From a press release issued by the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation:

Indianapolis Ride for Kids(r) “stars” with Tony and Jennifer Certa at the 2nd Annual Indianapolis Ride for Kids(r)

America’s farmland played host to the 2nd Annual Indianapolis Ride for Kids(r) on Sunday, July, 11, 2004. Since 1984, the Ride for Kids(r) program has raised funds to support the research and family support programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. On this particular Sunday, the motorcyclists raised $14,117 for pediatric brain tumor research.

With the warm summer sun shining brightly on them, the 150 motorcyclists, fundraisers, volunteers and patient families set out on a scenic, police-escorted ride through beautiful rolling pastureland and corn fields. Once arriving at their destination, the riders gathered under the festive red and white striped “Big Top Tent” for the Celebration of Life ceremony. There, they listened closely as National Ride for Kids(r) Manager Kyle Clack visited with the five Ride for Kids(r) “stars” in attendance. Joe, a young brain tumor survivor, told the motorcyclists, “Thank you all so much. You really make a big difference in our lives.”

Tony and Jennifer Certa were the Top Individual Fundraisers with a total of $3,076. The Top Club was GWRRA IN Chapter A whose members raised $4,376. Lake Cycle, of Merrillville, IN, customers raised $3,726 making them the Top Dealer. The winners of the grand prize Honda motorcycle donated by the American Honda Motor Company were Tony and Jennifer Certa of Valparaiso, IN.

Thanks to Indianapolis Ride for Kids(r) Task Force Leaders Donna and Eddie Cross and Betty and Jack Critchlow and their team of volunteers for organizing the Ride.

The next Ride for Kids(r) events are on Sunday, July 18 in Chicago, Illinois and Utica, New York.

For more information about the Ride for Kids(r) and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, please visit www.rideforkids.org or www.pbtfus.org or call (800) 253-6530.