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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., May 9, 2008 - Final totals are in, and funds raised at last weekend's Ride for Life XXI set a new record: $1,122,413 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, ride officials announced today.
Over 1,900 motorcyclists from participated in the May 3-4 ride which is put on by the Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealers Association (EHDDA) - a group of dealers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia - and benefits MDA. Riders raise money and rode to Pennsylvania's Hersehypark and Hollywood Casino at Penn National in Grantville for a huge celebration that included two days of fun, food and activities.
Fundraising achievements included:
Top Individual Fundraisers:
Sixth Place - Rick Caricose – Front Royal, Va. $15,780 – Grove’s H-D
Fifth Place - Jon Burcaw – Bethlehem, Pa. $16,814 – Schaeffer’s H-D
Fourth Place - Robert Noll, Lebanon, Pa. $17,144 – White’s H-D
Third Place – John Beale raising $17,565 from Montgomery County Harley-
Davidson/Buell in Norristown, Pa.
Second Place – Ron Kehs raising $18,100 from Schaeffer’s Harley-Davidson/Buell,
Orwigsburg, Pa.
First Place – Denise Welsh raising $32,008 from White’s Harley-Davidson/Buell,
Lebanon, Pa.
Top Fundraising Dealerships:
Sixth Place – Appalachian Harley-Davidson, Mechanicsburg, Pa. $50,769
Fifth Place – Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson, Harrisburg, Pa. $52,101
Fourth Place - Brian’s Harley-Davidson/Buell, Langhorne, Pa. $80,769
Third Place – White’s Harley-Davidson/Buell, Lebanon, Pa. $94,326
Second Place – Classic Harley-Davidson/Buell, Reading, Pa. $96,403
First Place – Schaeffer’s Harley-Davidson/Buell, Orwigsburg, Pa. $251,785
Top Fundraising Children:
Third Place – Michael Benedict raising $1,360
Second Place – Gabrielle Tobias raising $1,450
First Place – Anthony Gallucci raising $2,704 |
EHDDA congratulates John Wittenberg, a customer of Groves Harley-Davidson in Winchester, Va., the winner of the special Ride for Life XXI 2008 Harley-Davidson FXDF Fat Boy autographed by Willie G. Davidson.
New for 2008 was the World’s Largest Fundraising Poker Run to benefit MDA.
Poker Run Winners Include:
George Key, from Haymarket, Va. won the 2008 Harley-Davidson XLH 883 Black Sportster. The winning hand was drawn by Melinda DeFriese from Auburn, Pa. followed by Malinda Carroll from Lebanon, Pa. and Victor Spangler from York, Pa. who each won cash prizes.
The Motorcycle Club with the most participants was Deer Lake H.O.G from Orwigsburg, Pa., with 193 members taking part. The dealership whose participants came the farthest distance for the event was Harley-Davidson of Ocean City located 250 miles away in Maryland.
Ride for Life Corporate Sponsors Include:
EAST PENN Manufacturing Co., Inc., DEKA Batteries
VF Imagewear
Quality PLUS Ford Dealers
International Association of Firefighters
Harley-Davidson Financial Services
Manheim Specialty Auctions
Harley-Davidson Dealers Systems
The Hershey Company
Penske
The Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealers Association extend their heartfelt thanks to all of the 2008 participants of the Ride for Life XXI event to benefit MDA. Since 1988, the Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealers have raised over $13 million dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 40 authorized dealer members are one of the most charitable groups in the country. For a complete list of dealers, visit the Eastern Harley-Davidson Dealers Association website: www.RideWithUs.org.
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 muscle diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education.
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