Riding for the Cure brings hope to local cancer patients
As sun sizzled on the 11th Frame Bar and Grille parking lot, bikers burned rubber and revved engines for the 11th annual Riding For the Cure motorcycle ride Saturday morning.
The local benefit seeks to raise money for local cancer patients and raise awareness for breast cancer and other forms of the disease.
Motorcycles pulled up in groups to 540 Fairground Hill Road, adding to the hundreds already parked and prepared for the ride through Butler and other locations.
Ned Kerr, vice president of the event, said his wife, Lynda, started the ride to help a dear friend.
“At age 35, her friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a good job, but the gas money getting to and from treatments is something insurance doesn’t cover,” he said. “So she decided to do something about it.”
The event grew year after year, and that friend, Deborah Bell, now helps run it. Her cancer has been in remission for 13 years.
“We don’t raise money for cancer research, this is for people effected by cancer, to help them live a relatively normal life,” she said.
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