Eric Harris, president and chief operating officer at Cheddar, joins us to talk about the company's participation in Cycle for Survival, an indoor charity cycling event raising money for rare cancers.
Harris notes that cancer is a disease affecting almost everyone at some point in their lives. All proceeds from the charity event will go towards research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Cheddar will take part in the event on March 9, 2018. The company has already raised $18,000.
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