Slideshow: Cancer-Fighting Cyclists Hit Scout Hall

After a 66-mile ride from Napa and a stop for lunch along the way, 27 college students arrived at  Friday one-by-one, nearly capping a ride of more than 4,100 miles, from Baltimore to San Francisco, to raise more than $100,000 for cancer research through Baltimore-based 4K For Cancer.

The for two nights before they resume their journey with a short ride from Mill Valley to San Francisco Saturday. A $300 donation from Mill Valley Rotary helped Scout Hall officials buy enough food for several meals for the cyclists, according to Scout Hall board member Roberta Keller.

“Having organizations like Scout Hall step up and provide shelter and food is huge for us,” said David Conover, the group’s executive director.

Conover’s organization connected with Scout Hall through Mary McQuilkin, a Mill Valley native who graduated in 2009 from Johns Hopkins University, 4K For Cancer’s birthplace. McQuilkin’s father Charlie was an assistant scout leader with Eric Erickson, the City of Mill Valley’s finance director and a member of the Scout Hall board.

The group needed an emergency place to stay because of a last0-minute cancellation in 2009, and Scout Hall has hosted the cyclists every year since.