Motorcyclists at the 18th annual Houston Ride for Kids® raised $290,418 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation® on April 25.

Heading east from the Humble Civic Center, the riders and their police escorts were treated to a great view of Lake Houston as they crossed the water twice. They were accompanied by 18 children and young adults who have battled brain tumors.

These Ride for Kids® “stars” ranged in age from 6-year-old Javier to Amy, 33. During the Celebration of Life program, they told the crowd of 885 about their lives. The riders also heard from parents of survivors, leading fundraisers and a local pediatric neuro-oncologist.