Annual Wicked in Pink Motorcycle Run set for October 10, 2021

Springfield, MA. (September 21, 2021) – The annual "Wicked in Pink" Motorcycle Run to benefit Mercy Medical Center's Sister Caritas Cancer Center is scheduled for Sunday, October 10. The day will begin at registration at 10 a.m. and "KSU" at 12 p.m. The ride will begin and end at the Agawam Polish American Club at 139 Southwick Street in Feeding Hills.

The entry fee for the "Wicked in Pink" Motorcycle Run is $20 per person in advance and $25 the day of the ride; food is included with the entry fee. All proceeds will be donated to the Patient Services Fund at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center. Riders are encouraged to wear their best pink outfits.

Event organizer and founder Bob Kaine Alves is a cancer survivor who was treated at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center, and he began the "Wicked in Pink" Motorcycle Run to show his thanks for the care he received. According to Alves, his motto is "Ride for the ones you love. Ride for the ones you lost." Alves wants to show support to all those battling cancer and cancer survivors, as well as their families, friends and caregivers.

Sponsors of the event are Haymond Law, His and Hers Towing, Roland's Motor Works, GGInks, Westover Building Supply, and Throttle Rocker Nation.

For more information, please visit http://www.wickedinpinkrun.com/ or call Bob Kaine Alves at (413) 531-1073.

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About Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. In 2015, Mercy Medical Center became part of Trinity Health Of New England, an integrated health care delivery system that is a member of Trinity Health, Livonia, Michigan, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation serving communities in 22 states. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center, and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs. Visit us at TrinityHealthOfNE.org for more information and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MercyMedicalMA and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mercymedicalma.