RIDE FOR BRIDGETTE was a success! The rain held off as we held a benefit motorcycle ride at the VFW 9630. We had about 30 bikes and raised over $1300! Along the ride we stopped at the Shaffer Shack in Owensville where we had another split the pot raffle and the bar donated a bottle of schnapps to raffle off. The raffle was after the ride for split the pot and lots of donated gifts given by local businesses. We had great donations from Gold Star Chili, Busken Bakery, Gordon Food Service, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Skyline Chili, City BBQ, Eastgate Harley Davidson, Tombstone cycles, Jim's Custom Cycles, Siler's Drive Thru, Ethel's Tavern, Neff's Landscaping, Hair I am, Street Beat Salon, Boot Country and VFW 9630. The band Dirty Pink played some good tunes for us. Cheeseburgers, metts and brats were cooked by my dad and Kurt, thanks guys! The ride was short and sweet, lasting about an hour or so total. After the raffle, three year old Brady (Bridgette's twin brother) sang the Star Spangled Banner over the microphone. Everyone just stopped what they were doing and watched in amazement as he belched out nearly every word of the anthem. It was so cute.What topped this day off was the Bengals beating the Steelers at home! Now that was just icing on the cake. I'm glad the rain held off for us and I want to thank all the business who donated and mostly all of those who attended and gave to cause. For only having about 50 to 60 poeple there, we did rather well. This means that the people gave unselfishly which says a lot for those who were there... Thanks everyone for helping to make this a success. Donations can still be made to a fund set up at 5/3rd Bank. A link to the website is: http://sites.google.com/site/bridgettesbenefit/
