Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards 34 Pediatric Cancer Research Grants During The Month Of September - National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

In its 18th year, HHOW will award an additional $7.5 million in Scholar Hope and Young Investigator Grants, surpassing $115 million in lifetime research funding to date

Organization continues public awareness campaign: "Every Handprint Tells A Story" highlighting the unique stories, hopes, dreams and desires of the brave kids and families battling childhood cancer

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Sep 01, 2016, 12:01 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 18^th year of joining the fight against childhood cancer, Hyundai Motor America and its nonprofit organization, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® announced that it will award $7.5 million in new pediatric cancer research grants to 34 hospitals across the U.S. during September, National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Hope On Wheels' September campaign will honor the brave children and families fighting the disease. Since 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded over $115 million in funding to childhood cancer research. Each year, some 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer, making the disease the leading cause of death by disease for children in the U.S.

"Children are precious and deserve every opportunity to achieve their full potential. For far too many, they are forced to fight pediatric cancer at a time when they just want to grow, play and learn," said Dave Zuchowski, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. "I am proud to lead a company and its dealers, who are so committed to the cause of ending childhood cancer. Through research, today 80% of kids with cancer can be cured. Our goal is to keep fighting until no child ever again hears the words, 'you have cancer'."

2016 National Call to Action: Give Hope a Hand
The theme for the 4^th consecutive year is "Every Handprint Tells a Story." This theme reflects that there are many hands involved in the battle against pediatric cancer – patients, researchers, doctors, parents, friends, communities – and each of these handprints tell a story. HHOW is encouraging the public to get involved with the fight in a highly personal way – by visiting our website or joining us on Facebook to share stories of hope. The new campaign, 'Give Hope a Hand', allows supporters to Learn, Share, Do, and Give, as a way to add their hands to help fight against childhood cancer with HHOW. Whether it's sharing a video of a brave child's journey with the disease, or posting a virtual handwritten letter of hope to a child battling with the disease, or donating to lifesaving research, 'Give Hope a Hand' serves as a platform to build a strong community of supporters for the cause. We are all in this together, and with many hands, we are stronger.

2016 Hope On Wheels National September Tour
During the month of September – National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, HHOW is traveling throughout the nation to present pediatric cancer research grants to children's hospitals, as well as to celebrate brave children with cancer. We will conduct grant ceremonies at winning institutions for 34 separate doctor-researchers. The grants are $250,000 (Hyundai Hope Scholar Grant) or $150,000 (Hyundai Young Investigator Grant), for a combined $7.5 million in the month of September alone. This is in addition to more than $5 million in pediatric cancer research grants awarded by HHOW earlier this year. The highly-competitive grant programs are open to all Children's Oncology Group member institutions engaged in pediatric cancer research in the U.S. Grant winners are selected by a scientific review panel.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Visits Washington D.C.
The HHOW September campaign also includes "DC Days," a series of events in Washington, D.C. to honor the children, families and medical researchers on the front lines battling pediatric cancer. Many of the country's leading pediatric oncologists, policy makers, members of Congress, Hyundai executives, Hope On Wheels board members and childhood cancer survivors will also participate in a series of events. The events include a Thought Leaders' Summit; Celebration of Life Gala; and National Press Conference. Local DC area pediatric cancer survivors, including Hope On Wheels National Youth Ambassadors, 13-year-old Ryan Darby from Maryland and 13-year-old Hannah Adams from Florida, will address participants and share their moving stories about their first hand experiences with cancer.

Thought Leaders' Summit, Washington, DC
At the forefront of the fight against the disease are the doctors and researchers who work tirelessly to discover new cures and treatments for childhood cancer. The third annual Hope On Wheels Thought Leaders' Summit will be held on Thursday, September 22^nd. This symposium provides an arena for the country's top pediatric oncologists and this year's HHOW Grant recipients, to explore and discuss the progress made in childhood cancer research and exchange ideas and new thinking.

Hyundai Owners Join the Fight against Pediatric Cancer with every Vehicle Purchased
Hyundai owners are an important part of the fight against pediatric cancer. With the purchase of every new Hyundai, a donation is made to pediatric cancer research.

