Ryan Dungey Foundation Selects St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as Recipient of First Major Gift, Donating $60,000 for its 60th Anniversary.
“This Shirt Saves Lives" Campaign Kicks Off This Weekend in Anaheim.
“Major gifts like this will impact the lives of St. Jude families today and generations to come…"
While there is Supercross racing this weekend in Anaheim once again, the focus is off the track with the St. Jude Children Hospital. On and off the track, partners of St. Jude have begun to raise money for the amazing work that the hospital provides.
One of those long time partners and the genesis of the “This Shirt Saves Lives" movement in Supercross is Minneapolis native and Supercross champion Ryan Dungey.
This week, Dungey continues to rev up support for the fight against childhood cancer by announcing the first major gift from the Ryan Dungey Foundation will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® for $60,000 in honor of the hospital’s 60th anniversary on February 4.
“I’m grateful to the generous supporters of the Ryan Dungey Foundation. Major gifts like this will impact the lives of St. Jude families today and generations to come because St. Jude won’t stop accelerating research and treatment until no child dies of cancer,” said Dungey. “We plan to continue rallying the community and motocross industry because St. Jude kids are the true champions who no doubt will change our lives in ways we never thought possible if they are given the chance to survive and thrive.”
Launched in 2021, the foundation is dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer and helping children live healthy and active lifestyles. Dungey is a longtime St. Jude ambassador for the motocross industry and leads several fundraising and awareness initiatives with the racing community to help further cancer research.
Childhood cancer is a multi-trillion-dollar, multi-year problem. Support from organizations like the Ryan Dungey Foundation support the current six-year, $11.5 billion St. Jude strategic plan that triples its global investment to impact more of the 400,000 kids around the world who get cancer each year.
Dungey’s foundation is supported by several companies from across the country, including Minnesota’s North American Trailer, KTM, Strider, Stacyc, Fox Racing and Kutzler Express. Additionally, Dungey founded the annual St. Jude Ride and 5K Run in 2012 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2018, he partnered with Monster Energy Supercross to launch the St. Jude “This Shirt Saves Lives” awareness and fundraising campaign. In 2021, the Ryan Dungey Foundation hosted the Opportunity Awaits Ride Day in Pala, California, and the BP MotoRanch Ride Day event in Chisago City, Minn.
Dungey also named All Kids Bike a beneficiary of his foundation because of the sense of freedom and endless opportunities that changed his life as an athlete. By introducing elementary-age youth all over the country to two wheels Ryan, hopes to cultivate the next generation’s ability to discover their own passions, by providing them with the opportunity to engage in one of childhood’s rewarding experiences.
This Shirt Saves Lives Campaign Kicks off this Weekend in Anaheim
Featured one-of-a-kind experiences for St. Jude families, unique team and athlete participation, plus the continued fundraising effort that will continue through the remainder of the season to support the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children, you can be a part of it through donations or the auction later on this season.
The “This Shirt Saves Lives” campaign asks fans to become monthly donors to receive an exclusive co-branded This Shirt Saves Lives T-shirt. Last year, Supercross raised more than $250,000 and this year, the goal is to beat that number.
To be a part of this amazing campaign and the only way to get the new This Shirt Saves Lives shirt is by becoming a monthly donor now at www.supercrosslive.com/stjude or text “SUPER” to 785-833.
About the Ryan Dungey Foundation
The Ryan Dungey Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities for the next generation of children. We will focus our efforts on supporting the fight against childhood cancer and our commitment to help children live healthy and active lifestyles. The Foundation raises valuable funds in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and All Kids Bike. For more information on the Ryan Dungey Foundation, please visit RyanDungeyFoundation.org.