To all Civitans. The Metro Civitan Club BreakThru Fundraiser will in the memory of Michael Ryder. Michael was a founding and long time member of Civiatn on the Greens, Las Vegas, NV. Michael recently passed away after a long illness. He was an annual player at the Breakthru Golf Benefit. He was the Region 4 Area Director for many years, HOTW Honor Key reciptient and most recently HOTW awarded him with a Civitan International Junior Fellow. Michael's smile and personality will be missed by the HOTW Civitans and so many others who's lives he touched. Please keep his wife Katherine and her sister Janine in your thoughts and prayers.

Support Michael's memory by donating to the 2022 BreakThru For Research! No better way to honor a great Civitan. Great event for a great cause! The impact of the research done at CIRC cannot be overstated- what a great research center and something all Civitans should be proud of!

The Civitan International Research Center spans 19 departments and 5 schools at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
More than 130 scientists conduct research, therapy, and treatment under the CIRC banner
Efforts at the CIRC cover the entire human lifespan
Over the last 10 years, The Civitan Sparks clinics have seen more than 25,000 patients
The Rett Syndrome Clinic at the CIRC has become one of the world’s leading clinics for Rett Syndrome