2024 Slow Roll for Sickle Cell

* ALL attendees, regardless of age, register for liability and tracking purposes.

• Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
• Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
• Location: Venture Bikes (in the Midtown Greenway)
• Cost: FREE for community members and non-industry partners (*Donations are welcomed at checkout. See below)
• 40 mi Ride: 8 - 11 am
• 2 mi Ride: 9:30 - 11 am (*Free bike helmets to take home)
• Community Lunch & Learn: 11 am

? Free bike usage at the event and bike helmets to take home

The FREE Community Lunch & Learn will:

• Highlight the value of community health and wellness for all individuals and families
• Introduce unfamiliar community members to Sickle Cell Foundation of MN (SickleCellMN)
• Discuss the presence of sickle cell disease globally, nationally, and locally
• Provide a brief understanding of the history and purpose of World Sickle Cell Day
• Recognize the Juneteenth holiday and the significance of these 2 overlapping events
• Provide ways that ALL communities can support individuals living with SCD through SickleCellMN

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*Community and Industry partners who are interested in tabling or attending this event should register at contact Rae at [email protected]

• 1 Admission to the 2024 Slow Roll for Sickle Cell
• 1 Admission to a future 2024 SickleCellMN event (up to $25 value and cannot be used during the month of Sept or any conference events)
• 1 SickleCellMN T-shirt ($25 value)
• 1 SickleCellMN Lanyard ($10 value)

• 1 Admission to the 2024 Slow Roll for Sickle Cell
• 1 SickleCellMN T-shirt ($25 value)

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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become hard and sticky. SCD is known for causing severe pain and many life-threatening complications across the lifespan; requiring on-going medical treatment and for some, frequent hospitalizations. Those living with SCD, often called "Sickle Cell Warriors", are not defined by the pain and complications of this disease, but by their incredible strength and resiliency.

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’s mission is to improve quality of life and increase access to competent and compassionate care for individuals and communities affected by sickle cell disease.

/ aims to challenge negative perceptions of our beautiful city and foster community engagement through fun, safe, and inclusive bike rides for people of all ages and skill levels; average speed is 8 mph.

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Your donation is greatly appreciated and helps Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota fulfill its mission through providing education, advocacy, community events and other needed resources that help to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities impacted by Sickle Cell Disease.

Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, annually, we have provided nearly 5x the dollars in program development and monetary support to individuals and caregivers in the SCD community. Like so many small businesses and non-profits, this has dramatically increased our need to generate capacity building revenue in 2024 and beyond.

*All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the laws in your state.

*Please note that additional health & wellness partners will continue to be added

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Venture Bikes, Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis, United States