Get to Know Hyundai Hope on Wheels

 

Pediatric cancer affects kids at a time in their lives when they just want to play and have fun, and well, be kids. Through no fault of their own, they’re dealt a horrible hand. Get to know Hyundai Hope on Wheels and what they’re doing to help strike down pediatric cancer.

 

 

What Is Hyundai Hope on Wheels?

 

Hyundai joined forces with several New England-area dealerships to fight pediatric cancer by supporting the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through a local initiative in 1998. This small initiative soon took over nationwide and became the Hyundai Hope on Wheels, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating awareness and funding research for childhood cancer. Life-time donations passed $172 million in 2020.

 

 

Why Is it Important to Fund Pediatric Cancer Research?

 

Not long ago, being diagnosed with pediatric cancer was almost always bleak, and not many children survived.  Less than 4% of federal research funding goes to pediatric cancer research, so it depends on donations from other organizations, such as Hyundai Hope on Wheels. There’s a cure for almost 80% of pediatric cancers today, thanks to advances in research and technology. Many cancers are high risk to children, and the side effects of treatment are hard on their little bodies. Research’s goal is to improve care for children diagnosed with cancer and improve the ability to cure such cancers.

 

Every new Hyundai that is sold is a donation to the Hyundai Hope on Wheels program. You can feel good about sliding behind the wheel of your new Hyundai, knowing your donation makes a difference.

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