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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 three time breast cancer survivor.

I am one of the fortunate ones to have survived cancer not only once, but three 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.”

Well, to sum it all up - three surgeries, 20 weeks of chemotherapy and 14 weeks of radiation a bald head and I am still SURVIVING!

Now, let me introduce you to:

Christine Lenny Gabriel – Alive, kicking and back in the saddle again!
51 years young
Wife & Mother
Equestrian
Cancer Research Advocate
Founder of Riding For A Cure 2001
Thoroughbred Racing Commentator
Cancer Treatment Research Foundation-Superhero 2004
American Cancer Society Regional Leadership Board 2001-2004
American Cancer Society Chair of the Communication Council 2003-2004

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 2001, Riding For A Cure has selected the American Cancer Society and The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation as the recipients of over $331,000 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

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 third party fundraiser for the 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 over $378,000 for cancer research. This year we have set the bar even higher for our team:

Christine Gabriel
Founder & Event Chair
Jennifer Faber
Tracy Gilman
Lindsay Heil
Denise Larson
Patti Lock
Patty Meroni
Vicki MacKinnon

 

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