A group working to increase the safety of motorcyclists has once again scheduled an event that aims to give local residents a fun way to help support its cause. Continue reading
Pulaski County ABATE Holds Annual Polar Bear Event
MDA Ride to Take Place Aug. 24
“Actually it starts Friday night. What we do is we charge $5 a person for everybody Friday night to just help cover the charge of the DJ and stuff like that. It started off as just a thank-you for the people that helped set up, but it’s grown into a party for Friday night,” said Bear.
May Proclaimed Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
The month of May has been proclaimed Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the state of Indiana by Governor Mike Pence, who is partnering with ABATE in urging motorists to check twice in looking for the motorcyclists with whom they share the road.
Studies show that in two-thirds of multiple-vehicle accidents involving motorcycles, the driver of the other vehicle violated the motorcyclists’ right-of-way, causing the collision. Multiple-vehicle crashes account for approximately 75 percent of all motorcycle accidents, and in light of that, the governor and ABATE are urging cooperation between all road users for successful traffic management and roadway safety.
ABATE’s Toys for Kids Event Looks To Help More Than 200 Children
ABATE’s Toys for Kids event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Knox VFW. ABATE Treasurer Deb Young said this is an invitation-only event and the members were able to help quite a few families this year.
“We have a total of 79 families and 214 children whom we have purchased gifts for,” explained Deb Young. “I’m very excited to see the kids on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide for all the children in Starke County so we do it by invitation.”
32nd Annual ABATE Ride for MDA Planned For Aug. 25
The 32nd annual ABATE/MDA ride is coming up this month. The LaPorte County Fairgrounds will be host to the event, sponsored by ABATE of Indiana Region 2, made up of dedicated members from seven northern Indiana counties including Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Jasper, Newton, and Pulaski.
ABATE is a motorcycle rights and safety organization that believes in the freedom of the road with an emphasis on achieving the safest motorcycling conditions in the state – but they also believe in helping those who are in need. For 32 years, the organization has raised over $3 million for Muscular Distrophy Association research and local patient service programs.
Abate Fundraiser Tonight at Bass Lake Golf Course
Don’t forget the Abate Fund Raiser tonight at the Bass Lake Golf Course. It all gets started at 6 p.m. and you’ll be helping the community efforts of a great group. The cost is only $10.00 for food and dancing.
The band Half Track will be performing and Ted Hayes talked yesterday to bass guitarist Terry Young of the band. Terry is also a member of Abate, and talks about what the money from the event will be used for.
“This is a fundraiser for Abate in general, they use this money for their motorcycle education-type things and stuff down state,” said Young.
Ted took the opportunity to ask Terry about the band.
“The band has been doing well, we’re working on getting a new CD out. Hopefully we’ll have it completed by the end of June and looking forward to it, really,” said Young.
This is one of the hardest working bands around. Terry tells how many weekends the band is out.
“We do about 32-35 weekends a year, we kind of cut it back because years in the prior we were doing over 40, so it’s kind of nice,” said Young.
The event is called Fistful of Dollars, and it’s being held tonight at the Bass Lake Golf Course.
WKVI Receives Freedom of the Road Award
WKVI Radio was recently presented the prestigious “Freedom of the Road” award by ABATE of Indiana. The presentation was made at the WKVI studio with local ABATE officer, Ernie Brewer, presenting the plaque to Ted Hayes.
In accepting the award, Ted commented on how proud he was that the station was involved with such a worthwhile group, and pledged to help promote the club’s activities in the future.
Starke County ABATE Helps Families in Need this Christmas
Many churches and other organizations pitch in to help the less fortunate at Christmas time. Ted Hayes talked about two that were distributing toys and gifts Saturday, and that’s CLASP down at Winamac, and ABATE at Bass Lake.
Ted was at ABATE’s party on Saturday where the Bass Lake Country Club was packed with parents and children. Deb Young was there early signing in parents who were to receive gifts.
