Post by runawaysfan on Dec 11, 2007 22:57:45 GMT -5
I just found this article online from The Miami Herald. Did anyone get a chance and see Lita at this event?
www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/337718.html
CHARITY
Motorcyclists bearing gifts hit the road for children
Motorcycles take to the highways to benefit Joe DiMaggio's Children's Foundation.
Posted on Sat, Dec. 08, 2007Digg del.icio.us AIM reprint print email
BY WANDA J. DeMARZO
wdemarzo@MiamiHerald.com
Thousands of motorcyclists will idle in the parking lot at the Pompano Beach Harness Track on Sunday morning, waiting for the moment when they can gun their engines and roar out onto Interstate 95.
They will parade south, then west on Interstate 595 to Markham Park in Sunrise.
Nearly 70,000 motorcyclists are expected to participate in the 20th annual South Florida President's Council Christmas Toys in the Sun Run.
The event raises money for the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation and collects toys for needy children in South Florida.
[glow=red,2,300]When the motorcyclists turn into Markham Park and quiet their bikes, the music begins. Two stages will feature such rock legends as Vince Neil of Motley Crüe and Lita Ford of the Runaways.[/glow]
Tickets to the daylong bike show and concert cost $10, plus a new, unwrapped toy; or $20 without the toy.
Vendors of food, toys and other goods will be there, too.
This year's parade is dedicated to Bob Amchir, who started the event in 1987 with 500 participants. He died last year of leukemia.
Over the years, the event has raised $6.5 million for children, said Debbie Amchir, director of the South Florida President's Council and Bob Amchir's daughter-in-law.
''This year is in memory of him, his life and his legacy,'' she said.
Bob Amchir, national president of the Wings of Gold motorcycle club, was a New York City policeman before moving to South Florida.
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www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/337718.html
CHARITY
Motorcyclists bearing gifts hit the road for children
Motorcycles take to the highways to benefit Joe DiMaggio's Children's Foundation.
Posted on Sat, Dec. 08, 2007Digg del.icio.us AIM reprint print email
BY WANDA J. DeMARZO
wdemarzo@MiamiHerald.com
Thousands of motorcyclists will idle in the parking lot at the Pompano Beach Harness Track on Sunday morning, waiting for the moment when they can gun their engines and roar out onto Interstate 95.
They will parade south, then west on Interstate 595 to Markham Park in Sunrise.
Nearly 70,000 motorcyclists are expected to participate in the 20th annual South Florida President's Council Christmas Toys in the Sun Run.
The event raises money for the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation and collects toys for needy children in South Florida.
[glow=red,2,300]When the motorcyclists turn into Markham Park and quiet their bikes, the music begins. Two stages will feature such rock legends as Vince Neil of Motley Crüe and Lita Ford of the Runaways.[/glow]
Tickets to the daylong bike show and concert cost $10, plus a new, unwrapped toy; or $20 without the toy.
Vendors of food, toys and other goods will be there, too.
This year's parade is dedicated to Bob Amchir, who started the event in 1987 with 500 participants. He died last year of leukemia.
Over the years, the event has raised $6.5 million for children, said Debbie Amchir, director of the South Florida President's Council and Bob Amchir's daughter-in-law.
''This year is in memory of him, his life and his legacy,'' she said.
Bob Amchir, national president of the Wings of Gold motorcycle club, was a New York City policeman before moving to South Florida.
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