Ride4Gabe is three cyclists, joined by a motorhome, SUV and a documentary film crew, attempting to pedal 200 miles per day from Maine to Mobile to raise awareness and funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The ride began on Friday, July 29 and will come through Birmingham this Sunday, August 7, 2016 around 12:30 p.m. Children's of Alabama will hold an event to welcome the riders along with Gabe Griffin. You are invited to attend! There will be shakers and other Children's/UAB staff on hand to welcome the bikers, as well as 20-25 members of a local Bike Club that will ride with them on the leg from Birmingham to Montgomery. Additional details on Ride4Gabe and the fight to end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy can be found at www.hopeforgabe.org or www.ride4gabe.com.The inspiration for Ride4Gabe is eleven-year-old Gabe Griffin from Chelsea, Alabama. Gabe has Duchenne, a type of muscular dystrophy caused by the absence of the protein dystrophin. Gabe is the namesake of a tax-exempt non-profit—the Hope for Gabe Foundation—that works nationally to raise Duchenne awareness and research funding. The Alabama Legislature passed “The Gabe Griffin Right to Try Act” after intense lobbying by Gabe and his supporters.
