Willemstad – On Friday, June 24th, Curaçao resident, Gerd Glaudemans, together with the
DreamRides Netherlands team will make an incredible bike ride of 822 kilometers and
approximately 20,000 meters of incline over various mountains and passed cities through the Swiss and French Alps. With this fantastic effort, he strives to raise awareness and collect money for a childhood cancer fund, another special initiative within the Ronald McDonald House Charities Curaçao Foundation (RMHCC). RMHCC creates, finds and supports programs that benefit the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Curaçao.
All proceeds collected this year with DreamRides will go towards this special local fund to support our kids with cancer and their families. Whether it is to support families, keeping them close to each other and giving the urgent care they need, or by providing sick children going through a difficult time some moments of encouragement and joy to help them celebrate life too.
Every year regretfully, some children in Curaçao are diagnosed with cancer. Even though the care is well organized on the island, children are often sent to the Netherlands to receive treatment in Europe’s largest childhood cancer hospital, the Princess Máxima Center. The life of these children and their family members are turned upside down literally in the blink of an eye. Not only the emotional and social situation of these families will be affected, but the financial costs associated with travel and an extended stay abroad, are often overwhelming.
Gerd will leave to Genève on June 24th and return to the Netherlands on July 2nd. During this amazing bike ride he will also visit some RonaldMcDonald Houses along the way to show his support to children and their family members that are going through severe illness. You can follow Glaudemans’ journey this year on the event website RMHCC by scanning the QR code below.
At the end of summer, upon Glaudemans’ return, there will be a special auction to close off the event, with many special items including Glaudemans’ personalized bike!
