Padres Pedal the Cause Reaches $10 Million Raised for Local Cancer Research
$2.9 million raised in 2018 brings grand total to more than $10 million since 2013 On Thursday, January 24, 2019, Padres Pedal the Cause was thrilled to be able to present a check for a record-breaking total of $2,940,837 to its four beneficiaries: Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, Rady Children’s Hospital, the […]
Inside San Diego Sports Covers Padres Pedal 2018
Thanks to our local Fox affiliate for their coverage of the 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause during Inside San Diego Sports!
Tammy Blackburn: “She was going to look after me.”
Family-oriented and fun-loving Tammy Blackburn was on the way home from a Hawaiian vacation when she felt something in her left breast that hadn’t been there before. Soon after, she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma. The thought of having to say goodbye to her family was the hardest part, especially the thought […]
Soledad Albino: “Do it for her.”
Meet Soledad “Sol” Albino, who is on the brink of 14 years old and has had to endure more than most in a lifetime. Separated from her mom at a young age, Sol’s siblings tried to keep the family together and in touch with their deported mother. Then, in the fall of 2016, Sol’s mom […]
Duncan Thomas: “It’s why I’m sitting here today.”
Meet Duncan Thomas, who was handed a virtual death sentence with his Stage IV terminal melanoma diagnosis. Duncan was given 7-12 months to live after learning that the cancer had metastasized with tumors in his lungs and liver. He reached out to a friend from veterinary school who became the head of Translational Research at Bristol Myers, which […]
2018 Matching campaign
Double Your Impact with the 2018 Matching Campaign! Thanks to generous benefactors, Padres Pedal the Cause is offering a matching campaign for every new credit card or PayPal donation made online, up to $500, that is over a participant’s fundraising minimum! See below for the terms and conditions of the 2018 matching campaign: TIMING: Donations are […]
Social Posts
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Padres Pedal the Cause Announces New Round of Funding for Cancer Research
Grant awards include inaugural funding for clinical trials Padres Pedal the Cause continues the fight against cancer through the announcement of a new wave of funding for local cancer research. Six translational research teams, comprised of members from across the region’s top NCI-designated Cancer Centers, and five clinical trials received funding to advance research that […]