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Hitting the ‘Streets’ for Breast Cancer
March 04, 2009
Street Eagle Motorcycle Rentals to donate money from women customers to breast cancer
March 3, 2009 – Milwaukee -- Street Eagle Motorcycle Rental locations around the country will donate five percent of every rental by a woman rider to breast cancer research in 2009. This year alone, it is estimated there will be approximately 180,510 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed. Street Eagle is hoping its contributions will help lower this number in future years. Participating locations include: Milwaukee, Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Salt Lake City. For additional information, contact Street Eagle Milwaukee by calling 414-438-7433 or online at www.streeteaglemilwaukee.com.
The parallels between women bikers and cases of breast cancer were a factor in Street Eagle selecting breast cancer research as a good charitable fit. The average age of a woman motorcycle owner is 42; while the risk of a woman developing breast cancer increases over the age of 40. Additionally, there has been a 29 percent increase in the percentage of women motorcycle owners since 2003. In 2003, 9.6 percent of owners were women compared to 12.4 in the first nine months of 2008 (the most current information available).
“By donating to breast cancer research, we are sending a message to our women riders that we care about them,” says Michael Short, owner, Street Eagle Arizona and Milwaukee. “It is our hope that when women are deciding where to rent a motorcycle from, they will do business with us and get the satisfaction of knowing that it will help other women fighting a deadly disease. Having fun and doing good are both things we prioritize and want to promote to all of our customers.”
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“With all the news coverage about consumers stretching their dollars, Street Eagle wants to give female motorcycle riders an added benefit when they rent bikes from these Street Eagle locations,” says Chad Cervenka Short, General Manager, Street Eagle Arizona and Milwaukee. “Leisure activities are an important part of emotional and physical health. By renting from Street Eagle and automatically donating to breast cancer research, women can do something good for themselves and other women.”
Important U.S. Facts about Breast Cancer:
· Approximately 178,480 women and 2,030 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year
· 40,460 women and 450 men in the U.S. will die from the disease annually.
· There are over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. who have been treated for breast cancer
· Every 3 minutes, there is a new diagnosis of invasive breast cancer
· There are more than 250,000 women under the age of 40 in the U.S living with breast cancer, and over 11,000 will be diagnosed this year
· A woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime
· Every 13 minutes, a life is lost to breast cancer
· White, non-Hispanic women are more likely to develop breast cancer but African-American women are more likely to die from it.
· Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic women and is the leading cause of cancer deaths among this group.
About Street Eagle: Street Eagle and its affiliate rental operators are the second largest motorcycle rental company in the USA specializing in Harley-Davidson, Honda, BMW and Victory as well as trike and custom chopper rentals and sales. Street Eagle is partnered with Rent2Ride, Nationwide, Blue Sky Motorcycle Rentals, and company owner Gaylen Brotherson is the founder of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association. Street Eagle is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. Street Eagle has 10 locations in key cities across the United States and will be announcing several new rental locations this spring. Contact Street Eagle at www.streeteagle.com or call (800)717-7970.
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