An awesome guitar for the event!

Hi~ I just wanted to share with you all one of the donation items that I just got this week!
This is an awesome pink custom made guitar! It was made by Steve Gibson! When I went to his house to pick up the guitar, I had tears in my eyes as it was so awesome looking! It is a light pink sparkly finish! It has a breast cancer ribbon along with a motor cycle on the bottom that says "Ride for a Cure". This man does wonderful work! There is no words to tell him how much this guitar means to us to have it as an auction item for this Saturdays Angel Ride! Thank you doesn't seem enough... he has reached into his heart to help us out! Thank you Steve, you are an awesome person!
We also will have many other items up for auction on Sat! Signed football(s), Harley items, gift baskets & many other items, to many to list!
Make sure you are at Amigos here in Ft Dodge IA after the ride to see all the wonderful items we got from some great people!
Thanks~ Angel Ride Girl

Some of the people you meet along the way...

They always say that there is a reason that you meet certain people when you are on this earth! This is about a couple incredible ladies!
This is a picture of Kay Fleshman... I cannot say that I have met her face to face, but we have emailed (face book) and have chatted on the phone! She is a super nice person!
When I saw her picture of her PINK HAIR on Facebook, I dropped her a note to ask her if I could use her picture on my blog! This is the response that I got... "You may certainly use anything I have for any means of advertisement. Or for a friend that is struggling with breast cancer today. I figure that the reason God chose me for breast cancer and let me survive, is because I have a BIG mouth and will be a spokesperson for change! For now, just keep smiling and spreading the pink love!"
All I could do was smile... How many women could have such a good outlook as she has? With all the problems that she has been through for the last how many years?
I also have a friend named Deb S. I learned this year that on my birthday that she is a survivor of breast cancer for 9 years! I have known her for a few years now... she is also an awesome lady, she has been putting in her time & efforts to help us with this Angel Ride to Save the TaTas! Helping get donations, working with us & just being a great friend!
You may never know who has gone thru breast cancer, some women try to hide it, others are amazing & try to get the word out as much as possible, to get your mammograms yearly~ early detection is the only way to catch breast cancer before it spreads!
I think this makes it easier to work as many hours as we have on this Angel Ride to Save the TaTa's... To hear about these ladies stories, to see that they have fought a very hard battle and know that each and every day of their lives are very special to them and to everyone that knows them!
If you can, please try and make it to the ride on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at Community Pizza here in FD and it will end at Amigos also here in FD! We have some many wonderful donations, auction items and hoping for a wonderful day to meet new people! There will also be someone, after the ride, to be there to tell us how this money that we are raising has helped her thru her battle with breast cancer. It will be an awesome day to remember!
Hope to see you there... Safe travels~ Angel Ride girl

The Calendars are done!

Hey there!
Just a quick note to let you all know that the calendars for the Angel Ride are in! They are $15 per calendar! Again...all the money that is raised goes to help local breast cancer patients! They will be on sale at the run!
Thanks to all the guys that had took their time to get their pictures taken for this calendar! It goes to a great cause! The picture of the guy beside the calendar is Steve for the month of Jan!
~Angel Ride Girl

What's in a name?

WHAT IS IN A NAME? Many people ask that daily? All the way from why did you name you kid that? How did you get your nickname? Some are asking because they like it & some are almost making fun of what the names of things are...
You are probably asking yourself, why on this blog sight would I be asking "What's in a Name"? Well it has come to our attention thru the 'grape vine' that some people are offended by the name "Save the TaTa's" ... Also the "Dudes for Boobs", I have a picture of a guy on the blog that is wearing a "Dudes for Boobs" shirt! He had told me that his wife thought that some might be offended by the shirt, well when he showed up last year at the TaTa ride, some of the survivors of breast cancer asked him where he got his shirt as they wanted to buy one for their husbands! So, I would think if anyone, the survivors should be the ones that are upset with the names, not the everyday people!
I Google "Save the TaTas" and came up with pages of things... not only mine, but others from different states! The people that are not liking the TaTa name should try to Google it and see what all the things out there with the 'Save the TaTas' on it!
Breast Cancer is not a good thing... but what we are doing with this event is... We are not trying not to offend anyone with this ride, by the name, we are only thinking past the name about helping others with things that they may need... wigs, scarfs & funds for things that will help them get past this horrible thing in their life! This is not easy for them & God willing I will never have to deal with it, or anyone else that I care about...
So please people, look past the name, we were not the soul ones that came up with the name, some survivors helped pick out the name out... It is not about the name it is about the cause and helping others in need! You should be thinking to yourself "I am fighting for a cure/cause!"

Remember the date is coming up fast... August 15th, 2009 starting at Community Tap & Pizza in Ft Dodge, IA registration is 9-11 am Hope to see you all there! We got allot of really nice things for auction & wonderful prizes too! Tell all your friends too!


Ride Safe~ Angel Ride Girl

TA-TA Calendars! (just can't wait to get one!)

