New events coming to Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Nashville The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation has just released the 2009 Ride for Kids® schedule, and is adding three new venues to the nation’s leading motorcycle charity fundraising program. “For 2009, we’ve added events in Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and Nashville,” says Ride for Kids® National Director Kyle Clack. “Support for the Ride for Kids program has been particularly strong in these cities and, following extensive meetings with volunteer leaders, we are confident that the riders and supporters in each market will join our successful national campaign to find the cause of and cure for childhood brain tumors.” Clack notes that the Sacramento and San Francisco Ride for Kids® programs will be combined into one event in 2009. The schedule announcement comes as the program’s record-breaking 25th season draws to a close. The last Ride for Kids® event of the 2008 season is Nov. 2 in Sarasota, Fla. The complete 2009 schedule is listed below. For more information, go to rideforkids.org or call 800-253-6530. ethan 2009 sched2009 Ride for Kids® Schedule Feb. 8 South Florida April 5 Northeast Florida (Jacksonville) April 26 Houston, TX May 3 Los Angeles, CA; Triangle Area, NC May 17 Middle Tennessee (Nashville) May 31 Albuquerque June 7 Atlanta, GA; Cleveland, OH; Colorado; Richmond, VA June 14 Indianapolis, IN; Southern California* July 12 South Bend, IN July 19 Chicagoland, IL; Minnesota; Utica, NY July 25 Marysville, OH** July 26 Kansas City, KS Aug. 2 Hudson Valley, NY; Wisconsin Aug. 9 Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 16 New England Aug. 22 Utah** Aug. 23 Michigan* Aug. 30 Asheville, NC Sept. 13 Birmingham, AL; Puget Sound, WA Sept. 20 Philadelphia, PA; St. Louis, MO Sept. 27 Baltimore/Washington, DC Oct. 4 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Northern California Oct. 11 Phoenix, AZ Oct. 18 Knoxville, TN; San Diego, CA Oct. 25 Louisiana Nov. 1 Sarasota, FL * Dual sport event ** Saturday event