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Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum

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Fort Wayne IN 46805

January 7th & 8th, 2012

Saturday 10 to 10 Sunday 10 to 3

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8 July 2012
Pinhook Park
2801 Riverside Dr.
South Bend, IN 46616
See Map page for directions from your hometown
When you join other motorcyclists for this scenic ride through the Indiana
countryside, you'll have a great time while raising funds for the PBTF's medical
research and family support programs!  Riders on all makes and model bikes
are welcome. 
 

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10 July 2011
Riders in Northern Indiana enjoyed blue skies and a light breeze as they gathered at
South Bend's Pinhook Park on 10 July.  The crowd of 350 raised $69,555 to support
brain tumor survivors like Hanna, Lucas, Lindy, Libby, Jennifer, Corey, Jon, Karyn,
and Daniel

Riders and Stars (survivors) raised the funds to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor
Foundation's research for a cure.


 

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Ride for Kids® returns to Northern Indiana on July 10

Every day, 11 more children in the United States are diagnosed with a brain tumor, the deadliest form of childhood cancer. Northern Indiana motorcyclists can help them out by joining the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® Ride for Kids® on Sunday, July 10 in South Bend. The ride leaves from:

 

Hannah @ South Bend 2010 RFK

 
Brain tumor survivor Hannah enjoys her sidecar ride in South Bend last year.

 

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Ride for Kids® participants earn great premiums, including T-shirts, hats and jackets.

Pinhook Park
2801 Riverside Dr.
South Bend, IN 46616

Registration opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 9:45 a.m. Eastern time. The escorted ride starts at 10 a.m. Eastern, rain or shine!

The ride will loop back to the start point. After a light lunch, participants will enjoy a Celebration of Life program that features interviews with young brain tumor survivors — the Ride for Kids® "stars" of the day. Award presentations to top fundraisers will follow.

We also draw for great prizes, including a Honda motorcycle. The drawing rules for this event have changed, so please send your funds to us in advance to ensure proper credit. Please see the Northern Indiana ride page on our website for the complete drawing rules.

If you're unable to attend, send your registration form and donations to PBTF, 302 Ridgefield Ct., Asheville, NC 28806. Mark your form "Not Attending" to credit your event and receive your premiums by mail.

About the PBTF Ride for Kids®
The national Ride for Kids® program and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF) promote childhood brain tumor research and provide family support through free literature about brain tumors, educational newsletters, online conferences and college scholarships. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Honda Riders Club of America, and our national insurance sponsor, GEICO. For more information, go to www.rideforkids.org or call 800-253-6530.

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Feb. 11, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary O. Ratcliffe
800-253-6530 or mratcliffe@rideforkids.org

 Kevin Schwantz, Lyle Lovett star in new PSA to promote Ride for Kids®

 

Kevin Schwantz, Garrett and Lyle Lovett

 

Kevin Schwantz and Lyle Lovett have teamed up to help children with brain tumors by filming a new public service announcement for the Ride for Kids® program. See it here.

 

Motorcycle racing champion Kevin Schwantz and recording superstar Lyle Lovett have teamed up to help children with brain tumors by filming a new public service announcement for the Ride for Kids® program.

Watch it now!

“A big Ride for Kids thank-you goes out to Kevin Schwantz and Lyle Lovett,” said Kyle Clack, national director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® Ride for Kids. “To have two such well-known motorcyclists, each a ‘world champion’ in their profession, get together to make a real difference in children’s lives is truly a championship event!”

An avid motorcyclist who has supported Ride for Kids® since it came to Houston 20 years ago, Lovett has recorded several PSAs for the foundation.

Schwantz is also a major fan. Last year while managing American Honda’s Moto2 effort to benefit the PBTF, he took time to lead the Ride for Kids® Lap of Champions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The spot was filmed last month at Northwest Honda in Houston, with help from Love Advertising and Understand, Inc. It also stars a young brain tumor survivor named Garrett. Each day, 10 more children like him are diagnosed with a brain tumor, the deadliest form of childhood cancer.

Motorcyclists like Lovett and Schwantz are helping the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® change these children’s lives for the better. We invite you to join them in riding for a reason. Ride for Kids® events take place in 40 cities this year, starting April 3 in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

About the PBTF Ride for Kids®
Ride for Kids® supports the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF) by funding medical research and family support programs. We thank our presenting sponsor, Honda Riders Club of America, and our national insurance sponsor, GEICO. Learn more at www.rideforkids.org or call 800-253-6530.


