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Million Dollar Bike Ride - History and Plans for 2020
The Glut1 Deficiency Foundation is honored to participate in the 7th Annual Million Dollar Bike Ride, hosted by Penn Medicine's Orphan Disease Center (ODC) on Saturday, June 13, 2020 to raise money for rare disease research. We will be sponsoring Team Glut1, and all fundraising for the MDBR will be generously matched by the Orphan Disease Center, up to $30,000 to provide a $60,000 grant.
In six years, the MDBR’s 30+ teams have raised over $10 million to fund rare disease research grants, which have had a tremendous impact on the rare diseases represented. Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's MDBR will be a virtual event.
Team Glut1 started as Miles for Millie in 2016, a project from the Meisner family in honor of their daughter, Millie, who was diagnosed with Glut1 Deficiency at the age of 3. They participated again in 2017 and 2019, and the Meisners along with their amazing support system have helped provide funding for nearly $136,000 in scientific research grants.
The Glut1 Deficiency Foundation is thrilled to join forces with the Meisners this year so we can bring the whole Glut1 community into this incredible opportunity to help further research and double our impact.
Please consider joining by creating your own team, joining an existing team, or participating individually as you help us raise money for Glut1 Deficiency research. Participants are encouraged to put your hope in motion and ride anything with wheels for any distance or get moving by running, walking, hiking, or enjoying any safe activity from now through June 13th!
Please also join us for a Team Glut1 Community Zoom on Saturday, June 13th where we can all share what we've done to put our Hope in Motion! Please pre-register for the Zoom at the link below.
100% of registration fees and all donations made to Team Glut1 will go directly toward a research grant.
Find more information at the buttons below, and please email team captain Erin Meisner with questions.
In six years, the MDBR’s 30+ teams have raised over $10 million to fund rare disease research grants, which have had a tremendous impact on the rare diseases represented. Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's MDBR will be a virtual event.
Team Glut1 started as Miles for Millie in 2016, a project from the Meisner family in honor of their daughter, Millie, who was diagnosed with Glut1 Deficiency at the age of 3. They participated again in 2017 and 2019, and the Meisners along with their amazing support system have helped provide funding for nearly $136,000 in scientific research grants.
The Glut1 Deficiency Foundation is thrilled to join forces with the Meisners this year so we can bring the whole Glut1 community into this incredible opportunity to help further research and double our impact.
Please consider joining by creating your own team, joining an existing team, or participating individually as you help us raise money for Glut1 Deficiency research. Participants are encouraged to put your hope in motion and ride anything with wheels for any distance or get moving by running, walking, hiking, or enjoying any safe activity from now through June 13th!
Please also join us for a Team Glut1 Community Zoom on Saturday, June 13th where we can all share what we've done to put our Hope in Motion! Please pre-register for the Zoom at the link below.
100% of registration fees and all donations made to Team Glut1 will go directly toward a research grant.
Find more information at the buttons below, and please email team captain Erin Meisner with questions.
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Miles for Millie has made possible the following pilot grants:
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