Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Tenth Anniversary Motorcycle Benefit Ride to Include a Route Through Burlington
BURLINGTON VT – The tenth anniversary Jeff Wyand Miracle Ride, a benefit event to raise money for children’s cancer care at the Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen, will include a portion of Burlington, including the Church Street Marketplace, on its route this year. Approximately 600 motorcyclists from Vermont and New York are expected to participate in the ride on August 15.
Jeff Wyand, a Plattsburg resident, developed medulloblastoma, a malignant tumor affecting the central nervous system at age 10. He died in December 2006, when the disease returned soon after his high school graduation that June. Through the efforts of his parents Tom and Diane Wyand, and many others, the event has enjoyed great success.
The event has raised almost $377,000 over the past 9 years. Organizers are hoping to raise an additional $50,000 this year. All of the money goes towards clinical care and support of childhood cancer patients at the Vermont Children’s Hospital.
New York riders will gather at American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh and North End Harley in Plattsburgh on the 15th between 8am and 9:30am.Vermont riders will gather at the Medical Center Campus of Fletcher Allen between 9am and 11:30am where all riders will take off at 11:30am. If you wish to participate, please call 802-847-1010 or register online at www.jeffwyandride.org. Registration fees start at $35.
Non-riders can participate by making a donation online at www.jeffwyandride.org or by calling (802-847-1010), and by watching the motorcycles ride down Burlington’s Main Street, Church Street, Colchester’s Lakeshore Drive and Blakely Road to US. Rte. 2. The ride ends with a BBQ celebration for the riders at Camp Ta-Kum-Ta in South Hero.
About Fletcher Allen
Fletcher Allen Health Care, together with our partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is Vermont’s academic medical center. Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. Fletcher Allen serves as a regional referral center -- providing advanced care to approximately one million people in Vermont and northern New York -- and as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. With more than 30 patient care sites and 100 outreach clinics, programs and services throughout the region, Fletcher Allen is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high-quality academic health care for a rural region. For more information about Fletcher Allen, visit our Web site at www.fletcherallen.org.
