A NOTE FROM OUR FOUNDER:

Dear fellow horseman, friend, family member, colleague or coincidence in passing..

More than likely you may already know about my collision with cancer. If you don’t know me or anything about my cancer history, please allow me to introduce myself and summarize my plight with cancer to you.

Christine Lenny Gabriel ~ Survivor
I am a four time cancer survivor.

I am one of the fortunate ones to have survived cancer not only once, but four separate times. I was first diagnosed with a malignant breast tumor in 1987 at the age of 30, only to be diagnosed with breast cancer again three years later in 1990.

Just when I thought I was going to be out of the woods and celebrating 10 years of survivorship - Wham! - I was hit with a tidal wave of devastating news once again. “Sorry Christine…I have no good news for you today. You have a malignant tumor in your left breast, chest wall area that will have to be removed.”

By this time you would think my luck or fate would have to change for the good but that was not what was to be for me. Just shortly after out fundraiser of July 2008, I was diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal Cancer Stage V. My thoughts were that it just can't get any worse then this.

Well, to sum it all up - four surgeries, 96 weeks of chemotherapy, a bald head and I am still SURVIVING!

Now, let me introduce you to:

Are you still with me?...then read on and LET’S RIDE!

Once again, it is our distinct honor to make The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation our beneficiary. Since its inception in 2002, Riding For A Cure has selected the American Cancer Society and The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation as the recipients of nearly $450,000 from our fundraising efforts.

Year	Beneficiary	US $ Amount
2002	American Cancer Society	US $ 31,000
2003	American Cancer Society	US $ 51,000
2004	American Cancer Society	US $ 60,000
2005	University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Horsemen's Hurricane Relief Fund	US $ 68,000 US $ 10,000
2006	University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation	US $ 46,000
2007	University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation	US $ 65,000
2008	University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation	US $ 100,000

But the real beneficiaries will be you and me! As I have said countless times in the past, cancer knows no strangers or boundaries and does not discriminate. At some time in your life, you or a loved one will be stricken with cancer. And it is only through research funding that we will find a cure.

I hope all of you will find it in your spirit to contribute to the cause of finding a cure for cancer for your loved one!

The ride is not an easy ride. Saddle sores, blisters and a few broken bones to name a few… but I always tell people that the arduous process of being diagnosed and going through cancer treatment itself is not easy either. Riding and raising money for cancer research is a piece of cake!

This is a race I will not lose, and so far I am in front at the quarter pole!

Let’s win this race together!

Thank you for your time and attention. See you at the finish line!

Sincerely,

Christine Lenny Gabriel
Horseman & Survivor

THE RIDING FOR A CURE TEAM:

Riding For A Cure Incorporated, II is a 501(c)3 raising money for University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation. Horsemen ride out on a 20 mile trail ride, raising money through pledges.

It takes a lot of hard work to put together a successful event like Riding For A Cure. Over the last six years, the RFAC team has helped to raise nearly $450,000 for cancer research. This year we have set the bar even higher for our team:

• Christine Gabriel
Founder
• Lindsay Heil
• Denise Larson
• Renee McKinley
• Patty Meroni