Brain tumor facts:
- Every day, nine more children are diagnosed with a brain tumor
- Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children.
- 76% of children diagnosed with a brain tumor are younger than 15.
- Four out of 10 children with a brain tumor will die within five years of diagnosis.
- Symptoms of brain tumors include headaches, nausea, vomiting, seizures, and disturbances in vision and hearing that can't be related to a disorder of the external sensory organs.
Money Collected:
• Gives research grants to the nation’s leading scientific institutions.
• Offers family support services, including a full-time program manager who helps patient families with questions and concerns.
• Awards scholarships to brain tumor survivors studying at a technical school, vocational school, junior college, or a four-year college or university.
• Discovers the cause and cure of childhood brain tumors by supporting medical research
• Aids in early detection of children’s brain tumor
• Improves the quality of life of children through better and less invasive treatments
• Provides educational and emotional support to these children and their families.
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Event Information
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Dakota Speedway
2500 Longspur Trail (off Memorial Highway, behind McDonalds) Mandan, ND 58554
Registration opens at 9:00am and closes 11:15
The ride through scenic countryside starts at 11:30, rain or shine!
Riders on all makes and models of motorcycles welcome.
Entry Fee
$25 per motorcycle or $30 with passanger
(Your more than welcome to raise more if you like. The more you raise the sooner a cure will be found.) Make checks payable to DKCR. Receive a FREE t-shirt per entry fee.
Free coffee, doughnuts and light lunch.
After the ride stay for the Celebration of Life program to hear from local children we help.
Money Raised will go to "Pediatric Brain Tumor Research" |
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For more information call 701-663-4023
If you are unable to attend, send your donation to:
Dakota Kids Cancer Ride
4120 Memorial Highway
Mandan, ND 58554 |
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