PVDA Ride for LifeTM Media Kit
What is the PVDA? The PVDA is the Potomac Valley Dressage Association. It is the second oldest dressage club in the United States. Founded in 1964 in Gaithersburg, MD, PVDA promotes the art and sport of dressage by providing leadership, education, scholarships and competitions. Click here for more information about the PVDA and its programs.
What is dressage? Click here to open the United States Dressage Federation’s (USDF) explanation of dressage.
What is the PVDA Ride for Life? The Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA) Ride for Life™ (R4L) is both a licensed (recognized) dressage show and a benefit fundraiser for breast cancer. Click here for further information.
What is the cause being supported by the Ride for Life? The Ride for Life is a benefit for the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center JHBCC) and it’s Quality of Life Research (QOL) Program. Information is available at the JHBCC web site (click here) and the QOL Research Program web site (click here).
What are the past donations from the Ride for Life? The PVDA Ride for Life has generated the following donations for the Johns Hopkins Breast cancer Center: 2004 - $3,307, 2005 - $3,337, and 2006 - $30,782. Click here for more information.
What is the 2008 Ride for Life goal? For 2008, the Ride for Life Committee’s goal is to raise at least $70,000 for the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center.