The Ride is coming The RIDE is COMING!!!

Wow~ It seems like it was only a few months back that we were on last years ride, and we are on the count down for this years!!
There is another fun ride planned again this year & many nice people making awesome donations! It is truly amazing how many people come together for this event!
Some ask why we do this event... "Do you have breast cancer", "Do we know someone with breast cancer", and many more questions... My thoughts for that is, do you have to have any kind of cancer to help someone out... "Pay it Forward"! And yes we do know many wonder woman that have breast cancer... but doesn't make us any less wanting to help them out... if everyone in the world did a good deed at least once a month, and for some people once a year, the world would be such a better place!
I have a daycare outta my home, and the other morning my 10 yr old girl brought me a check for $10 to put towards our breast cancer event! They sold lemonade the weekend before and her and another little girl gave their money to help others! This 10 yr old has a close friend of the family that is going through breast cancer right now! So maybe after being around me doing this fun raiser, and being around her friend, it has made this little girl want to help others!
We have 2 calendars that will be sold this year, a girl one & a guy one! (all clothes are on!) Very tastefully done!! The picture at the top is of the committee... and the one at the bottom is a bench that will be auctioned off to raise money for our event!
Remember the date... August 14th starts at Amigos here in Ft Dodge, and it will end at Community Pizza also here in Ft Dodge!
Thanks again for all you support and followings!
Take Care & Ride Safe!
~Angel Ride Girl~

D/SAOC CAKE AUCTION

Hey~ Can you imagine going to a cake auction and finding a big bright pink bra cake? Oh that is what we had donated to the cake auction last weekend April 10th! We also made a Harley Bra and had it in a basket of goodies to help raise money for the Domestic Abuse Center here in town & to promote our up coming Angel Ride to Save the TaTas Breast Cancer Ride!
We are making Bras for the Cause as an awareness of Breast Cancer... There will be a May Day Tea at the Country Club on April 30th here in Ft Dodge! We have made some awesome bras!! When I posted a couple of them on facebook, I had a good friend from school get a hold of me about making some from their groups! Well we got 9 from Robin~ The Queen of Hope & her girls! She contacted some more fellow Girls & I received a box of 11 from WIS!
All I can say is WOW! The neat designs on these bra are truly amazing! Not a two are alike! Everyone had their own ideas! And what awesome ideas they were! I am so happy that a small project turned into being a many state project... I want to thank all the girls that helped out with these bras, as without you we just would not of had the same turn out!!!!
We will be using the Bras for the Cause theme at our Angel Ride to Save the TaTas! and we are also hoping that the breast cancer golf outing will also use them... a fun idea to tie all the Breast Cancer events together!!
Hope you all are enjoying the spring time weather... Riding weather is here, well almost! So many bikes out on the road... Enjoy & have fun!!
Be Safe~ Angel Ride Girl

Starting to warm up!

As I look out the window in the morning, to look at the amazing view! It almost makes you wonder how something so beautiful can only last a short time! We have to enjoy what is given to us, no matter how short or long we have it!
As we were out side last weekend, enjoying the wonderful weather, wishing we could be out riding, but needing to clean up after the winter weather. I looked up to see that the neighbor had just pasted our house, then to hear a screeching sound, then seeing a bike siding down the highway, I knew....
As I ran out to the front yard to see what had happened, I saw that the guy riding the bike was up & moving around, thank God that he was safe. He had some road rash, that I am sure that he is feeling it this week! His bike was scratched up allot, and a couple of his lights were broken. Nothing that couldn't be fixed anyway!
The guy driving the truck said "I DIDN'T SEE THE BIKE!" He said he heard the noise & tried to get out of the way. With the good skill of the biker, he got the bike laid down and got off the bike. The truck didn't hit the driver or the bike.
As the bike was lifted up, he got it started after a few tries. Got on his bike & was on his way. He didn't exchange any info, didn't want any help, just said "This is a Hell of a way to start the bike riding year off". Lucky there was a guy that was jogging by that knew the biker & got some info from the other driver.
You have to wonder what in the heck was going through that bikers mind when he saw the truck ahead of him, and lucky that he was watching what was ahead. He was riding a bike like ours, I was thinking it was a nice day out & would be nice to go out for a ride, but after seeing that, think we will wait until it warms up some until we get the bike out!
It was only 12 years ago May 1st when the same thing happened to me in the same spot as this bike went down. Except I was in a full sized van, and the bike went under my van. The driver was hurt, but not bad. The feelings that I had were horrible, and it wasn't all my fault. The bike went to pass on the left side as I was turning left into a driveway. I do know how bad the other driver was feeling.
Just a note to remind you all to watch out for those around you, as the cars are not looking out for the bikers. We want you all to be safe out there!
~~ Safe Riding~~ Angel Ride Girl

Hey there... does anyone have spring fever? Mine is more like Riding Fever! Seeing pictures of last years rides & hearing people talk about their adventures heading down south where it is warmer to ride their bikes, make me want the warmer weather to come sooner! I have a cousin that lives in Ark. and he lets me know when he has been out on his bike, and how much warmer it is there than here in IA! Makes it even harder to wait for the warmer weather!
But on an up note, we have been starting the planning for our up coming poker run for the "Angel Ride to Save the TaTa's" We are hoping with all the things people are wanting to see & do that this ride will be as fun as the past ones!
We are also getting involved with the Bras For The Cause event that we will hold here in Ft Dodge, at the Country Club with a May Day Tea but held on April 30th, all the money raised helps local breast cancer people! I will be having some of the awesome bras posted on line so that you can see all the hard work that some people have gone to, to make these bras!
The one thing that I am looking forward to this year at the Angel Ride, is catching up with old friends, and meeting new friends... It has taught me over the last few years, that it is about the cause, not about who put it together, but more for those that it will help out in the end! Meeting some of the people that have gone through breast cancer has opened my eyes, to how lucky we actually are! Also finding out those that have had it, that I didn't know about... and those that are starting to fight for their lives, that just found out that they have breast cancer! It amazes me just how strong these people are, they may think that they are not strong at all, but they are truly amazing people!
I just saw a t-shirt logo that said that "WHOEVER SAID WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING, NEVER HAD TO FIGHT CANCER" That kinda sums it all up!
Thanks for stopping to visit my blog~ Angel Ride Girl

ps: Thanks Cuz ~ for the awesome Harley coat! I love it!!

