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2nd Annual ‘Helmets for Hydro’ Auction is Live!

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:00:32 +0000

We’re pleased again for the second year running to offer our ‘Helmets for Hydro’ eBay charity auction. Lead by action sports icon Travis Pastrana and leading Supercross and Motocross stars, we’ve assembled a great collection of very hard to find autographed race helmets for bidding.

“Hydro” is short for “Hydrocephalus” — the #1 cause of brain surgery in kids which affects one million people in the United States. The funds raised from the auction benefit hydrocephalus research at leading Children’s Hospitals including: Toronto’s SickKids, Seattle Children’s, Utah’s Primary Children’s, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, St. Louis Children’s, Pittsburgh Children’s and Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital.

Helmets for Hydro

In addition to Travis, racers donating this year include Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard, Ashley Fiolek, Andrew Short, Justin Barcia, Eli Tomac, Davi Millsaps, and Brett Metcalfe. “For the second year in a row I am joining up with MX for Children for their Helmets for Hydro auction. I’m proud to be able to donate one of my THOR race helmets” said Brett Metcalfe, Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Rider. “As racers, it is important to give back to our communities and for me it’s honorable and meaningful to help kids in need”.

The auction begins on November 22, 2011 at 8:00AM PST on eBay and runs for one week. You can find it on eBay here or by clicking on the picture of the helmets. Good luck!

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MX for Children Gears Up for 2012

paul — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:41:38 +0000

First, we need to thank Motorcycle Superstore for stepping up to their third year of sponsorship of our website and programs. Their support allows us to continue to offer unique experiences throughout the Supercross season. From all of the volunteers at MX for Children — thank you!

Stay tuned for announcements about our end of year auction — a great opportunity to get autographed Supercross memorabilia for holiday gifts. And sign up for alerts on our home page and be the first to learn about our schedule of events for the 2012 Supercross season. We have exciting plans for many stops, a new online system for raising funds, and we will be adding new incentives for the Inside Line Experience.

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Jackpot Challenge Nets $37,000 Children’s Hospitals

paul — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:58:18 +0000

Marc Fantich and Crew Rode from McAllen Texas on Valor

The MX for Children Jackpot Challenge pledge drive concluded this past weekend and netted more than $37,000 for children’s hospitals across the US and Canada. The top fundraiser, Marc Fantich of McAllen Texas, rode his Harley called Valor all the way to Seattle Supercross collecting funds along the way and then presented his check for $7,000. But Fantich wouldn’t accept the grand prize leaving it for the next highest fundraiser — two kids from Houston Texas that raised more than $3,400. Ryan and Sean Anthis, 11 and 10 respectively, did bake sales and spaghetti dinners to raise funds for the Jackpot Challenge. “I am so proud of Ryan and Sean for all the hard work they have put into their fundraising efforts,” exclaimed their mother Jackie Anthis. “This is their third year raising money for hydrocephalus through MX for Children, and they continue to surprise me each and every time.” The Anthis boys will be treated to the Inside Line Experience at Las Vegas Supercross along with air travel and hotel accomodations donated by Feld Motorsports (you can read their press release here.)

Second and third prize, a $500 gift certificate to the Motorcycle Superstore and an Xbox 360 with Kinect, went to the Pinch Family and the Whittington Family both of Toronto Canada. Each family raised $2500 or more with a variety of fundraising techniques.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Inside Line Experience and the Jackpot Challenge this year. We greatly appreciate your support for our cause. And thanks to our sponsors for the Jackpot Challenge including Feld Motorsports, the Motorcycle Superstore and Lori Longthorne for the donation of the Xbox. Funds raised for the Inside Line Experience and Jackpot Challenge to seven children’s hospitals that are working to improve treatments for kids who suffer from hydrocpehalus — the #1 cause of brain surgery in kids. Donations are still be accepted.

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Pro’s Give Back! Helmets for Hydro Highlight 2010 Giving Thanks Auction

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:25:20 +0000

Lead by 2010 AMA Motocross National Champions Ryan Dungey and Trey Canard, a dozen leading Motocross and Supercross racers have joined together for the 2010 MX for Children ‘Giving Thanks’ charity auction.

