About Us





The Dixie Divas Riding Club members are professional career minded women of all stages of life who share a common bond, riding our own motorcycles and giving back to the community.


About the BCRFA

In December 1995, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center introduced two people who had a shared experience with breast cancer. Dolly O'Neal, an 18-month breast cancer survivor, was one of those people. The other was Bruce Sokol, whose wife D. D. was undergoing breast cancer treatment at the time. Both shared an energy and desire to do something to fight this disease.

Since 1996, the BCRFA has raised and invested nearly $3 million dollars of seed money to pave the way for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center to receive sought-after and sustaining grant dollars. These funds have been instrumental in developing the following:

  • $11.5 Million Dollar Grant Pilot funding that led to the receipt and renewal of the Breast Cancer SPORE Grant (Specialized Program of Research Excellence)
  • Microarray Facility Helped create the UAB CCC Microarray Facility that can determine the genetic footprint of breast cancers
  • $6.4 Million Dollar Grant Pre-clinical lab testing to prepare for a $6.4 million Promise Grant from the Komen Foundation to change the prognosis and treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
  • Imaging Facility Helped fund the In Vivo Imaging facility which supports Three Distinct Research Studies in breast cancer
  • Talent Funds to recruit and retain world-class breast cancer researchers

How We Raise Money

Community support for BCRFA comes from Event Sponsorships such as Revvin’ 4 Research, Community Participation, Specialty License Plate #86 as well as Corporate and Individual Donations.

By donating its proceeds to the UAB CCC, the BCRFA allows funds to remain in Alabama. The Foundation takes great pride in knowing the money it raises is used to discover tomorrow's therapies today.

Our Mission: "To help find a cure for breast cancer by funding promising Breast Cancer Research and to motivate community awareness and funding for that research."