Scott Stark, dealer-owner, South Pointe Hyundai, Austin, TX and Chairman Hyundai Hope On Wheels said, "On behalf of all Hyundai dealers, we are committed to giving back to our communities. We are extremely proud of the work we do in the fight against pediatric cancer. We do this work every day and with every vehicle sold. Our customers are pleased to know that the purchase of their own transportation needs extends to help a child who is fighting cancer. We are committed to this fight, and will work for as long as it takes to find a cure for pediatric cancer."

To learn more about Hyundai Hope On Wheels, please visit www.HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org or follow us on social media at www.facebook.com/HyundaiHopeOnWheels, www.twitter.com/hopeonwheels, and www.youtube.com/hopeonwheels.

ABOUT HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS
Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing life-saving research and innovative treatments for the disease. HHOW is one of the largest non-profit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country, and primary funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 830 U.S. dealers. Since its inception, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $115 million towards childhood cancer research in pursuit of a cure.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide.

Hyundai Scholar Grant
	Institution	City	State	Amount
1	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	AL	$ 250,000
2	Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation	Aurora	CO	$ 250,000
3	Georgetown University	Washington	DC	$ 250,000
4	Georgia Regent Research Institute, Inc.	Augusta	GA	$ 250,000
5	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.	Atlanta	GA	$ 250,000
6	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	MA	$ 250,000
7	Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	MA	$ 250,000
8	University of Massachusetts Medical School	Worcester	MA	$ 250,000
9	The Regents of the University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	$ 250,000
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	$ 250,000
11	Duke University Medical Center	Durham	NC	$ 250,000
12	New York University School of Medicine	New York	NY	$ 250,000
13	Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research	New York	NY	$ 250,000
14	The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	OH	$ 250,000
15	The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Hershey	PA	$ 250,000
16	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	$ 250,000
17	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation	Pittsburg	PA	$ 250,000
18	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	TN	$ 250,000
19	Texas Children's Hospital	Houston	TX	$ 250,000
20	Univ of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	$ 250,000
21	University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	TX	$ 250,000
22	Intermountain Healthcare Foundation	Salt Lake	UT	$ 250,000
23	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	Seattle	WA	$ 250,000
24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison	WI	$ 250,000

Hyundai Young Investigator Grant
	Institution	City	State	Amount
1	Children's Hospital, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	$ 150,000
2	Rady Children's Hospital Foundation - San Diego	San Diego	CA	$ 150,000
3	Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation	Aurora	CO	$ 150,000
4	St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation	St. Louis	MO	$ 150,000
5	Duke University Medical Center	Durham	NC	$ 150,000
6	New York University School of Medicine	New York	NY	$ 150,000
7	Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation	Portland	OR	$ 150,000
8	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis	TN	$ 150,000
9	Texas Children's Hospital	Houston	TX	$ 150,000
10	Children's Health- Children's Medical Center	Dallas	TX	$ 150,000

Hyundai Impact Award
	Institution	City	State	Amount
1	Arkansas Children's Hospital	Little Rock	AR	$ 50,000
2	Phoenix Children's Hospital	Phoenix	AZ	$ 50,000
3	CHOC Children's	Orange	CA	$ 50,000
4	Yale University	New Haven	CT	$ 50,000
5	Connecticut Children's Medical Center	Hartford	CT	$ 50,000
6	Saint Joseph Children's Hospital of Tampa	Tampa	FL	$ 50,000
7	Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children	Orlando	FL	$ 50,000
8	Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital	Hollywood	FL	$ 50,000
9	Kapi'olani Medical Center (awarded at Maui 5k)	Honolulu	HI	$ 50,000
10	St. Luke's Mountain State Tumor Institute	Boise	ID	$ 50,000
11	Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago	Chicago	IL	$ 50,000
12	Advocate Children's Hospital	Oak Lawn	IL	$ 50,000
13	Children's Hospital New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	$ 50,000
14	Johns Hopkins	Baltimore	MD	$ 50,000
15	Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota-Minneapolis	Minneapolis	MN	$ 50,000
16	Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Buffalo	NY	$ 50,000
17	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	New York	NY	$ 50,000
18	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland	OH	$ 50,000
19	The Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children's Cancer	McAllen	TX	$ 50,000
20	Dell Children's Hospital	Austin	TX	$ 50,000
21	Inova Fairfax	Alexandria	VA	$ 50,000

Hyundai Quantum Award
	Institution	City	State	Amount
1	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	$ 1,000,000
2	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	Seattle	WA	$ 1,000,000
3	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	MA	$ 1,000,000
4	University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	$ 1,000,000