Trey Canard

The theme of this year’s auction is “Helmets for Hydro”. “Hydro” is short for “Hydrocephalus” — the #1 cause of brain surgery in kids and affects one million people in the United States.

Motocross riders such as Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard, Ashley Fiolek, Andrew Short, Ben Townley, and Brett Metcalfe and others have personally signed and donated helmets from this past season to this year’s auction.

: Ryan Dungey

The eBay auction commences 8:00am PST Nov. 16st and ends Nov. 25th. Link to access eBay auction items is HERE.

All proceeds from the auction benefit Hydrocephalous Research at Toronto’s SickKids, Seattle Children’s, Utah’s Primary Children’s, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, St. Louis Children’s, Pittsburgh Children’s and Houston’s Texas Children’s Hospital.

To view all the donated helmets, please visit our MX for Children Photo Gallery page here.

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Race of Champions Auction Nets $1100 for Local Hospital

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:21:52 +0000

New MX for Children volunteers, Manny Alvelo and Marc Grossman, ran a successful auction at Kawasaki’s Race of Champions in Englishtown NJ this weekend.The auction benefited nearby Morristown Memorial Hospital and its work to support hydrocephalus patients there. They acquired or donated gear from Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, Troy Lee, John Dowd and others to run this event in the pits at the Race of Champions.

Manny, RV and Marc at the MX for Children Auction

Long time MX for Children supporter Ryan Villopoto dropped by with an autographed jersey and for a pic with Manny and Marc.

The auction brought in $1100 and will help support people who suffer from hydrocephalus — a challenging brain condition with no known cure — to get support in living with this poorly researched condition. Photos from the auction can be seen on our photo gallery page. Thanks to Manny, Marc, RV and everyone that contributed to making this event a success.

Stay tuned for details on our annual “Giving Back” auction on Ebay later this fall. We are lining up a truly unique set of memorabilia for this event…

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MX for Children Ride East

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:08:30 +0000

Thanks to our newest volunteer — Chris Boghokian — and Extreme Motorsports, we are having an Eastern Washington MX for Children Ride benefiting Seattle Children’s Hospital again this year on Sunday, September 19th from 10:30 am until dark. Come on out and ride with us. Get started raising your pledges to earn a set of passes to the Inside Line Experience at Seattle Supercross.

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Seattle Supercross Success !!!

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:48:47 +0000

MX for Children capped off a great week of activities at the Seattle round of the Monster Energy Supercross series.

Our Inside Line Experience (ILE) winners got to see the track up close and personal on Thursday followed by a Friday visit at Seattle Children’s hospital with 1:1 meetings featuring racers Trey Canard (Geico Honda), Davi Millsaps (Red Bull Honda), and Justin Brayton (Muscle Milk Joe Gibbs Racing MX).

Saturday was a busy day – ILE winners toured team rigs, had a private track walk, and watched a killer race.

Check out some of the photos in our Photo Gallery Section.

Many thanks to: Justin Brayton, Trey Canard, Davi Millsaps, Feld Entertainment, and Monster Energy Supercross for their support.

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MX for Children on CTV News in Toronto

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:42:14 +0000

Thursday’s Press Day at the Toronto round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series had several Canadian TV crews present interviewing and taping Pro Circuit’s Dean Wilson and the Honda of Troy team at the Rogers Centre. MX for Children ILE winners were present, too!

Chase Langille and his family were interviewed on their on-going support of Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital. Check it out here.

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Info on 2010 Inside Line Experience Events in Toronto, Houston, and Seattle !!!

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:14:08 +0000

Please check out the updated Inside Line Experience section here to download 2010 Pledge Forms for Toronto, Houston, and Seattle Monster Energy Supercross events.

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2010 Toronto SX Inside Line Experience Fund Raising Information

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:32:06 +0000

Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital has put together this nifty pledge and fund raising site.

It allows you to donate to Sick Kids on behalf of MX for Children as well as to register yourself to raise funds to be considered for the Inside Line Experience at the Toronto event. It is easy to follow and once registered you will have your own unique fund raising page!

Here is the link: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/LoginRegister.aspx?EventID=41826&LangPref=en-CA

Now, let’s all get going and raise some funds for Sick Kids!

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