As some of you may have heard, I am doing a ride from Philadelphia to Alaska to benefit kids with Juvenile Arthritis - leaving June 10. As a bit of a celebration on arriving in Alaska, we have put together a bit of a gathering in Anchorage on Saturday, June 30. Because the fundraiser has a strong adventure riding component, we are inviting any local or transient riders to a picnic being held at the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, 5th Floor Parking Garage, 4320 Diplomacy Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508. There will be kids and the families of kids there who have dealt with the Juvenile Arthritis disease as well as some folks from the hospital, Arthritis Foundation and local folks showing support for the ride. There is sure to be a bunch of riders from the community there - just wanted to extend the invitation to the ADVrider community as well. Would love to show the kids the support of a bunch of riders from all over the place. They always love bikes, the characters that ride them and the stories that accompany them! All riders welcome - whether a Harley or Yamaha or BMW Be forewarned that I may hit you up for a small donation to help offset the cost of the food and such - not required though. Specifics: Date: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Time: 2pm - 6pm Where: Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, 5th Floor Parking Garage, 4320 Diplomacy Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 (roof of the Parking Garage) RSVP: not required, but a PM on Advrider would help for planning on food and such. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT! PS - If you have connections in local shops and such, please pass this along. Blog for the ride (contact info there): http://ja4ja.wordpress.com/
Yay, looks I can make it! I just changed my itinerary so I'm coming back from Seattle on Friday. Good luck with your trip. Have fun, Mark H.
Mark - Great news! Looks like there is some momentum gathering. Will be a bunch of bikes meeting up with me and riding through town to the picnic at the Center. If you want to join us, let me know and I'll get you the specifics once I get them. Ted
ttt Some of you may have met Ted in Dawson. He's the guy they introduced at the banquet before auctioning some gear for the cause. Looking forward to the bbq gathering at the Native Hosp on Sat. Later, Mark H.