Hello to all,

Thank you all so much for a huge SUCCESS in  the 2nd Annual Ashley’s Ride. What a day full of fun as the emotions ran very high for Randy and me.

We all did it we raised $19,000.00 for NF… Wooo hooo so excited.  This is a very special event to us and we could have never done this with out all of your support.   We heard that we had over 200 bikes once again this year.  So many wonderful people.  I have to say that when the bikes started to roll into the Press Box that morning and the sun started to peek through the clouds I just knew that Ashley was watching over us as she always is. 

Thank you all for your donations and for all the wonderful helper’s.  We look forward to seeing you next year.

Thank you again all for your help in the fight against NF.

Please feel free to post your comments on the 2nd annual event, here, by clicking on “responses.” Thank you to all who participated, who volunteered, and who supported in any way – it was all very much appreciated. Thank you!

Check the photo gallery section – there are about 100 photos on line. We will add more soon.

Thanks again!

July 20, 2009

Just a few quick up date’s…. The Press Box in Mancelona will have breakfast bufffet for you the morning of Ashley’s Ride for $5.00. 

We have quite a selection of auction items as well as silent auctions itemes. We are gonna have a busy day but yet fun! We really are looking forward to seeing all of you at this wonderful event. 

The 4 stops for Ashley’s Ride are J & Bs Bar & Grill in Vienna, Ma Deeter’s in Luzerne where they will have a lunch special for us, Dingmans Bar on M-72 Kalkaska, The Road House in between Kalkaska & Mancelona the  final stop at the Press Box in Mancelona where you will get your poker hand delt to you.  Thank you to a  family friend whom would like to remain anonymous for sponsoring the poker run.  We will have a cash prize of $300.00 for 1st place, $100.00 for 2nd place & $50.00 for 3rd place.

Thanks to Abby Siebring and Chris Gruse of Kalkaska Spring & Fabricating  for donating two pigs for the pig roast.  Auction items are slowly trickling in.  

 The plans for Ashley’s Ride are moving right along.  Some of the auctions items we have are golfing, flat screen TV, cedar chest, dinner gift certificates, hotel stay at Turtle Creek, bike’s, helmet, pedal car, awesome dart board, white caps tickets and much more.  We look forward to seeing you all this year.

Thank you all for making this great event happen…

Plans are now underway for the 2nd annual “Ashley’s Ride,” set for Saturday July 25, 2009. Participants are asked to bring their bike and enjoy a scenic motorcycle ride and poker run, followed by a pig roast, entertainment, auction, and raffle drawings.  All proceeds benefit Neurofibromatosis, Inc for research.

The event will start at the Press Box in Mancelona at 10:00 a.m. We will return to the Press Box at approximately 4:00 p.m. Tickets will be $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. Please add $5 to partcipate in the Poker Run. Click to continue »