Huntington's Disease Poker Run May 10

[azavman]

Its time for the Arizona Avalanches to run support for this worthy cause again.

Saturday May 10, 2008 

All proceeds will benefit the

“Huntington’s Disease Society of America – Arizona Affiliate”

You are invited to join us for a day ride to beautiful Roosevelt Lake.  Riders will depart from the SRP PERA Club located at 1 E. Continental Drive in Tempe and proceed north up the Beeline Highway, through Punkin Center to Roosevelt Lake.  Roosevelt PERA will provide lunch by the lake. The band, Second Shift, will be preforming at  Buddy Stubbs Harley Davidson where the ride will end.

Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. First riders leave PERA Tempe at 10:00. I would like for all the Avalanches involved to be at PERA at 9:00 to pick up signs and have time to beat the bikes to the card stops. If anyone is unable to show up that early, let me know and I will get the signs and stuff to you before the 10th.

I will post a link to the online registration when it is available.

New limk for sponsoring a rider on this great run. Even if you can't go on the ride, you can make a contribution to the cause.
Sponsorship link; http://www.firstgiving.com/power2curehd

Online registration; http://www.firstgiving.com/hdsa-az

The avalanches staffing the Buddy Stubbs stops will have some free time between the beginning of the run and the time they have to man their stations.

Stop 1 = PERA Tempe 9:00 Everybody
Stop 2 = Rest Area 87/188  10:30-11:00 Todd (amd1900mp) Nigel (AZ 03 Av)
Stop 3 = PERA Roosevelt 11:30 ?? (Your name here) anyone.....anyone.....Bueller?
Stop 4 = Ft. McDowell Casino 1:30-3:30 Dan (azavman)
Stop 5 = Buddy Stubbs Cindy 2:30 - (Starchaser)
Sag Wagon = Glen (gargoyleman)

We would like to have at least 5 trucks for support roles again this year.(More is better). We are hoping to see 200-300 riders this year. It would be cool to have a couple of Av's at each stop.

If you know anyone that would like to volunteer for helping out at any of the card stops please invite them along.


List of Avalanches for Poker Run;


azavman *-
amd1900mp
gargoyleman
starchaser
AZ 03 AV

[amd1900mp]

Cool! Thanks for the heads up.

I am looking forward to it.

[Star Chaser]

Sounds like we're gonna be busy! Can't wait.

Cindy

[04avfan]

Yea! We are really looking forward to this event!

[MoAv]

Azavman - thanks for posting about this.  I had never heard of Huntingtons disease before so I did a little research and it sound like a very difficult thing to deal with.  Glad you all are supporting the fund raiser!!  Have fun 

[azavman]

MoAv,

We always have fun supporting this worthy cause. The Arizona Avalanche truck club always steps up to help and I am proud to be a member of this organization.
We can always use another truck for support if you are up for a road trip. Although, May is a great month in Missouri usually so I will understand if you don't make this one.

Dan

[MoAv]

I would love to to this Azavman, but unfortunately I just can't get enough time off from work for all the event's I'd like to go to.  Thanks for the invite tho...If there is anyway to swing it, I'll jump on the bandwagon!!  (Never been to Az before...went through on a train once, but never driving...)

[AZ 03 AV]

Be happy to hang out with a table and coolers again - although if the weather is like last year we may want a few gallons of hot coffee!

[amd1900mp]

Hot coffee or cold water.. 

Todd

[Ghostwheel]

I'll be riding this year on a bike.

[Az-Spoiled-Wife]

I'll be riding this year on a bike.

Me too.

Ghost - do you have that backrest on order yet?

[azavman]

New information posted in the first entry. Please let me know if you are interested in this event.

Thanks,
Dan

[amd1900mp]

Thanks for the update..

I'm interested in "Stop 2" please. 

[04avfan]

We would like stop 3 please!

Nick & Dar

[AZ 03 AV]

I'll hang out at stop 2 in the shadow of the tall blue guy where I was last year unless we need to be further spread out

[gargoyleman]

I will help where ever needed.

Glen

[Star Chaser]

I'LL be happy to do Buddy Stubbs.  Stop 5

Cindy

[azavman]

  Thanks to all Az Avs that hve stepped up already for this event. I have updated the first post with assignments.

You are the best!

[AZ 03 AV]

Thanks to all Az Avs that hve stepped up already for this event. I have updated the first post with assignments.

You are the best!

We're the lucky ones!  Where else can you sit and see some of the coolest bikes come rolling on by - and meet some real nice people too!

[Mrs. WVAV]

Thanks once again for supporting this cause. My Grandfather and Mom both suffered from Huntington's for many years. It is so hard to watch ones you love suffer like that. The hardest part is to know that it is a genetic disease and chances are someone else in my family will suffer from it eventually. When I mention Huntington's must people have never even heard of it. It warms my heart to know that this club knows and cares what it is. 

Thanks agian... just wish I could be there to join you all.
Mrs WVAV

[Az-Spoiled-Wife]

Me too.

Ghost - do you have that backrest on order yet?

Well, we went and ordered the backrest last weekend. They called during the week and said it was on backorder and they could not provide an eta yet.    Hopefully they can get it shipped to us within 3 months to have it for this ride.

Backrest - $250. Sportrack needed for backrest - $400. Riding in this event for a great cause - priceless. 

[DESERTAV]

Me too.

Ghost - do you have that backrest on order yet?

I have to get one of those ordered too

[Az-Spoiled-Wife]

Well, we went and ordered the backrest last weekend. They called during the week and said it was on backorder and they could not provide an eta yet.    Hopefully they can get it shipped to us within 3 months to have it for this ride.

Backrest - $250. Sportrack needed for backrest - $400. Riding in this event for a great cause - priceless. 

Still no word on our backrest we ordered.    They have 46 more days to deliver it to us by this event.

We tried a helmet to helmet communication set. It is ok for city streets but not very good for highway driving. Too much wind noise at high speeds.

[azavman]

  New link for sponsorship on the poker run. Posted in the first message also.

http://www.firstgiving.com/power2curehd

[04avfan]

Dan - we made a donation. Hope that others will join in.