We assembled in front of 1701 Leslie at 7:00 Sunday morning to launch our Local’s club and to ride in support of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids in Pleasanton. By mid-morning, twelve brothers and two supporters gathered at Pleasanton Middle School with several hundred riders for a police-escorted hour and a half ride through Niles Canyon and the local hills to bring local attention to the ongoing financial, medical, and emotional needs of the families meeting the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. At the end of the ride we returned to the school for the Celebration of Life Program where we listened to presentations by ride organizers, a physician and a researcher from UCSF, and a father of one of the children. We met and had our picture taken with the two Ride For Kids Stars present at the ride and program: Chelsea, age 24, and Malcolm, age 10. Top individual and club fundraisers were announced and brought to the stage for acknowledgement with IBEW 617 being recognized as the fourth highest fundraiser at $2,860. The Pleasanton ride raised a total of $52,152 for PBTF contributing significantly to a nationwide effort to fight pediatric brain tumors. Thank you to brothers and club members John Fitzpatrick, Doug Goldman, Mike Prescott, Carlie Thompson, Daniel Eaves, Aaron Adams, Randy Thomas, Tim Leaver, Dave Huston, George Bastidas, Charles Bell, and friends Tom and Andy for participating in the ride and to all the brothers and sisters who contributed generously and supported our efforts.
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