Wow! I just got word today that the calendars for the "Angel Ride to Save the TaTas" will be ready for sale the week of the ride! The calendars will cost $15. each! A 12 month calendar for 2010!
These calendars are of our local guys willing to take their picture for the cause, to help raise money for local breast cancer patients! I got to help choose some of the pictures that are being used of the guys for the calendars, and I will tell you now that it is well worth the $15.00!! I think that there is going to be an auction of one calendar that will be signed by all the guys that had their pictures taken! Remember it is for a good cause!
If this goes over good this year, we will be looking for guys to volunteer for next years calendar! Something to think about! If you know of a real guy that would be willing to help out next year for the calendar, let us know! Leave a comment on the blog & I will read it & get back to you!
We do have shirts for sale around Ft Dodge, IA! But there again if you are wanting a shirt to help support the cause contact us! We will have them the day of the ride too!
Got thinking about the ride today, it is 15 days until the ride... wow how time gets away from us.
We do have a good bunch of girls that are helping us trying to pull this event together... I keep telling them that it takes more than 1 or 2 people to pull an event like this together! And at the end of the day of the ride, it will make you feel good about yourself knowing that what we pulled together helped so many people!
Please pass the word around about the ride, I know that there is many things going on these days, but if you can't make the ride, try to stop down after the ride, we will have things going on then too! Auctions going on and calendars, bandannas & shirts to sell! Just plain getting together, meeting new people & having fun!
Take Care and ride safe... hope to see you on Aug 15th~

The path for the Aug 15th 2009 ride!

We are getting close to the count down for the Angel Ride to Save the TaTas! The ride will be held on August 15th, 2009!
This is not only for bikers, we are calling on anyone that wants to have fun! To have fun while raising money for a good cause! The cause is... helping local breast cancer patients with uninsured cost, such as wigs, scarfs, gas money to go to their doctors appointments and more!
On the morning of Saturday Aug 15th we will meet everyone at Community Tap (Ft Dodge, IA) at 9:00 am for registration! And hope to have the last ones on the road by 11:00 am.
There is a $10 a person fee,(100% of the money goes to the cause!) There will also be silent & live auctions that you will be able to see some of items at registration, but mainly after the ride! There will also be 50/50 chances at each stop too! More things are being planned!
The ride that we are planning should be a fun one! Different than other rides that we have been on, we are heading south & west! New places & new people to meet along the way!
We will start at Community Tap in Ft Dodge, take off and ride to Tony's in Farnhamville, then head off to Heroe's Bar & Grill in Lanesboro. From there we head on down south to Carroll's Harley Davidson shop! As we start to head back towards Ft Dodge, we stop at Shotz Bar in Auburn, then onto Lynch's in Rockwell City, there we stop at Jud's in Knierim. After that we head on back to Amigo's in Ft Dodge, where we all check back in & check out all the prizes that will be there plus more fun!
We have rode this ride a couple times, and these business are more than happy to welcome all the new people into their establishments! Such friendly people that we meet as we ride the roads to new places we have never been before! Sometimes it is well worth stopping in these towns that look like there is no one living there, because those are the places that make you feel like you're home!
We will be selling T-shirts, tank tops & bandannas the day of the ride! We have also been going to Bike Night at Amigo's here in Ft Dodge (on Wed) to sell the shirts prior to the ride! So if you are interested in a shirt(s) stop down to Amigo's Wed nights, or we will have them the day of the ride!
Oh! Something new we will be selling this year calendars! They will be 12 month calendars that local guys have taken their pictures for this calendar! It is going to be an awesome calendar for the cause! Will have more on that as time gets closer!
Keep checking back as I will be adding more things as time goes on! I hope to get to meet most of you that day! This event is something that is well worth heading to, it helps people that could be your family, neighbor, teachers or friends! Maybe you know someone that is fighting breast cancer, that is a great reason to join us that day!
For us that have been working on this event, at the end of the night of Aug 15th, seeing everyone that has shown up to this cause, it will fill our hearts with joy and usually our eyes with tears! Knowing that there is people out there that care about others! For people that they don't know, for people that they do know or ones that they have loved & passed on...Breast cancer hits many women & some men, we want to help as many people as we can, please come help us on Aug 15th, 2009!
~Thanks~ Angel Ride Girl

Donations for Aug 15th 2009 event!

You know it is getting time to get ready for the ANGEL RIDE TO SAVE THE TATA's! Aug 15th is just around the corner! This is our 3rd year for this event! Hope to meet a lot of you there...
This is a wonderful cause to help allot of people that we don't know, or it could be the person next to us... the end result is whats most important... to help those in need with uninsured expenses!!
Even tho we all are hitting on tough times, it is so amazing of the donations that we are getting in for this years ride! It seems breast cancer has touched everyone life in ways that we will never understand... I know I have met allot of new people this year that either they have had breast cancer or someone that they loved has died from it. Some in person & some through emails (and waiting to meet)...
This email is to show you some of the things that people have donated for the TaTa run on Aug 15th 2009! There is a set of woman & man's chaps & leather coat! 2 woman's leather vests & 2 helmets! 2 Adirondack Chairs, Harley shirts, clock & plaque! Along with breast cancer blankets, pillows, rugs & fishing pole! There is going to be a couple footballs signed and there is a special breast cancer guitar being made!! This is just a start!
SAVE THE DATE! August 15th, 2009! Hope to see you there! If you can't make it, tell your friends about it, we want this event to be one to look back with & smile, knowing how many people we have helped!