Mission
Papa's Ride 4 Dray 2020 was our initial campaign with two mission objectives: 1. Awareness building and 2. Raising funds!
A true experience of a lifetime. Normally a hands-on papa, the world was shutdown amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and with Dray's cancer, Papa was feeling useless sitting on the sidelines.
Throwing caution to the wind, Papa departed from OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois (OSF CHOI), Peoria, IL, on Sunday August 1, and returned on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The 60 day journey covered over 11,000 miles on the back of Papa's Harley-Davidson. Along the way Papa visited 60 RSM offices, 16 clients, and 11 of the leading children's hospitals and cancer centers, and many new friends in the eastern half of the U.S.
9 weeks
60 days
11,232 miles - 220 avg/day
34 states
$161,822 total funds raised including Papa's $20k match, from the following sources:
RSM US Foundation - $25,000
Friends & Family - $52,362
RSM US/CAN Colleagues - $45,635
RSM Alliance Firms - $12,405
RSM International Colleagues - $3,920
RSM UK Foundation - $2,500
Papa's Match - $20,000
$155,500 grants paid including:
OSF CHOI/The Heller Center for Kids wiht Cancer - $80,500
UT Southwestern Medical Center - $30,000
National Brain Tumor Society - $25,000
Mayo Clinic (Children's Cancer Center) - $20,000