September 12, 2022

#GearUptoGiveBack: Going Gold

This September, we are GOING GOLD for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month at West Side Tractor and RCE Equipment Solutions. 

  • Each day, over 45 children are diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
  • Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 19 in the US.
  • Only 4% of the billions of dollars the government spends annually on cancer research is directed towards treating childhood cancer.
  • Most current standard treatments for pediatric cancer were approved 32 years ago, many before the 1980s.

We are fundraising for Cal’s Angels. Their mission is to grant wishes, raise awareness, and fund research to help kids fighting cancer. Below is a link to a video to learn more about what Cal’s Angels has been up to the last year, which includes the monumental signing of Cal’s Law. They also just announced a new collaboration between Cal’s Angels and The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium to fund Adolescent/Young Adult therapeutic cancer clinical trials.

2021 Cal’s Angels Update Video

Important work like this is accomplished because of donations made by people like YOU. Last year, our West Side and RCE teams raised over $6,300 for Cal’s – that was our highest fundraising achievement to date! From $5 to $500, it ALL matters and helps make a difference.

Donate any amount and we’ll enter you into a raffle for some West Side giveaways. To donate, here is the link:
https://bit.ly/WestsideTractor

Let’s GO GOLD!