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Brothers Ride Across Country for Cancer Research
Aug 13, 2007 08:10 AM

Michael Benton, his brother Will and two friends, Matt Marrero and Brian Goh, raised $28,800 for cancer research during a trip from Washington D.C. to Baton Rouge (Photo: Josh Meeks)

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Capitol to Capitol Ride

They started in Washington D.C. Now, 31-days, six states and more than 1,800 miles later, four friends on a mission to raise awareness for cancer research have made it to their final stop - right here in Baton Rouge.

"My brother and I were talking and we wanted to do something. The (cancer) treatment hurt my dad so bad, that we couldn't even pat him on the back and say, ‘hang in their dad'," Michael Benton, whose father is battling kidney cancer, said

To help out his dad, Michael, who lives in St. Francisville, his brother Will and two friends, Brian Goh and Matt Marrero, started in the nation's capitol and rode all the way to Louisiana's capitol. On their trip, the four raised close to $30,000 for cancer research. The money will benefit the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center here in Baton Rouge.

If you would like to help Michael and his brother out, you can log on to their website. The website also chronicles their journey across six states.