SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Jack Owens is a sophomore business student at Notre Dame University who is currently riding his bike across the country for a good cause.
Jack Owens is riding 3600 miles to raise money for the nonprofit Ride Hard Breathe Easy, an organization focused on helping lung cancer patients and supporting research.
In September of 2023 my nephew Jack called. “Uncle Jack, I want to ride my bike across the country to help lung cancer patients.” Jack was 18 at the time, and Jack was very serious.
On this coming Tuesday, May 20, while most young men his age will be just starting their summer vacation or internships, my nephew Jack Owens will be getting on the road, pedaling mile after relentless mile across America. His ambition to make a difference, a real difference, is in his bones.
Softmore business student Jack Owens is biking across the country to raise awareness and money for lung cancer.
Jack Owens, a 20-year-old Notre Dame student from Philadelphia, is embarking on a 3600-mile bike ride across the US in support of lung cancer patients.
His journey, inspired by his involvement with nonprofit Ride Hard Breathe Easy (RHBE), aims to raise $100,000.
August 28th, 2024
It was Saturday, December 3, 2011, and my mom was a week away from dying of lung cancer. She had been battling this disease for the past nine months, and so I promised Mom I would do something.
August 22nd, 2024
Professor John Matthews is spearheading efforts to provide financial support for lung cancer patients in need.
This stems from a promise he made to his mother, Kathleen Matthews, when she was diagnosed with the disease.
July 4th, 2024
Ride Hard Breathe Easy hosted their 2nd Annual Golf Outing at Five Ponds Golf Course in Warminster, PA on June 28th. 128 golfers joined to raise awareness and funds for our organization.
We were thrilled to have Jefferson Health bring their mobile cancer screening bus to emphasize the importance of cancer screening.
April 18th, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A social worker from Fox Chase will be riding 100 miles to help people with lung cancer Sunday. Her ride will support the group Ride Hard Breathe Easy, which raises money and awareness for patients with lung cancer and their families.
The amount brings the nonprofit’s total to over $750,000 in donations to lung cancer patients at hospitals…
December 14th, 2023
The amount brings the nonprofit’s total to over $750,000 in donations to lung cancer patients at hospitals…
November 29th, 2023
The Cheltenham-based lung cancer nonprofit Ride Hard Breathe Easy (RHBE) recently awarded Fox Chase Cancer Center $50,000 for a new program called “Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers: An Initiative to Raise Community Awareness and Establish a Novel Risk Registry”.
The amount brings the nonprofit’s total to over $750,000 in donations to lung cancer patients at hospitals…
September 3, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A group of cyclists is making strides in the fight against lung cancer. The 7th Annual Ride Hard, Breathe Easy Classic began Sunday morning.
Nine cyclists left Temple University Hospital to embark on the 425-mile roundtrip journey from Philadelphia to Baltimore and back again.
August 23rd, 2023
Lung cancer survivor Terri Ann DiJulio will ride over 400 miles from Philadelphia to Maryland and back to raise awareness and funds for a local lung cancer nonprofit, Ride Hard Breathe Easy. DiJulio has been diagnosed three times with early-stage lung cancer and has lost her mother, two uncles, and an aunt to the disease.
August 23rd, 2023
Three-time lung cancer survivor Terri Ann DiJulio will bike over 400 miles to raise awareness and funds for the Cheltenham-based lung cancer nonprofit Ride Hard Breathe Easy, which was founded in 2019 by Cheltenham resident John Matthews.
March 31st, 2023
Dartmouth Cancer Center and Ride Hard Breathe Easy (RHBE) have joined forces in the fight against lung cancer. A partnership born out of a shared commitment to support patients and caregivers affected by lung cancer…
June 7th, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A group based in Philadelphia is raising money to help relieve some of life’s pressures for people who are going through treatment to fight lung cancer.
May 8th, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A New Jersey mother is in a race against time with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. But that won’t stop her from taking on other tough races, for a good cause.
October 12th, 2020
Northeast Times – Ride Hard Breathe Easy last week made a $20,000 donation to Fox Chase Cancer Center.
The Oct. 1 donation was followed a day later by another $20,000 contribution, this time to Temple Hospital.
March 9th, 2017
Forbes – It only takes one person to make monumental change. And that’s exactly what my friend and colleague, John Matthews, is doing.
This August, John will embark on a nearly 3,400-mile bike ride across the entire United States. He will start in Philadelphia and end in San Francisco.
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