Canine bone cancer fundraiser rides again

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) July 19, 2004 -- Dr. Teresa Koogler, DVM, announced today that The Kate Koogler Canine

Cancer Fund, Inc. will be holding a fundraiser for canine cancer research. Their

fundraiser, the second annual motorcycle ride, will take place September 10 -

12, 2004, and will be held in conjunction with Delmarva Bike Week in Ocean

City, Md. A $50 registration fee affords participants with a host of festivities,

including: dinner and a karaoke party, prizes for the riders with the most

contributions, and a weekend full of beach fun.

The first annual motorcycle ride was held at Smith Mountain Lake Virginia in

2003 and was a huge success. Thanks to our sponsors and participants we

were able to donate $5000.00 to animal cancer research.

"As a veterinarian, I have had to deliver the diagnosis of cancer too many

times. Feeling helpless as I relayed details about treatment options and

statistics for survival times to my clients. When my husband and I were faced

with those same decisions, we too, felt completely hopeless," reflects Dr.

Koogler.

Sadly, at age 11, a form of bone cancer took Kate, Dr. Koogler`s dog, from her

loving owners. "Kate enjoyed a very full life. But at 11 she still had a lot of living

to do. I need to know if there is something genetic that causes this disease to

affect primarily large breed dogs. I truly believe that the fact that certain breeds

of dogs seem predisposed can teach us something that may be able to prevent

another sweet life from being shortened�.

The Kate Koogler Canine Cancer Fund, Inc. was established to honor the

memory of a very special Rottweiler named Kate, Dr. Koogler`s once in a

lifetime friend and companion. The Kate Koogler Canine Cancer Fund, Inc. is a

non-profit organization 501(c) 3, whose mission is to raise funds for

osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma research in hopes of finding ways to

prevent and treat bone related cancers in dogs.

For more information on the ride, how to contribute to the fund, or how to be a

ride sponsor or participant, visit the fund`s website at: http://www.katefund.org

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Photo courtesy of The Frederick News-Post

Photographer Skip Lawrence