Two of UNMC’s leading physicians — Byers (Bud) Shaw, M.D., and James Armitage, M.D. — will be riding in the Ride Fore Recovery fund-raising event for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The two-day event features a bike ride Saturday, Sept. 7, at NP Dodge Park followed by a four-man, best-ball scramble golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 8, at River Wilds Golf Club in Blair.
Dr. Shaw, professor and chairman of UNMC’s department of surgery, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on July 25. Dr. Armitage, dean of the College of Medicine, is Dr. Shaw’s oncologist.
Dr. Shaw, who challenged Dr. Armitage to join him in the Sept. 7 bike ride, is encouraging individuals to help Dr. Armitage raise more money than any other rider. Funds raised will benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.
To make a pledge
To support Drs. Armitage and Shaw in the event access the pledge form online. (The pledge form is available in a PDF format. If you don’t have it, install Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the form). Pledge forms should be returned to Tom Thompson, the University of Nebraska Foundation’s director of development for the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, at ZIP 6805.
Dr. Armitage has set a personal goal of riding at least 10 miles. Dr. Shaw, an avid cyclist, is hoping to ride at least 50 miles and maybe as far as 100 miles.
To make a donation
Individuals also may make a donation by sending a check payable to the University of Nebraska Foundation (denote Ride Fore Recovery in the memo) to 8712 W. Dodge Road, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68114.
To register for the event
Registration forms for the event will be available at the Center for Healthy Living.
Questions
If you have questions, call Thompson at 595-2302 or 559-4022.