On February 19, 2020 Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers, made history by topping $250 million raised since it was founded in 2007 (Press release, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, FEB 19, 2020, View Source [SID1234554526]). The grassroots fundraising effort includes donations from more than one million individuals across all 50 states. This milestone reflects the determination and generosity of a passionate community uniting to fight rare cancers. Every dollar raised goes to clinical trials, research studies and groundbreaking technologies pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK).
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MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING’S CYCLE FOR SURVIVAL EXCEEDS $250 MILLION FOR RARE CANCER RESEARCH With support from founding partner Equinox, the Cycle for Survival community surpasses a major fundraising milestone to help rare cancer patients with every dollar raised
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING’S CYCLE FOR SURVIVAL EXCEEDS $250 MILLION FOR RARE CANCER RESEARCH With support from founding partner Equinox, the Cycle for Survival community surpasses a major fundraising milestone to help rare cancer patients with every dollar raised
Maximizing their success with the peer-to-peer fundraising model, Cycle for Survival has grown consistently over the past 14 years, with significant growth in the previous few years. More than half of the $250 million total was raised in the past three years.
Equinox, Cycle for Survival’s founding partner and host, has been essential to the fundraising achievements since the beginning. In celebration of the $250 million raised, Equinox provided a $500,000 donation match yesterday to help drive Cycle for Survival over the extraordinary quarter of a billion dollars mark.
In honor of this milestone, and to celebrate the 11th year of Cycle for Survival events in Chicago, Willis Tower lit its iconic antennas orange on February 8 during the local rides.
Starting as a single indoor cycling ride in New York City with just 230 people on 50 bikes, Cycle for Survival now has more than 37,000 participants on 9,000 bikes, and 250,000 donors annually. Participating teams include more than 1,100 corporate teams from 610 companies rallying colleagues to ride together. Cycle for Survival’s signature stationary cycling events, led by instructors from Equinox, take place in 17 cities across the country this January, February and March.
The $250 million raised by Cycle for Survival has allowed hundreds of MSK physicians, scientists and research teams to pursue bold ideas to change the way cancer is diagnosed and treated. Their investigations have made a direct impact on patient care, including FDA-approved drugs and effective experimental therapies. Cycle for Survival donations often provide vital seed funding for new research endeavors.
All of the money raised is allocated within the six months following the close of fundraising annually. The funds go directly to research and clinical trials for rare cancers, which affect about half of all cancer patients and include thyroid, brain, ovarian, pancreatic, all pediatric cancers and many others. As doctors and researchers pursue new treatments, Cycle for Survival provides urgently needed resources. Visit www.CycleforSurvival.org to learn more.