Ted Cheng - Stark Naked
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Free Wheelchair MissionTed Cheng's Stark Naked 2020 fundraising page on behalf of the Free Wheelchair Mission
$16,121
raised by 45 people
$20,000 goal
Bio:
Ted is an avid learner whose professional career has spanned a broad spectrum of disciplines and industries. He seems to change interest and careers every 14 years beginning with Aerospace Engineering (1983-1997), then Founder/President of a Spacecraft Manufacturing Company (1998 – 2012), and now Founder/CEO of a Restaurant Holding Company in the Hospitality industry (2013 – 2027?). The only thing constant that has never changed is love for his wife, Jean, whom he met 42 years ago! Ted and Jean have two grown children – Jordan is 28 and coaches a USA Women’s Beach Volleyball Team and Justin, 31, is the Soft-Tissue & Mobility Specialist at Stark. Ted’s bio wouldn’t be complete without also mentioning his awesome daughter-in-law, Mimi (like dad, Justin definitely married up) and their adorable son, Zeke.
Motivation for Stark Naked:
As I turn 60 this year, everything seems to remind me of aging so I want to do something with a “Go-Back-To-The-Future” moment, and that is to be more physically fit than when I was in College! With the help of the incredible team at Stark, this competition could get me there while at the same time make it not just about me:
Stark Naked will push me through 18 weeks of a disciplined training and nutrition program while raising money and awareness for a great cause – pretty motivational!
If I can inspire my peers that a “ripped” body is achievable in the senior years and motivate them to a lifestyle of fitness and health, then that can have life-saving significance.
My son, Justin, will also be competing. This is a legacy photo op moment for dad, son, and grandson (a future Stark Naked Competitor 😀) to represent 3-generations. Wow!
A hopeful side benefit, of course, is like Frank Thomas says in his Nugenix commercial, “she’ll like it too” 😜.
Non-Profit to Support: Free Wheelchair Mission
My son Justin, is a mobility specialist at Stark and encourages me regularly (to the point of shame) on the importance of improving our range of motion/mobility as we age. When I perform the stretch exercises that he recommends, it’s challenging and I don’t want to do it…
Then I think about the 75 million people with disabilities in under-resourced nations who are in dire need of a wheelchair and whose “mobility” is not a matter of stretching limbs, but having no limbs to stretch at all. Many are forced to live on the ground or forced to crawl and have no chance at any quality of life without something as “simple” to us as a wheelchair. FWM provides the transforming gift of mobility resulting in hope, freedom, and renewed dignity to their recipients. It only takes $80 to provide a free wheelchair - this is one of the most highly leveraged donation-to-life changing ratio of any charity I know!
The next time I complain about doing my stretches, I need to remember how grateful I should be, stop whining, and hold that position for 30 more seconds…