William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance raised nearly $500,000 to date at the second annual William Raveis Ride + Walk in Norwalk and Hingham, Mass., benefiting the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. On Oct. 16 at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, nearly 600 people participated and volunteered in this family and community fundraising event, which included a 25-mile bike ride, 12-mile ride, 5K walk, a children’s 100-yard dash and family activities. 100% of the proceeds go to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, which identifies the brightest early-career scientists with innovative research ideas and provides them with funding to pursue new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat all forms of cancer.
“In two years, we have raised nearly $1 million for cancer research which is awesome,” said William Raveis, the CEO and founder of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance (Fairfield resident). “I want to thank everyone who worked on the event, all the Raveis agents, our family and friends.”
Fundraising will continue through Oct. 30 on the web site raveisridewalk.com, which includes fundraising tips and tools, information about the scientists, and photos and video from the events.
“It is so impressive to me the impact this event has,” said Meghan Raveis, director of the William Raveis Charitable Fund. “The money we raised will go directly to brilliant scientists at Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation. This money will be able to fund more research that will hopefully one day, in our lifetime, lead to a cure for cancer.”
“We are so grateful for the support of the entire Raveis community for investing in the best young scientists in cancer,” said Lorraine Egan, the CEO and president of Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation. “This has been an amazing event.”
