Motorcyclists raise funds for Allina's Piper Breast Center

SAVAGE, Minn. 07/20/2009--The public is invited to attend a motorcycle poker run and benefit for the Piper Breast Center at Neisen's Sports Bar & Grill in Savage. The cost for the poker run is a $20 donation with pre-registration and $25 the day of the event.

Registration forms are available at www.riderockandraise.org. All proceeds from the event will be matched dollar for dollar in support of the Piper Breast Center's expansion and technology needs.

What: Ride, Rock & Raise -- A poker run and benefit for the Piper Breast Center
Where: Neisen's Sports Bar & Grill, 4851 West 123rd Street, Savage, Minn.
When: Sunday, July 26, registration from 9 to 11 a.m., ride begins at 11 a.m.

For more information, go to www.riderockandraise.org.

About Piper Breast Center

Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Piper Breast Center, which opened in 1995, is recognized throughout the country for offering superb care coordination from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up. The Center also provides the most advanced technology, treatment planning conferences to gather the collective knowledge of expert clinicians for each patient's care plan and access to a broad range of clinical trials.

The Piper Breast Center has established itself as a role model and leader in breast health care, providing the expertise, technology, information and support women need to make informed choices about breast care in a comfortable, private and respectful setting.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital is part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, a non-profit network of hospitals, clinics and other health care services.

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