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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! |
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51
years young |
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Wife
& Mother |
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Equestrian |
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Cancer
Research Advocate |
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Founder
of Riding For A Cure 2001 |
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Thoroughbred
Racing Commentator |
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Cancer
Treatment Research Foundation-Superhero 2004 |
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American
Cancer Society Regional Leadership Board 2001-2004 |
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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 |
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2002 |
American Cancer
Society |
US
$ 31,000 |
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2003 |
American Cancer
Society |
US
$ 51,000 |
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2004 |
American Cancer
Society |
US
$ 60,000 |
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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 |
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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
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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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