Illinois Bikers Ride 45 Miles in Support of Greater Illinois Chapter
Saturday, June 11, dozens of Illinois bikers are planning to take part in The Longest Ride, an event supporting The Longest Day. Riders will kick off in Aurora and ride 45 miles up to Barrington. All proceeds from the ride will go to our chapter. This is just one of many events taking place around The Longest Day, a spring event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association®.
Dozens of Illinois bikers are planning to take part in The Longest Ride, an event supporting The Longest Day. Saturday, June 11, riders will kick off in Aurora and ride 45 miles up to Barrington. All proceeds go to our chapter. This is just one of many events taking place around The Longest Day, a spring team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association®. This unique event is held annually, on the summer solstice. We chose the longest day of the year, to honor those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, for whom every day is the longest day.
The Longest Ride is a just one Illinois team event that supports the Alzheimer’s Associations second signature event “The Longest Day.” Not only are we targeting riders who have a connection to Alzheimer’s, we welcome riders and their passengers to ride for a cause. Motorcycle clubs & Affinity groups, church riders, civic organizations, local and riders from all over all are welcome. People participate not only because they love to ride, they also see this event a way to share that love of riding with a great cause, the Alzheimer’s Association. The Longest Ride is a way for bikers to bring attention to the disease in a unique way, while raising funds to further the care and support of the Alzheimer’s Association. We are asking anyone, from any group to come together to ride in unity for this cause. All bikers and their passengers, from all walks of life are asked to ride in the name of this epidemic, to raise awareness and raise funds.
The Longest Ride event takes places on Saturday, June 11. Registration begins at 10:15 a.m. with a scheduled 11 a.m. departure. At the end of the 45 mile ride, participants will stop for lunch at Broken Oar Marina Bar & Grill in Port Barrington, IL. There will be a raffle drawing at lunch for items donated from Harley Davidson, Lou Malnati’s, and Smallcakes.
$25 donation requested per biker and $15 donation requested per passenger. For more information contact James Roundy, jroundy72@gmail.com.