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Ride For Kids South Bend, Indiana 2008 will be the 6th annual Ride For Kids ® event in the state of Indiana, the 4th annual for South Bend. Last year was a blockbuster day in South Bend with over 400 motorcyclists and supporters coming together to raise $56,500.00 for the cause. We were fortunate to have nine brain tumor survivors attend last years ride, their ages ranged from 3 years to 30+ years of age. One of our ‘stars’, 9-year old Lucas, was also one of our top fundraisers who brought in over $5,000.00. The ride was police escorted by the South Bend Police, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the La Porte County Sheriff’s Department and State Police departments. We started the ride at Pinhook Park on a beautiful Sunday morning, with the ride lasting about 1 1/2 hours. The motorcyclists returned to have a sack lunch, and the ‘Celebration of Life’ began with Mayor Steve Luecke declaring the day to be “Ride for Kids Day” in Indiana. During the ‘Celebration of Life’, the ‘Stars’ were all on stage sharing their experiences about the motorcycle ride they just went on, smiling and enjoying every minute of this day. Their parents shared their experiences of how difficult it was to see their child go through the ordeals of having a brain tumor, not knowing what tomorrow will bring. Lyn Stevens, a childhood brain tumor survivor and now a nurse practitioner at St. Anthony Hospital told everyone about the importance of their donations to help fight this terrible disease. We have this special event to raise money for research and to someday find the cause and cure for Pediatric Brain Tumors. Of every dollar that we collect, $0.91 goes towards research, scholarships for brain tumor survivors and Family Support programs. Please join us on
July 13th, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. EST at Pinhook Park, South Bend,
Indiana to give hope to the children and young adults who suffer from
this terrible disease!
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RFK History
The Ride for Kids® is a motorcyclist's program that is helping find the cause and cure of pediatric brain tumors. It also serves as a educational support program for patients, their families, and the medical community. Mike and Dianne Traynor started the Ride for Kids® program in Atlanta, Ga., in 1984, when a friend's child was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After watching the tragic deaths of many children, they set out to help find the cause and cure of this childhood killer by soliciting help from their friends in the motorcycling community. With the support of America's motorcyclists, the program began to raise awareness and funds to pay for research in the nation’s leading brain tumor research centers. The success of the first Ride for Kids® event in Atlanta led to the program's expansion to Chicago in 1989. Mike and Dianne soon decided to devote full-time attention to their advocacy and fundraising efforts, and started the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) in 1991. The PBTF is honored to be the official charity of the Honda Rider's Club of America (HRCA), which has been the presenting sponsor of Ride for Kids® since 1991. Thanks to the significant support of American Honda Motor Company’s motorcycle division, Honda dealers and other motorcycle industry companies, the program has raised more than $34 million for pediatric brain tumor research. This support has helped make PBTF the largest nonprofit source of funding for pediatric brain tumor research outside of the U.S. government. In addition to research grants to medical laboratories, PBTF funds started the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the U.S., a national database of disease and patient information. Thanks to the efforts of Ride for Kids®, progress is being made in the search for the answer to this terrible affliction. Each year laboratories worldwide take steps toward new and more innovative treatments for young patients. However, until the cause is isolated the prognosis of these children will continue to cast doubt on their recovery, and for those who survive, their resulting quality of life. But with your help, there is hope. What began in 1984 as one couple’s quest to help these children has now become the target of thousands of caring motorcyclists who work diligently to help these children by raising funds to fight this terrible disease. Together we will cure the kids!
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