Ride the Rails for Cancer with The CRHS

<p align="left"> <strong>Ride the Rails for Cancer will be held again in Middletown, PA on Saturday June 8th, and Sunday June 9th, 2013 from 11:00am to 4pm. Last train ride is at 4pm.</strong> </p> <p> Our trains board at the Hoffer Park platform and tickets for this round trip experience are just $5 per person, and $1 for children under age 5. </p> <p align="left"> <span>The Conrail Historical Society has operated “Ride the Rails for Cancer” for the past 4 years. The event has operated on the Middletown &amp; Hummelstown Railroad and benefits Vickie’s Angel Walk, a PA nonprofit group who helps families financially during cancer treatments. For the past 4 years, the <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> has raised and donated over <strong><span style="color: #ff0000">$19,000.00</span></strong> to Vickie’s Angel Walk who gives 100% of donations to the families. The <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> uses its’ restored bay window caboose # 21165 and another caboose provided by the M&amp;H Railroad. The “Ride the Rails for Cancer” is a one of a kind event. It is just one example of the exciting events that the <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> promotes and what sets the Conrail Historical Society apart from most other railroad historical societies. </span> </p> <p align="left"> <br /> <img src="/files/images/Cancer%20Trip%202.preview.jpg" width="500" height="333" /><span> <br /> <br /> The weekend of the <strong>Ride the Rails for Cancer</strong> are very tiring, a lot of work before, during and after the event. But, it is all worth the effort. Knowing that 100% of the money that is raised for Vickie’s Angel Walk will go to help families fighting cancer, makes this <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> sponsored event, a labor of Love. <br /> <br /> <br /> </span><em><span>“The bottom line is the real winners of all your hard work is the families that we help. In that 100% of the money we raise goes directly to our families. On top of that every one seems to love trains especially a caboose ride. In a addition to the many fans that came, we had many families who we are helping along with their children participating. It was great to see them with a big smile on their faces and having fun. Ride the Rails for Cancer has a little magic about it and the future really looks bright. I enjoy all to come out and support to Conrail Historical Society and all of its wonderful volunteers.” </span></em> </p> <p> <span>Quote by Mickey Minnich, founder of VAW</span> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> Come out and enjoy a great event and know that you're not just supporting the CRHS, you're also helping people in need. The Conrail Historical Society is more than just a group of individuals who enjoy trains. We're a collective family of railroaders, doing our part for a better tomorrow. </p>

<p align="left"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small">The Conrail Historical Society has operated “Ride the Rails for Cancer” for the past 3 years. The event has operated on the Middletown &amp; Hummelstown Railroad and benefits Vickie’s Angel Walk, a PA nonprofit group who helps families financially during cancer treatments. For the past 3 years, the <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> has raised and donated over <strong><span style="color: #ff0000">$10,000.00</span></strong> to Vickie’s Angel Walk who gives 100% of donations to the families. The <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> uses its’ restored bay window caboose # 21165 and another caboose provided by the M&amp;H Railroad. The “Ride the Rails for Cancer” is a one of a kind event. It is just one example of the exciting events that the <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> promotes and what sets the Conrail Historical Society apart from most other railroad historical societies. <br /> <br /> Every year the Middletown Arts &amp; Craft Fair is held in Hoffer park the same weekend. They have lots of crafters, vendors and delicious food all weekend. Enjoy the craft fair after you Ride the Rails for Cancer. The rides will run from 11am-4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.<br /> <br /> The weekend of the <strong>Ride the Rails for Cancer</strong> are very tiring, a lot of work before, during and after the event. But, it is all worth the effort. Knowing that 100% of the money that is raised for Vickie’s Angel Walk will go to help families fighting cancer, makes this <strong><span style="color: #000080">CRHS</span></strong> sponsored event, a labor of Love. <br /> <br /> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-size: x-small">“</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt">The bottom line is the real winners of all your hard work is the families that we help. In that 100% of the money we raise goes directly to our families. On top of that every one seems to love trains especially a caboose ride. In a addition to the many fans that came, we had many families who we are helping along with their children participating. It was great to see them with a big smile on their faces and having fun. Ride the Rails for Cancer has a little magic about it and the future really looks bright. I enjoy all to come out and support to Conrail Historical Society and all of its wonderful volunteers.” </span></em> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt">_{Quote by Mickey Minnich, founder of VAW}</span> </p>

The Conrail Historical Society joins with the M&H Railroad and Vickie's Angel Walk for Ride the Rails for Cancer 2011. We're offering $5 rides in the 21165 with all proceeds going to support the families of cancer patients.

Ride the Rails for Cancer will be held again in Middletown, PA on Saturday June 12, 2010 from 11:00am to 5pm, and Sunday June 13, 2010 from 11:00am to 4pm. Our trains board at the Hoffer Park platform. Tickets for this round trip experience are just $5 for adults, and $1 for children under age 5. Join the fun and help families battling cancer!

The second weekend of June 2009 the Conrail Historical Society held the first “Ride the Rails for Cancer” weekend. This event took place at Hoffer Park in Middletown, PA coinciding with the Middletown June Arts and Craft Fair.