2, and a double marathon on Day 3. Self-supported, self-curated, right here in West Bloomfield at Pine Lake.

Every event I've done has raised money for HOPE Shelters, a Pontiac nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and wraparound support to people experiencing homelessness. Not just a bed -- real programs and real people helping others rebuild their lives. Over $34,000 raised so far. This is the next chapter.

This cause is personal. My mom spent her life caring for people the rest of the world walked past. HOPE does that same work -- the hard, unglamorous work of sitting with someone in crisis and refusing to look away. I do this in her memory and in the spirit of everyone who has shown up for me along the way.

If you can't be there in person, being here matters just as much. Thank you.