Help the Dog Cancer Ride Across America!

Angie, one of the Dog Cancer Ride Team :)
Please help, it's just a wee buck and a stamp! :)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 2, 2008 — “It’s estimated that 1 of every 4 dogs will get cancer - that’s almost 18 million dogs. And the worst thing is having to stand there and watch … knowing there are things you can do to help, but just not having the money to do anything,” says http://www.DogCancerRide.com founder, Ted Schneck.

Schneck knows how it feels to lose a pet to cancer. In 2006, his beloved pet Marty (the “Wonderdog”), was diagnosed with cancer. Though doctors predicted Marty would be gone within 3 months, Schneck, with the help of friends, applied a ground breaking holistic plan involving supplements, nutrition and natural remedies. Miraculously, Ted and Marty got to spend 18 more joy-filled months together.

“I started getting letters from clients, desperate to help their dogs. They wanted to do these treatments that were helping dogs live so much longer, but they just couldn’t afford it. One man wrote to beg me for help. He was manic-depressive, on social security, and his dog had been with him through homelessness, divorce, and the worst times of his life. When his dog was first diagnosed with cancer, he’d sold his only transportation, his truck, to get his dog the surgery she needed. But now the cancer was back and he had nothing left to sell. Nothing to do but lie, curled up each night, praying for a miracle and not knowing what he’d do once he lost his dog - the only thing he had left in life,” says Schneck. (Watch the wonderful video below. People can be so selfless and amazing.)

Since May 25th, he’s been riding his bicycle cross-country as the last best hope for dogs whose owners can’t afford to give them the care they need. Schneck has raised over $15,000 for dog cancer charities.

And as the ride nears its end, Schneck is working to get 10,000 dog lovers to take 30-seconds to send a small token of their support for him and the dogs - by mailing $1, a Single Dollar Bill, to the Dog Cancer Ride Across America’s parent charity, Giving Globally (an Oregon based 501(c)(3)). Read the whole release here

$1 Donations can be mailed to:
Giving Globally - Dog Cancer Ride
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Suite 370
Portland, Oregon 97221
Or donated online through the website at http://www.DogCancerRide.com/Dollar
For more information, visit http://www.DogCancerRide.com and http://www.MapOfHeroes.com.

Meet the Ride for the Cure for Cancer for Dogs team here