[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 102 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9066-S9067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 THE EFFORTS OF THE WOMEN'S MOTORCYCLIST FOUNDATION, INC., TOWARDS THE 
                         CURE FOR BREAST CANCER

 Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate The 
Women's Motorcyclist Foundation, Inc. for their continued efforts in 
the battle against breast cancer. The fight against breast cancer is 
one that everyone must join

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in together. Unfortunately, Mr. President, New York has one of the 
highest incidence rates of breast cancer in the country.
  Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women with over 
2.6 million living with it presently in the United States. The Women's 
Motorcyclist Foundation has taken an active role in trying to solve 
this problem by sponsoring a nation wide tour across 44 states and 
fifty major metropolitan areas in an event known as the Pony Express 
Tour.
  The women cyclists began as a group to inspire other women to take up 
the avocation of and interest in the motorcycling industry. As the 
organization grew, the foundation decided to enlarge its perspective by 
voting in 1992 to use its collective passion for motorcycling as a 
vehicle to raise money for breast cancer research. It was further 
decided that the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation would be the 
main recipient of the Foundation's efforts. The Komen Foundation is the 
largest private organization in the world whose sole aim is eradicating 
breast cancer.
  The Women's Motorcyclist Foundation is comprised of a large number of 
national, international and independent clubs and associations. Each 
organization provides the particular activities, values, character and 
personality that works for its particular membership. Having always 
been a non-profit organization, it has recently evolved into a tax-
exempt charitable organization. The Women's Motorcyclist Foundation is 
presently articulating its Mission Statement through activities to 
raise money for the Komen Foundation.
  During the summer of 1993, the Foundation participated in the Women's 
Arctic Tour and raised $25,000 for the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. 
Then, in 1996, these women raised 12 times that amount when they rode 
across the nation in the Pony Express Tour. The Pony Express Tour '98 
has set a goal of $500,000 for the 500,000 lives that will be lost to 
this deadly disease in just this decade. The Women's Motorcyclist 
Foundation has also been recognized with two national awards. The 
American Motorcyclist Association and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 
Foundation both honored them for their positive contributions and 
dedication to a cure.
  The Women's Motorcyclist Foundation is to be commended for their 
dedication and desire to find a cure for this deadly disease. It is 
through their concentrated efforts that they provide both the money and 
awareness to American women in the fight against breast cancer. I am 
extremely proud of The Women's Motorcyclist Foundation's commitment and 
I encourage other organizations and associations throughout the country 
to search for innovative ways of not only providing funds for breast 
cancer research, but information and awareness to women of all ages so 
that we may be able to detect this cancer in its earliest stages. 


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