Atlanta Motorcyclists Ride to Cure the Deadliest Childhood Cancer
Atlanta Motorcyclists Ride to Cure the Deadliest Childhood Cancer
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids Motorcycle Charity Event Raises Critical Funds for Childhood Brain Tumor Research and Family Support Programs
ATLANTA, March 7, 2018 – Today, 13 children will be diagnosed with a brain tumor, the deadliest childhood cancer. On Sunday, June 3 the Atlanta motorcycle community will ride to change that.
Hosted by the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Georgia Chapter, the 2018 Atlanta Ride for Kids will fund critical research for a cure, as well as family support programs such as emergency financial assistance, peer support and college and vocational scholarships for survivors. This year, Ride for Kids will celebrate its 35th anniversary.
“Ride for Kids has always been a motorcycle event, but even more importantly, it’s a people event,” says John Stevens, co-task force leader for the 2018 Atlanta Ride for Kids and manager of East Region Sales for American Honda Motor Co., Inc’s Power Equipment Division. “I came to my first Ride for Kids because I have a bike. I kept returning and started raising money because I met the kids. Now I volunteer and lead because I have a heart.”
Ride for Kids participants will enjoy a scenic, police-escorted motorcycle ride from Cumming Fairground through the North Georgia mountains. Local pediatric brain tumor survivors will accompany motorcyclists on their ride.
Any make or model of street-legal motorcycle is welcome, and the whole family – including non-riders – will enjoy live music, entertainment, food and our Star Celebration. A suggested donation of $50 per person is encouraged. Participants who raise or donate $50 will receive a collectible T-shirt and raffle ticket for a new Honda motorcycle. Other fundraising incentives are also available.
The funds and awareness raised by Ride for Kids have helped the PBTF:
• Invest more than $30 million in research at more than 50 centers worldwide
• Provide emergency financial aid to families whose child is in treatment
• Award more than 1,500 college and vocational scholarships to brain tumor survivors
• Equip newly diagnosed families with the Starfolio resource notebook
• Make cancer care less scary for children through the animated Imaginary Friend Society series
Online registration at www.rideforkids.org/atlanta is recommended. Walk-up registration will start on June 3 at 8 a.m. with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. (rain or shine).
Ride for Kids is the longest-running, most successful motorcycle charity event in the nation. American Honda is the national presenting sponsor of Ride for Kids, and Cycle World magazine is the lead national media supporter of this American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned event.
For more information, contact the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation-Georgia Chapter’s campaign manager Emily Clark at 828-450-2308 or eclark@curethekids.org.
ABOUT THE PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION
More children die of brain tumors than any other cancer. As the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to children and teens with brain tumors, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s mission is to care for families along their entire journey, cure every childhood brain tumor, and help survivors and families thrive. Since 1991, the PBTF has funded more than $30 million in research to increase survivorship, improve quality of life and ultimately eliminate pediatric brain tumors. We also provide emotional support, information, resource referrals and other free services to families. Our national events include Ride for Kids motorcycle charity rides, the Starry Night Walk and 5K Run and Vs. Cancer fundraisers. Call 800-253-6530 or visit curethekids.org/mission to join us in our mission to Care. Cure. Thrive.
Contact:
Emily Clark
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation-Georgia Chapter
Campaign Manager
828-450-2308
eclark@curethekids.org