The 15th annual dual sport Ride for Kids® in San Bernardino attracted 240 participants and raised more than $46,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
After a delicious pancake breakfast under sunny skies at Glen Helen Raceway, the crowd heard from five young brain tumor survivors, including Trent, 12, who has been coming to this event for 11 years.
Brian was there with his 17-year-old son Ben. "I once was in your seat raising money for a cause, and then my son was diagnosed with a brain tumor," he said. "It teaches you that it can happen to anybody. Without the PBTF and people like you, I don’t know where we would be."
Dr. Robert Seeger, a PBTF-funded researcher at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, said, "We are very proud to be associated with the PBTF and everything that they stand for."
After the program, the dual sporters took off for a 90-mile trek over remote trails and gravel roads in the San Bernardino National Forest, with a lunch stop at Lake Silverwood.
The Southern California Ride for Kids® raised a total of $46,239. The top individual fundraiser was Chris Casteal of Simi Valley, CA with $2,480. The top club was the Orange County Dualies with $23,770. The top motorcycle business was Beaumont Honda with $27,560. Larry Langley of North Fork, Calif., won the grand prize Honda motorcycle.
Thanks to the local task force, led by Roberta and Jim Woods and Buddy Percin, visitation leader Paul Flanders, and the event volunteers for putting together a terrific day for the kids, their families and the dual sport bikers.
