Join us August 20-21, 2022!
Funds raised through Mary Bridge Children’s Courage benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network. Learn more about this critical need through the race site, here.
Each participant agrees to fundraise for the mission of helping benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs. You can read about those participating on the TNAA and SimpliFi team below, including how to help support their fundraising efforts.
Mark V. is a TNAA recruiter.
I am proud to represent TNAA at this summer’s Mary Bridge Ride in Washington. Nurses have told me this vulnerable population needs our help — how could I say no? I hope you will join me with any amount. Hoping to get at least 20 of my TNAA family to get me to $1000. Will you help me get there?
Hello Everyone,
As some of you may know, I am currently living in Washington State on a travel nursing assignment with the Multicare health system. My travel company reached out to me with the amazing opportunity to fundraise and participate in a bike race to raise money for the Children’s Hospital here. Specifically, 100% of your donation will benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network.
Last year they saw 610 kids who were abused or witnessed something really traumatic and 450 of those kids were given ongoing access to special clinicians or advocacy support, compared to just 266 the year prior.
Tragically, much of what the children’s hospital does through their child advocacy center does not get reimbursed by insurance. This is why the Courage ride exists: to raise funds in order to support the work the children’s hospital is doing with kids who are scared, alone, and in need of expert care and support.
While I am not accustomed to asking others to donate to causes, I stand fully behind this because 100% of your giving goes directly to helping these kids, and 0% goes to my ride or the event.
Hey Friends! I recently was asked to help represent my travel agency, Travel Nurse Across America by participating in Mary Bridge Children’s Courage ride, which will help raise funds for a very vulnerable population. Would you be able to help me reach my goal?
100% of your donation will benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network.
IN 2021, MORE THAN 600 CHILDREN WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS OF PIERCE COUNTY’S CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND HOPE. JOIN ME AS WE ENSURE THAT EACH OF THESE CHILDREN GET THE JUSTICE AND HEALING THEY DESERVE.
This summer I am showing my support for a very vulnerable population by participating in Mary Bridge Children’s Courage. Will you join me?
100% of your donation will benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network.
IN 2021, MORE THAN 600 CHILDREN WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS OF PIERCE COUNTY’S CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND HOPE. JOIN ME AS WE ENSURE THAT EACH OF THESE CHILDREN GET THE JUSTICE AND HEALING THEY DESERVE.
Hello!
I have been working in Washington State with Multicare on a travel nursing assignment this Spring and Summer. The travel company I work with, Travel Nurse Across America, has put together a team to fundraise for the Children’s hospital out here as a way for us travelers to give back to the region we’re assigned.
If you would like to donate, 100% of your donation will benefit child abuse prevention and treatment programs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Network.
While I am not accustomed to asking others to donate to causes, I stand fully behind this because 100% of your giving goes directly to helping these kids, and 0% goes to my ride or the event.
I am a traveling nurse originally from Ohio, who has been practicing my specialty in the field of emergency medicine for the past 5 years. I have worked with numerous patient populations of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Through the years I have come across various situations where children have been the most under-represented; specifically children of abuse. Resources and advocation for this population are pertinent yet underfunded.
The goal of the Courage Ride is to create ample opportunity, funding, and resource availability, beyond what inpatient care can offer. This fundraiser through Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital will benefit adolescents by financing access to ongoing clinician care, treatment, and advocacy support. The donations given will help aid in prevention of unsafe environments for all children affected by abuse and neglect. As a child, you can’t always identify safe from unsafe or healthy from unhealthy, but as a `healthcare professional who is accustomed to triaging a situation quickly, I can easily sense a child in need of a safer environment. Identification of abuse is followed by treatments and follow-up care that may require materialization that exceeds what hospital allocation allows.
Last year, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Pierce County served 610 kids, and completed 259 medical evaluations and 445 forensic interviews. Regardless of the type of abuse they experienced or witnessed, 450 children were given access to social work and advocacy support compared to 266 in 2020.
These services would not be possible without donor support. Insurance does not cover all medical care costs associated with abuse — especially sexual abuse — leaving victims with limited options.
For the 2022 Courage Ride, I will be riding my bike through Leavenworth, Washington for two days, with a team of 10 riders assembled by my employer, Travel Nurse Across America. I am hoping to raise $750, for this very worthy cause, by August 20th. On the first day, I will be riding 53 miles through the Cascade Mountain Range, and on day 2 I will ride an additional 40 miles through the Cascades. My total mileage for two days of riding will be 93 miles. If I reach my goal of $750 I will ride an additional 7 miles to make a total of 100 miles in two days, and I will add an additional $100 of my own to the grand total. Please help support my passion for children’s advocacy against abuse.
