Cars will be screeching down the racetrack at Mission Raceway to raise money for an important piece of equipment for men’s health at Ridge Meadows Hospital.
The event is an action-packed motorsport event being put on by the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation to support the Men’s Health Initiative Fund at the hospital, for life-saving treatments and to specifically purchase a perineal ultrasound for men.
RevUp for Men’s Health is an event featuring: open lapping, a time attack, a drifting exhibition, a car show, and a pit stop challenge.
There will also be a chance to ride-along with a driver.
And, the radio station 93.7 JR Country will be on site.
The ExactVu micro-ultrasound system that the foundation is raising money for will allow for quick, targeted biopsies for prostate cancer.
This piece of machinery will reduce the diagnosis wait times, eliminate the radiologist in the process, and the urology team in the clinic at Ridge Meadows Hospital, will be able to diagnose on site, explained Janine Davies, executive director of the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation.
The foundation is striving to raise $600,000 for the machine.
All proceeds from the RevUp event will be going to the cause.
By Tuesday morning, April 21, $260,865.42 had already been raised.
Volunteers are still needed for the event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 26 at Mission Raceway Park, 32670 Dyke Road.
Anyone interested in helping out can contact: Sarah.Callaghan@fraserhealth.ca.
Tickets can be purchased and donations can be made at: https://rmhfoundation.akaraisin.com/.