The NWA Bike & Business Community Rallies Around 10-Year Old Hewitt Sluyter in His Battle Against Cancer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2022
Contact: Chad Kahana
The NWA Bike & Business Community Rallies Around 10-Year Old Hewitt Sluyter in His Battle Against Cancer
Springdale, AR – More than two dozen bike groups, community organizations, and businesses from across NWA are coming together to support Hewitt Sluyter’s fight against cancer. They’re asking the community to join the fight at the “Do It For Hewitt” bike event on Tuesday, June 21 in Downtown Springdale.
Hewitt Sluyter is 10 years old and just finished his 4th grade at Shaw Elementary. Last month he was rushed to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock for a surgery to remove a baseball-sized tumor found in his brain. He has since been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer classified as BCOR altered embryonal malignancy.
The Sluyter family is a beloved part of the Springdale community and the biking community. Hewitt’s parents Jared and Christen are avid athletes and can be found volunteering, competing, or cheering on their children at many of the cycling events in Northwest Arkansas. Jared coaches a local high school cycling team, and Christen recently completed the Iron Man 70.3 triathlon in Chattanooga Tennessee. They’ve done so much for the biking community. Now the biking community is showing up in a big way to support this family.
“Do It For Hewitt” is a bike event like none other and a fundraiser for Hewitt and his family. It takes place on the Summer Solstice and is intended to raise awareness for Hewitt’s cancer, raise funds for Hewitt's treatment and cheer him on as he begins his road to recovery. The community is encouraged to come out and ride with them, cheer them on and make a donation.
“Do It For Hewitt” is a free event. Details are as follows:
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
SHILOH SQUARE, DOWNTOWN SPRINGDALE
TIME: 6:00AM
Sunrise coffee and cookie ride sponsored by The Meteor and Crumbl Cookies
TIME: 6:00PM
Group picture
TIME 6:10PM
Taco Tuesday Grand Depart
· BMC, SBC, Ozark Roadies - road ride / fast group & reasonably paced group
· F.A.S.T., Women of Oz, and Oz Misfits - bike to Runway Bike Park
· Springdale Bike Club and NWA No Drop Cycling - Greenway ride around Lake Fayetteville
· Buddy Pegs - Mega Bike Playground
TIME: 7:30PM
Dinner and live entertainment featuring Randall Shreve
“Do It For Hewitt” is made possible thanks to the following bike groups & organizations: Springdale Bike Club, BMC - Walmart Cycling Team, Ozark Roadies, F.A.S.T., N.W.A. No Drop Cycling, Buddy Pegs, Oz Misfits / Bike Fest, Trailblazers and Natural State Rock & Republic.
The community and corporate sponsors supporting “Do It For Hewitt” include: Downtown Springdale Alliance, Springdale Chamber of Commerce, Cargill, The Meteor, City of Springdale, Pruden Restoration, Catering Unlimited, Goat Lab Brewery, Junk Brands, Flo Bikewear, Mr. Taco Loco, Pruden Roofing, Pruden Granite & Tile, Cribb Insurance, Equity Partners Real Estate, Johnson Plumbing, Brown & Brown, State Farm / Pruitt, Sam’s Club, Axe & Oak Distillery and Studio Northwood.
Details about the June 21 “Do It For Hewitt” event can be found at https://fb.me/e/1zsOnLvxK
Additional information about “Do It For Hewitt” can be found at https://linktr.ee/doitforhewitt
Donations can be made at https://www.gofundme.com/f/do-it-for-hewitt