Support Lynn Keillor"I'm riding in honor and memory of Eric Skogman, and in thanks to Rein in Sarcoma for the support they provided to him and to others with sarcoma cancers.
Sarcoma doesn't get the attention of other cancers, and it's just as ugly -- if not uglier. If you're like I was three years ago and saying, "What's a sarcoma?" please take the time to read the information on this website.
100 percent of sponsorships will go directly to Rein In Sarcoma — 0 percent of your sponsorship dollars will fund my ride.
Thank you for your support - there is no donation too small.”
* This Pledge will qualify for 2012 Mud Dog Matching Grant! (see details on Mud Dog Home Page).
To make your pledge for Lynn's Ride just click here.
Pay your pledge by credit card using our secure online donation form.
1. Under the drop down listing for donation type pick: "Mud Dog Run" and
2. Indicate that the donation is in tribute to the name of particular rider for whom you are pledging.
Click here to go to the RIS secure donation form.
All pledges are tax deductible. You may pay your pledge now or after your rider complete's his/her ride. Pledges will also be collected at the MnUSA Winter Rendezvous on February 11, 2012 at the Saturday night banquet. If you do not participate in the ride and cannot attend the banquet, please use the on-line form described above or mail in your pledges to the KWRISF at:
Rein in Sarcoma
3312 Richmond Avenue
Shoreview, MN 55126
Rein in Sarcoma was created by Karen Wyckoff in 2001. Karen died from Synovial Sarcoma a month after the first Rein in Sarcoma event. For the last seven years, thousands of people touched by sarcoma have kept her vision of a world without sarcoma cancers alive.
The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation (KWRISF) was incorporated in 2004 as a Minnesota non-profit organization to continue the mission that Karen established:
Find a cure for sarcoma cancers (raise funds for research through the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center)
Educate physicians and public about sarcomas
Support sarcoma survivors and families directly affected by sarcoma
KWRISF has become the largest and best-known sarcoma fund for the Upper Midwest. Over the past seven years, with its three pronged commitment to sarcoma research, support and education, the Foundation, totally run by volunteers, has reached thousands of people and raised over $800,000.
Sarcomas are highly malignant and rare types of cancers that occur in the connective tissues of the body. Approximately 9,800 new cases of soft tissue and bone sarcoma are diagnosed each year in the United States. While rare among adults (less than 2% of all adult cancers), sarcoma cancers are among the three most commonly diagnosed cancers affecting children. A sarcoma diagnosis is a particularly shattering for most patients as they rarely have heard of this type of cancer and feel they will have to wage their personal war against the disease without much public knowledge of the disorder.