ALIVE: Driven to Inspire

Rallye Aiche Des Gazelles

Sunday Feb. 2nd, 2014

Rachelle Croft and Rhonda Cahill want to show other mothers that they can achieve their dreams while raising children. The two 30-something moms from Bozeman, Montana, will compete in March in the toughest all-female off-road rally in the world in the Moroccan desert. The women are also using this incredible life-affirming opportunity, where they must raise $35,000 to participate, to shine the spotlight on an epidemic that has affected millions of people, including each one of them.

“We are both victims of sexual abuse,” says Croft, “so our racing efforts at the world famous Rallye Aiche Des Gazelles—it’s French—will give a voice to a situation many find so difficult to talk about.”

“The Rallye will provide us with an incredible platform to carry our voices around the globe, inspiring others to hopefully do the same: come forward, and stop the cycle of sexual abuse,” explains Cahill. “At the same time, we hope to inspire moms to live their dreams as an example to their children, instead of waiting until the kids leave the nest.”

Five percent of the funds the women raise for their racing endeavor will go to “Voice Today”, an organization dedicated to eradicating sexual abuse and providing healing for survivors.

The nine-day race is the most challenging off-road rally in the world where more than 150 two-women teams compete by navigating with just the use a compass and map. Croft competed in 2012; Cahill is joining her for the 2014 race with this shared vision of journeying for a higher cause. “One in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are affected by sexual abuse,” says Croft. “It has been a long road for us—it is for most victims—but I know that by speaking up, other victims might muster the courage to find their voice.”

On February 6, 2014 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. women from Bozeman, Livingston and neighboring communities are invited to meet and be inspired by Rachelle Croft and Rhonda Cahill at 14 North Restaurant located at 14 N. Church Avenue. The evening event is called “ALIVE: Driven to Inspire.”  The free social gathering will offer free appetizers, a cash bar, complimentary makeovers for hair and makeup and the chance to win door prizes. It is also an opportunity for any woman, young or old to be uplifted by Rachelle and Rhonda’s personal testimonies while learning more about how these two 30-something mothers plan to compete in one of the toughest competitions on the planet.