Ride for Kids®

benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation®

We ride to cure the kids!

Puget Sound may be overcast much of the year, but there’s nothing cloudy about its support for children with brain tumors. Yesterday’s Ride for Kids, the area’s 20th, raised $78,057 for the PBTF.

Close to 300 people met at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Wash., to ride with Judah, Andrew, Skyler, Claire, Allison, Nick, Anthony and Eric. Along the way they enjoyed beautiful views of the Cascade Mountains and Mount Rainier.

When they returned to Remlinger Farms, the stars talked about their dreams and goals. “I want a stronger career so I can come back and help these kids,” said Anthony, now an adult. Added Andrew, 16, “Ride for Kids is a chance to get rid of this disease.”

Doctors like Richard Ellenbogen of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center are working hard to do just that. “We are not going to stop until we find a cure and make the survivors' lives better,” he told the crowd.

Motorcyclists across the country are leading the fundraising efforts to make a cure possible. In Puget Sound top honors went to:

• Individuals: Ken Watson, Mark McDowell & Nick Konkler, $7,307
• Motorcycle club/chapter: GWTA WA-C, $19,655
• Motorcycle business: Everett Powersports, $19,172
• Special organization: VFW Chapter 3, $90

Also attending the ride were two members of 24T Racing, Arnold Nufer and Steve Skeels. Their team is raising funds for the PBTF by attempting to break the world record for the 24-hour speed record on a 500cc motorcycle, last set in 1961.

Ride for Kids fundraisers are eligible for great drawing prizes, including a new Honda CBR250R won by James Young. Other prizes went to Ron West (AGV helmet); Mike Tennyson (Dunlop tire); Mark Angeles (Tourmaster luggage); and James Wartchow (Cardo Scala Rider).

The Puget Sound Ride for Kids was organized by local volunteers, led by Clarine and Eddie Dunn, Mike Tennyson, and Mary Rairdin. Join us next time on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013.