 

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July 12, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary O. Ratcliffe
800-253-6530 or mratcliffe@rideforkids.org

Ride for Kids® in South Bend raises over $71,000
for Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation®

 

Hannah @ South Bend 2010 RFK

 

Brain tumor survivor Hannah enjoys her sidecar ride in South Bend.

Beautiful blue skies in South Bend, Ind., made for a great day for the Ride for Kids® on July 11. Over 350 motorcyclists, fundraisers, volunteers and families turned out for the event, which raised $71,866 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF).

Nine local brain tumor survivors accompanied the 90-minute ride through rural Indiana. These “stars”—including 6-year-old Carrie and PBTF scholarship recipient Libby, 19—returned to Pinhook Park after the ride for a moving Celebration of Life.

Carrie’s mom, Katrina, told the riders that their support goes a long way. “This disease tears families apart,” she said. “Thank you so much for all you do to help us.”

Adult brain tumor survivor Lyn Stevens, a nurse practitioner with St. Anthony Memorial Health Center in Michigan City, Ind., spoke for herself as well as the medical community when she said, “There is always a silver lining in a gray cloud and you are it.”

The event’s top fundraisers were:

  • Individuals: E.J. & Georgia Ford, $17,005
  • Club/Chapter: GWRRA IN-R2, $21,045
  • Motorcycle Business: B&E Honda, $21,075

Many thanks go to South Bend’s volunteer task force, led this year by Bobby Newman, E.J. and Georgia Ford, Fred Johnson, John Zepik and Tony Certa.

About the PBTF Ride for Kids®
 The national Ride for Kids® program and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® (PBTF) promote childhood brain tumor research and provide family support through free literature about brain tumors, educational newsletters, online conferences and college scholarships. The 2010 Ride for Kids® season continues on July 18 with events in Chicagoland, Minnesota, and Utica, N.Y. For more information, go to http://www.rideforkids.org/ or call 800-253-6530.

 

 

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South Bend, Indiana – Sunday, July 12, 2009

 

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July 13, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary O. Ratcliffe
800-253-6530 or mratcliffe@rideforkids.org

Motorcyclists top $91,000 at South Bend Ride for Kids®

 

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Brain tumor survivor Isabella and Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis wowed the crowd at the South Bend ride.
 

The seventh annual Ride for Kids® in South Bend, Ind., honored 11 brain tumor survivors and raised $91,682 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation yesterday.

Blue skies and sunshine greeted the crowd of 450 gathered at Pinhook Park. The riders and their police escort toured the countryside around South Bend, cruising past rolling meadows and farmland for an hour and a half before returning for the Celebration of Life.

The program brought the motorcyclists face to face with many of the children they ride to help, including 5-year-old Carrie and 11-year-old Lucas. PBTF college scholarship recipient Juliana said, “People think I’m different, and I am, thanks to the battle I intend to win.”

Dr. Tim Griffin, medical director of oncology at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, told the motorcyclists how researchers use the funds raised to search for a cure.

Another VIP guest was Charlie Weis, head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, who donated $1,000 to the cause. “You guys are the nuts and bolts that run the PBTF,” he told the riders. “I have a special needs child of my own at home, so I know what many of the families go through.”

The top fundraisers were:

  • Individuals: Gregory Koliboski & Samantha Paull, $19,297
  • Club/Chapter: ABATE Region #2, $27,835
  • Motorcycle Business: Calumet Harley-Davidson/Buell, $20,997

Bobby Newman of LaPorte, Ind., won the drawing for a new Honda motorcycle.

Many thanks went to the local volunteer task force, led by Bobby and Claudette Newman, E.J. and Georgia Ford, and Fred and Sandy Johnson.

About the PBTF Ride for Kids®
The national Ride for Kids® program and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) promote childhood brain tumor research and provide family support through free literature about brain tumors, educational newsletters, online conferences and college scholarships. The next Ride for Kids® events are on July 19 in Chicago, Minnesota and Utica, N.Y. For more information, go to http://www.rideforkids.org/ or call 800-253-6530.

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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

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