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We're hitting the road on June 22, 2024!
Join us as we ride from Wilmette, IL to Milwaukee, WI
to support pediatric leukemia & fungal infection research
Cycle for a Cure Logistics:
The 2024 Cycle for a Cure ride is scheduled to begin at Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091 and end in Milwaukee. Registration sign-in begins promptly at 7:00 a.m. There are two ride options again this year, a 41 Mile Ride and a 90 Mile Ride. The GPS Route is coming soon!
The 41 Mile Option: Ride to Kenosha, WI, group lunch at Carthage College in Kenosha, Foundation bus to Milwaukee, WI or personal transport home.
90 Mile Option: Ride to Milwaukee, WI. A Foundation bus will be available for transport back to Loyola Academy on both Saturday, June 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd.
You will be required to choose your ride selection during the registration process. Should you need to make any changes to your registration, you must email jaclyn@henryschueler.org by June 8th. Online registration will close on June 8th.
When registering via our Register tab, you will have the option to register as a "Physical Participant" (meaning you will be fundraising for Cycle for a Cure AND biking), or as a "Virtual Participant" (meaning you will be fundraising for Cycle for a Cure, but NOT BIKING). There is a $25.00 registration fee to be paid at the time of registration for all "Physical Participants" (riders).
If you would like to volunteer for Cycle for a Cure, please click on the Volunteer tab as opposed to the Register tab.
If you would like to become a sponsor of Cycle for a Cure, please click on the Sponsors tab to learn more about our various sponsorship opportunities.
Jersey Store:
We're selling bike jerseys for $60 this year. Design and online store to be released shortly! They can be picked up during rider check-in on June 22nd.
Hotel Block:
We'll head to the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront again this year. To reserve your room, check out our Hotel Block, search for the check-in date of "06/22/2024" and the check-out date of "06/18/2024" and you'll see King or Double room options at the Cycle for a Cure rate of $189.
Post-ride Celebration:
Our post-ride celebration will be at Bavarian Bierhaus from 6:00pm-9:00pm and will include dinner and libations for our riders and volunteers!
Fundraising:
All riders must raise a minimum of $300.00 in addition to their $25.00 registration fee. All riders who raise the minimum of $300.00 will receive a ride t-shirt and event bag as well as dinner and drinks at the post-ride celebration. Note, your fundraising goal will show as $325.00 on your fundraising page as it includes your $25.00 registration fee.
A Note About Teams: Even if you are a member of a fundraising team, you must raise $300.00 individually regardless of how much the team has raised.
Please share our Donate tab above to encourage your friends and family to donate to your fundraising efforts. After registration, you will also have the opportunity to set up your own personalized fundraising page to share.
**Your individual fundraising goal of $300.00 must be completed by June 21st in order to receive your ride t-shirt, event bag, and invite to the post-ride celebration.
Ride Route:
Here is the currently planned GPS link (subject to change) to our ride route! Our 2024 route deviates slightly from years past as we're ending at Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront instead of The Westin Milwaukee.
PLEASE NOTE: All of the above details including the start and end locations are subject to change.
How Your Fundraising Helps:
Cycle for a Cure raises money for the Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation and supports its mission to fund groundbreaking research in the Mullighan Lab at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Ongoing work in the Mullighan Lab examines the genetic basis of leukemia, particularly high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, including hypodiploid ALL. The laboratory has close collaboration with the Children's Oncology Group and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Pediatric Cancer Genome Project. Be sure to check out Dr. Mullighan's news release that discusses our support of his lab.
The Foundation also supports Dr. Thomas Walsh, Founding Director of the Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics (CITD) in Richmond, VA as the Henry Schueler Scholar on Mucormycosis. We are supporting a new research study to develop diagnostic assays that will assist in the early diagnosis and initiation of antifungal therapy for the treatment of mucormycosis, the fungal disease which took Hank’s life.
Ignite the Spirit Fund, the charitable arm of the Chicago Fire Department, will once again partner with the Foundation and support our ride with logistical support. We are proud to help support their charitable mission of assisting first responder families in need by donating a portion of the Cycle for a Cure proceeds to Ignite the Spirit.
