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Group Rides Is your group or organization hosting a ride? If so, be sure to let us know a s early as possible so we can add your ride to our list below. Give us the date, time, meeting place, who an interested rider may contact and any other details you can provide. If you limit the bikes (just Harleys, or just Star Motorcycles for instance) be sure to let us know about that as well. If it's a fundraiser, give us some details on the cause... We'll do our best to raise awareness of your event. E-mail us at icreswell@coolbikerides.com. If you need a place to stay, be sure to reserve your room by clicking here! |  Hidden Hills Mystery Ride - This is a fundraiser that's held in Southwick, MA each year in honor of a young lady I knew personally. She died at a very young age and her folks have helped organize a fund raiser each year for as long as I can remember. The 2007 event was a great deal of fun, though a little cool and damp. As soon as the details of the 2008 event are announced, we'll be sure to post them here. They are generally held on the first Sunday after Labor day so be sure to include this one in your plans! Here's a link to their website: hiddenhillsmysteryride.com. Gracie's Run - This is both a sad and happy story all at the same time. This is a worth fundraiser held here in MA that you should certainly attend if you have time. For more information and the full story, visit Gracie's Run Myspace account at: http://www.myspace.com/tgacf. Molly's Ride for Child Safety - This ride has been held for the last 8 years in honor of Molly Bish, a beautiful young lady who lost her life. For more information, be sure to visit the website www.mollybish.org. They have information on Molly and her family, the past years ride, next years ride as soon as info is available as well as info on child safety. Nelson's Ride - This charity provides a funds for families of "fallen riders" through the organization Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivor's Fund, Inc. Looks like a rather large event that's heading into it's eigth year. Be sure to check this out: http://www.massmsf.org/nelsonpages/nelsonsride-main.html Brightside Toy Run - The Toy Run is a community sponsored event where 3000 motorcycle enthusiasts follow Santa on a spectacular ride to deliver Christmas gifts to the children of Brightside. Thousands line the route, cheering the bikers' parade. At Brightside, we look forward with avid anticipation each year as our "Angels in Leather" bring a smile to the faces of many children. Click here for more information. March Of Dimes Ride For Babies - This event is held in Kansas City, MO. Thousands AND thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts will join together on Sept. 14 to save babies. Bikers can meet up at Kansas Speedway at 8 a.m. for breakfast and the blessing of the bikes, but if you have pre-registered and have your wristband, you are welcome to begin riding the designated route anytime after 8 a.m. Riders will then return to Kansas Speedway for lunch and stick around to see the bike show, listen to music, browse dealer displays, check out the thousands of bikes, and see whose name will be drawn for the 2009 Harley-Davidson and other prizes. Bikers for Babies takes place rain or shine. Dick Gelfman's Ride Across Maryland - They host an annual motorcycle ride from Columbia, MD to Ocean City, Maryland. Their participants raise money all year in support of finding a cure for Breast Cancer. Participants can raise money as a team, individual or as partners and can win tons of prizes and awards. This year alone, RAM has donated almost $1.2 million to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. Participants can register online at www.rideacrossmaryland.org or by contacting the office at 410-992-9999 for more information. Once in Ocean City, MD participants are geared up for two fun filled days of activities, live music, great food, biker games and the announcement of funds raised for the year. The ride takes place May 31, 2008 through June 2, 2008. Other departure points are available. Ride For Kids - The Ride for Kids program supports the Pediatric Brain TumorFoundation (PBTF) to find the cause and cure for childhood brain tumors. Rides are held in cities across the US so be sure to find the one nearest to you. More information can be found on their website http://www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids/. | Other Events If you stay on top of the news, you probably heard about the NIU tragedy where five people were killed and eighteen others were wounded by a gunman. I have a good friend in the Chicago area who sent me a recent e-mail. His college roomate was related to one of the victims. He and his two of his cousins wrote a song that they performed at Gayle's memorial service. It was so well received they've decided to make it available on-line for $1.00. The proceeds from this will be donated to Gayles favorite charity. For more info, click here... TOW (Tuesdays on Wheels) - This was a suggestion by one of the regulars in the Cool Bike Rides forums. This is a group of riders who will hook up at a pre-set establishment on Tuesday evenings for a bite to eat and a nice, pre-planned ride! We have created a new page (use the link above) to highlight the TOW rides so you can plan accordingly. If you would like to organize a ride in your area, contact us at icreswell@coolbikerides.com so we can announce it. There's no limit as to where or how many riders, or how many different TOW rides are going on at once so use your imagination! Vermont Thunder - A once a year ride held on each Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend in conjunction with Rolling Thunder. The ride is held the keep our still missing serve members in the forefront until each and everyone is returned home. They sell patches and pins to raise funds for veterans and their families in need, and funds are sent in the form of a grant and in most cases they don't even know about being considered. Help is not just confined to VT, they have helped Veterans in MA as well as NH. This is their fifteenth year of the ride. For more info visit their website at http://www.vt-thunder.org Piper's Run - April 13th at Fast Eddie's, An American Bar 5017 66th Street North Saint Petersburg, Florida 33709 727.547.0230 http://www.myspace.com/fasteddiesbarfla http://www.fasteddiesbar.comPoker Run starts at 9:00 AM Bands Start at 3:00 PM until ???? Last Bike in at 4:00 PM Auctions and Raffles Tampa Bay's HOTTEST KICK ASS bands will be there to keep you ROCKED after you ROLL and on into the evening. Come out and show your support for Piper and her family and PLEASE, donate blood and plasma and to the Ronald McDonald House, March of Dimes. Without these organizations, Piper's mother could not afford to stay with her and be close by. If you would like to donate items or services for the raffle and/or auctions, please get in touch with Kat at Fast Eddie's at 727.547.0230 or Piper's Grandmother, Beki Fox at 727.482.1839. I will post more information about which bands will be playing but you can count on the BEST afternoon of kick ass rock and roll you've seen in a LONG time!!! |
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