CBS 17, iHeartMedia-Raleigh and Spectrum News Team with the V Foundation for Cancer Research As Media Partners for the Victory Ride to Cure Cancer Local Cycling Event Raises Nearly $500,000 for Cancer Research in First Two Years Cary, NC [January 9, 2020] – The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, is…
Read MoreWhy We Ride: Dr. Boris Pasche
Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., is the Director of the Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center and Chair of the Department of Cancer Biology. He joins the Victory Ride to Cure Cancer presented by Braswell Family Farms on a mission for his patients, raising funds to support life-saving research. As a cancer survivor, he understands firsthand…
Read More13th Annual V Week on ESPN Highlights V Foundation’s Goal to Achieve Victory Over Cancer®
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, announces details regarding the 13th annual V Week for Cancer Research, December 3-14, across ESPN platforms, with additional programming and highlights continuing throughout the month. V Week will encourage supporters to donate to the V Foundation through the theme “One.” We are one community with one mission –…
Read MoreThe V Foundation for Cancer Research Kicks Off Third Annual Victory Ride to Cure Cancer
The third annual Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a one-day charity cycling event presented by Braswell Family Farms, will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2020. One hundred percent of rider-raised funds from the Victory Ride benefits Duke Cancer Institute, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center, as…
Read MoreVictory Ride Participant Shawn Patil on Why He Rides
The Victory Ride chatted with 2019 Victory Ride participant Shawn Patil on why he choose to ride this year and why this event means so much to him. The Victory Ride: How has cancer affected you personally? Shawn Patil: Where do I start. My father and grandfather have cancer. My only family in North…
Read MoreWhy I Ride by Joshua Reed
Cancer has affected me personally through seeing my family members battle this disease. My mother is a two-time cancer survivor. She was first diagnosed when I was a senior in high school. I remember being scared to death because we all knew that cancer ran in her family, and it had been a death sentence…
Read MoreVictory Ride Recap by Scott Ferguson
2019 Victory Ride participant, Scott Ferguson, shares his personal experience from May 18. How has cancer affected you personally? I was diagnosed with cancer during a sports physical in my first week of college. I proceeded with surgery and radiation treatments. I am happy to say it was caught early and I am CANCER FREE,…
Read MoreSecond Annual Victory Ride to Cure Cancer Raises More Than $230,000 for Cancer Research
Cary, NC [May 24, 2019] – The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a one-day charity cycling event presented by Braswell Family Farms and benefiting the V Foundation, was held on Saturday, May 18 at NC State University’s Centennial Campus. The event raised more than $230,000 through a dedicated group of…
Read MoreVictory Ride Participant Matthew Snee’s Motivation
This is my second year doing the Victory Ride to Cure Cancer. I ride not only to help raise money for cancer research here in the Triangle, but to help raise awareness of the V Foundation and the work the Foundation funds. I ride in remembrance of close friends I have lost to cancer. I…
Read MoreHow a Victory Ride Mission Partner, UNC Lineberger, Saved Jack Watson’s Life
Hello! My name is Jack Watson, and this is my story. Severe asthma is something I have battled all my life, but when I started my third year in high school things took a turn for the worse. I started getting migraines that became so debilitating I was unable to get out of bed. A…
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