SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Hope
On Wheels® recently presented Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center with a $250,000 Hyundai
Scholar Hope Grant. The grant funds will support the research of
principal investigator Dr. Cecilia Yeung.
This award is part of the organization's efforts during National
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In September alone, Hope On
Wheels will award 40 research grants totaling $8.5 million to institutions nationwide. This
brings the organization's donation total to $130 million since Hyundai joined the fight
against pediatric cancer in 1998. With this latest grant, Hope On
Wheels has awarded more than $2.5
million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
"September is a special time for all of us at Hyundai because
it's National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time when we
honor the courageous children battling cancer while also funding
the doctors and researchers that are working tirelessly to provide
care and develop new treatments," said Scott Fink, chairman, Hyundai Hope On Wheels
Board of Directors. "Throughout the month we will share stories of
the brave children battling cancer through our campaign theme
called 'Every Handprint Tells A Story' and invite the public to
join our fight."
The $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Hope
Grant was officially presented to Dr. Yeung on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Doctors and
researchers that receive a grant from Hope On Wheels are named
Hyundai Scholars and are presented with a special lab coat.
During the event, Seattle-area
children battling cancer participated in the program's signature
Handprint Ceremony, in which they dipped their hands in paint and
placed their handprints on a white 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. Their
colorful handprints on the official Hope Vehicle represent their
individual and collective journeys, hopes and dreams. Seattle
Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright and other representatives of the team
were on hand to lend their support.
The Hope On Wheels September campaign theme is 'Every Handprint
Tells A Story.' This theme recognizes that there are many
stakeholders in the fight to end childhood cancer – the child,
family, doctors, nurses, caregivers and researchers. The public is
encouraged to visit our website at HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org to view
videos of child cancer fighters, learn about the work of Hope On
Wheels-funded researchers or add a virtual handprint of support on
the website. Supporters are also asked to join our movement to End
Childhood Cancer and to share our stories on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram.
For more information about Hyundai Hope On Wheels and to view a
complete list of this year's grant winners, please visit
HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org/research. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or
Instagram at facebook.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels,
twitter.com/HopeOnWheels or
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HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS
Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to finding a
cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels
provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are
pursuing life-saving research and innovative treatments for the
disease. Hyundai Hope on Wheels is one of the largest non-profit
funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, and primary
funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America
and its more than 835 U.S. dealers. Since its inception, Hyundai
Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $130 million towards childhood
cancer research in pursuit of a cure.
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