The Henry Ford College (HFC) Child Development Center will join thousands of pre-schools, daycares and other groups across the country in sponsoring a St. Jude Trike-A-Thon event during the week of April 20 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers. This is the 10th and final year the HFC Child Development Center will have this program.
The week-long event teaches bike and riding-toy safety lessons, using interactive stories featuring the characters Bikewell Bear and Pedals the Bunny. At the end of the week, students will bring their tricycles to HFC, where they will have a parade on the main campus, demonstrating what they’ve learned on Thursday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m. They are to meet in front of the Child Development Center at 10:15 a.m.
In addition to safety lessons, kids learn about helping others, including the patients of St. Jude. Families, friends and the community team up to support the hospital by pledging a donation for the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon Week. Because no patient is ever denied treatment from St. Jude because of an inability to pay, funds from public fundraisers such as the HFC Child Development Center/St. Jude Trike-A-Thon help the hospital’s mission of finding cures and saving children. The HFC Child Development Center has raised more than $5,000 since it began in 2005.
“We invite family and supporters of HFC to join us in helping teach our kids about riding safety while raising funds for St. Jude. I’m proud that our kids are able to help give hope to thousands of children battling cancer and other deadly diseases,” said Cristina Greco, event coordinator.
Joining young children across the United States in the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon program is cable network Nick Jr. and Dora the Explorer. A supporter of St. Jude since 2007, Nick Jr. airs PSAs featuring Dora inviting children to participate in the program. The Dora PSAs can also be viewed by visiting www.stjude.nickjr.com
Since its inception in 1983, the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon program has raised more than $87 million. For more information, visit www.stjude.org/trike or call 800-626-BIKE (2453). For more information on how to make a donation to the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon, contact Greco at 313-317-6527 or cmgreco@hfcc.edu.
Source: HFC
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