While we love the energy of competition, the heart of Kiteboard 4 Cancer Michigan is the shared experience of pushing limits, embracing challenges, and finding strength in the journey—much like those facing a cancer diagnosis do every day.

This one-of-a-kind event brings athletes, adventurers, and supporters together for an unforgettable experience with a purpose that goes far beyond the competition. Every mile and every dollar raised helps create meaningful opportunities for young adult cancer survivors to heal, connect, and move forward beyond cancer.

What is Project Koru?

Project Koru is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young adult cancer survivors through community, connection, and outdoor adventure.

A cancer diagnosis during young adulthood can disrupt nearly every aspect of life. Survivors may face fear of recurrence, medical debt, social isolation, changes to their bodies and identities, and the challenge of finding support that truly understands what they’re going through. Despite these unique challenges, young adults are often underrepresented in both cancer research and traditional support systems.

Project Koru exists to change that.

Through Camp Koru and other survivor-led experiences, we bring young adult cancer survivors together in supportive communities where they can reconnect with themselves, each other, and the outdoors. Through outdoor recreation, adventure, and time spent in nature, participants are given space to step outside of the cancer experience, rebuild confidence, nurture their mind, body, and spirit, and discover what’s possible beyond a diagnosis.

But the impact doesn’t end when camp does. The connections made at Project Koru become lifelong bonds with people who understand the journey firsthand—a community where survivors feel seen, supported, and empowered to move forward with strength, hope, and purpose.

Your support of Kiteboard 4 Cancer MI helps make these transformative experiences possible. Visit projectkoru.org to learn more about Project Koru, our programs, and the young adult cancer survivors we serve.

KB4C Michigan 2026

A Project Koru event that unites athletes, supporters, and cancer survivors to rise above personal limits, conquer challenges, and drive the Project Koru mission forward!

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