Where the Money Goes

Your pedal power means so much

Biking at Gear Up for Kids means you are not only helping yourself aerobically, but also making life a little easier for children and families treated at the world-class American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Proceeds raised at Gear Up for Kids will:

• Help purchase bike helmets and car seats for disadvantaged children and families
• Benefit patients and families of American Family Children's Hospital
• Support the UW Health Pediatric Fitness Initiative, a program created to help kids develop good nutrition and exercise habits

Meet three of our young patients

Hudson

Hudson is a 3-year-old boy from Sun Prairie who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2006. "Hudson has been through a lot, but he has made an excellent recovery and is doing well," says his oncologist, Ken De Santes, MD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josselin 

Josselin "used to eat a lot of cookies," says her mom. Now, thanks in part to a fitness plan developed at the UW Health Pediatric Fitness Clinic, the 7-year-old Madison girl has become more active, eats healthier, and has grown taller while maintaining her weight.

 

 

Samantha 

A sophomore at Edgewood College in Madison, Samantha, 19, has been seen at the American Family Children's Hospital since being diagnosed at age 6 with SMA, a disease that results in weakening of the muscles. "SMA is something I have, but I never let it define me. It has never changed what I have wanted to do."