SET NEW DATE FOR 2010

Yes, the new date for this year ANGEL RIDE TO SAVE THE TATA's has been set! AUGUST 14th, 2010!!! We are still looking to see which way we will ride this year! Last year we had so many good comments that we took a new route instead of the same ole routes that every ride goes on, not that the ole routes are not good, but we just need to explore new places, meet new friends, and just plain have fun while doing it!
Last years ride ended up really good, and with all the money staying local to help those in the area here... sometime you just don't know who it will touch! People have come up to me and asked if I had breast cancer, and I tell them no, but I have meet many Awesome people working for this cause... ones that have touched my lives in many ways, to hear their stories of what they went through good & bad things... It makes you to Thank GOD that you are healthy!
Since the ride last year, I have known 3 women that are going through the beast cancer surgeries now... and know of one in my family that went through it 5 years ago, also another woman that went through it 7 years ago, that I didn't even know about... It makes you step back take a deep breath! A long deep breath to see how brave & strong these women are...they may not think that they are brave, but after listening to what they have to go through, and to still maintain a normal life, it is damn hard on everyone that they know & love, besides themselves.... and all I can say is "GOD give them the strength to "Keep On Fighting Like A Girl" because they need all that they can get"!
I am hoping that the ones that are going through the procedures now might help us at the TaTa run this year, maybe to share their stories of Faith & Hope & Courage! I know 2 of them that are going through it have helped out in different Breast Cancer benefits here locally, now the money they donated over the years will be helping them out in one way or another!
Thanks again for checking back with us... I hope that you continue to check back here on updates as I try to post them!! And I can't wait for the weather to warm up, so that we can all get back out on the roads!!
Until then~Drive Safe~ Angel Ride Girl

Hey there... Sorry so late in checking back with you from the run... Many people have asked if I have uploaded any pictures to the blog... Here are a few... I will add a few more in a day or so! I would like to find others from the run that have pictures too... as I am sure when you give a camera to 2 different people, you will get totally different views and shots from each camera!
We had a wonderful turn out that day and the rain backed off! I was so happy to see so many people come out to support our cause!
There are so many people that have breast cancer and don't talk about it... I am not sure if they are embarrassed about it, or not sure of what people will think of them... If they would only open up... there is so many people that I have met in just this last month that are survivors and supporters! Ones that I had no clue that they had breast cancer, but are 5-6 year survivors! I can only take my hat off to them, as they are true heroes in my eyes... it takes a very brave person to fight off the horrible cancer... these women (and some men) have the fight of & for their life! The ones that have opened up about it, each has given me some info on what has gone on in their fight! I am more than glad to listen to their stories... gives other inspiration for their fights ahead of them!
Thanks again for all the support that you give to the Breast Cancer event!
Take Care & God Bless you all~ Keep on Riding....
~~Angel Ride Girl~~


FIGHTING FOR A CURE!

SIGN UP!


THE SIGN AT SIGNUP! THANKS TO ALL THAT OPENED THEIR BUSINESS' FOR OUR CAUSE!

WE SAW ALL TYPES OF THINGS ON THE RUN! : )

BIKERS OF ALL KINDS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

ONLY PART OF THE CROWD!


FROZEN T-SHIRT CONTEST!

Day after the ride...

Wow!
Wow is all I can say about yesterday! The day started out with a few clouds, but at sign up for the Angel Ride, here came the rain! Not a little one, but much rain! We were so bummed that people wouldn't come... at 1st we had a couple bikers come to wish us well... they were on their way to another event in a different town... It was fun chatting with them tho! Always fun to meet new people!
Then all the sudden here come the people, a few at 1st then a whole bunch! WOW! 211 people total came to the ride! Even tho it was raining, they came! Bless their wet hearts! I told a few, "Breast Cancer doesn't take a day off for the rain" and they agreed! Then there were a few guys saying "Your going get wet....heehee" I looked at them and said see all these women in t-shirts... need I say more! They stopped teasing me & agreed that it wasn't all that bad! :)
I don't have my pictures uploaded yet. But I wanted to thank all of those people that came out in the rain to make this event an awesome one! ~ Oh the rain broke for the most part before noon... so it wasn't too bad on the road!
If it wasn't for them coming out in the rain to ride, We wouldn't have such a great event! I will let you all know later how much we made for the TRH Oncology!
This next Sat there is going to be a golf outing to make money for the Susan G Breast Cancer fund! My hubby & I will help them out for awhile, as they came out to help us! It is good to help others, as there maybe a time that you want someone to help you out...kinda like paying it forward!
I would also like to thanks all the ones that helped us out when things were getting hectic with the auction & selling shirts! People jumped in to help us... we were not expecting that! There were so many wonderful people there! Thanks! ^j^
Take Care~ And safe travels~ Angel Ride Girl