Archive for October, 2009
October 30th, 2009
A Message from the Love Ride Foundation
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Over the past 26 years, the Love Ride has meant many things to many people. For Glendale Harley, Home Of The Love Ride, the annual event has been a source of pride, both to the dealership and to the entire City of Glendale. For entertainers, the Love Ride has meant being tapped to play the legendary Love Ride stage, where the audience has seen performers like Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, BB King Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top and the Foo Fighters make history. For bikers, the Love Ride has meant changing the public’s perception of motorcyclists from hooligan to down-to-earth community activist. For the hundreds of volunteers, the Love Ride has given them a way of giving back to the community where they live and work. For motorcycle riders, the Love Ride has given then an unforgettable experience; riding together with thousands of others, unified in the common purpose of helping those less fortunate in our community. For our many benefiaries, the Love Ride Foundation has raised millions of dollars to help them help others through their respective causes. To both young and old alike, the Love Ride means a sense of hope for a better tomorrow. The Love Ride accepts donations all year long. Stay tuned, because the Love Ride will be back shortly. In the meantime, take a look back at Love Ride’s incredible history, 25 years worth of photos and memories, all here on this site. |
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October 28th, 2009
Top Fundraisers Announced
The Love Ride Foundation wishes to thank this years Top 12 Fundraisers.
Jim & Kitti Carnes $5,118.00
Rick Young $3,355.00
Kirby Yale $3,350.00
Eric Schmoranzer $3,271.00
Melanie Postell $2,286.00
Heather Tipple $2,175.00
Gerard McKenzie $1,811.00
Ricardo Villarreal $1,645.00
Arnold Kleiner $1,500.00
Ruben Almaraz $1,500.00
Robert Batriz $1,500.00
Kathleen Gundrum $1,500.00
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October 22nd, 2009
Love Ride Fan Donates a Bike
When Patti Vincent heard the news that Love Ride 26 had been canceled, she was saddened. Her husband Bob loved the Love Ride. Known as “BV” to his closest friends, Bob passed away suddenly and unexpectedly this past June.
Patti has vivid memories of going on many Harley rides with Bob, but riding with Bob in several Love Rides was something very, very special to both of them.
“He always looked forward to the Love Ride,” says Vincent, who used to live in SoCal before moving to Incline Village near Lake Tahoe nine years ago. “It was his favorite ride.” Patti related that Bob’s motorcycle was brought front and center into the church at his funeral. “The Harley was his favorite thing in the world, says Vincent. “His friend fired it up and rode it out to end the ceremony.”
This week, Patti contacted Love Ride founder Oliver Shokouh and donated her husband’s 2000 Heritage Softail to the Love Ride. The motorcycle will be sold and the proceeds donated to the Love Ride Foundation.
“I was thinking of just selling it, but Bob would have loved to know that his bike was going to the Love Ride, an event that gave him so much joy,” says Vincent. “I’m donating the bike with the condition that the money be given to one of the Love Ride’s benefiairies, in Bob’s memory.”
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If you would like to donate a motorcycle or something to the Love Ride Foundation, contact Oliver Shokouh at 818-246-5618, Extension 102 or e-mail to oliver@loveride.org. Being a 501c3 charity, all donations made to the Foundation are tax deductible.
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 Oliver Shokouh Founder & Chairman |
 Peter Fonda Honorary Grand Marshal |
 Jay Leno Grand Marshal |
 Robert Patrick Honorary Grand Marshal |
 Willlie G Davidson Honorary Chairman |
