(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Hyundai Hope on Wheels, a nonprofit with a mission to find a cure for childhood cancer, recently presented Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs, with an Impact Grant totaling $100,000 to support its pediatric oncology department.
Hyundai Hope on Wheels was founded in 1998, according to the nonprofit. This year, it will reach $303 million in lifetime giving in support of childhood cancer research; this total includes more than “…1,500 childhood cancer grants to over 175 hospitals and research institutions.”
The grant was officially presented to Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Aug. 5, during the Hyundai Hope on Wheels Handprint Ceremony.
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According to the organization, the special ceremony is the nonprofit’s signature event, “…where children impacted by cancer place their painted handprints on a Hyundai vehicle, symbolizing their fight against the disease and hope for a cure.”
Steve Krohn, General Manager at Phil Long Hyundai Motor City, and Jeff Mattingley, General Manager at Phil Long Hyundai Chapel Hills, presented the check during the ceremony. Also in attendance were representatives for the Hyundai Corporation and Canvas Worldwide.
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More than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S., according to Hyundai Hope on Wheels. “…there is a critical need for investments in research to develop more targeted and safer treatments,” the nonprofit wrote. “That is why Hyundai Hope on Wheels is committed to helping kids fight cancer by raising awareness and funding research.”
Primary funding for Hyundai Hope on Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 855 U.S. dealers, according to the press release.
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