Contact: Ms. Yvonne Martinez at (661) 393 - 1842
Local Trike-A-Thon to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Bakersfield, CA - The Bakersfield community can help save lives by participating in a St. Jude Trike-A-Thon event to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event, scheduled for 05-16-08, is sponsored by T.L.C. Playland. By participating in or attending this event, you will help raise funds for the internationally recognized hospital. These funds will help St. Jude in its ongoing fight against childhood catastrophic diseases.
Trike-A-Thon is designed to expose pre-schoolers to using riding toys safely through a week-long fun activity and provides a parent-awareness program that involves the parents in safe behavior practices to help ensure their child's well being.
"Our Goal in holding this event is to help the children of the world who are stricken with diseases like cancer, AIDS, sicle cell disease and other catastrophic illnesses," said Ms. Martinez, coordinator of the event.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatment not covered by insurance and families without insurance are never asked to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising orginization, through events such as Trike-A-Thon.
If you are interested in participating or makng a donation, please call Ms. Matinez at (661) 393 - 1842. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org/trike.
