May 10th - Fundraiser Ride For Susan Marshall

[maxworldbiker]

Herceptin Riders
http://www.herceptinriders.co.nz


MYSTERY BIKE RIDE FOR
SUSAN MARSHALL

Saturday 10th May 2008
ALL RIDERS WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Girls, guys, L-plate Riders, etc
10.00am assembly outside Christchurch Cathedral for a 10.30 departure

Susan lives in Christchurch.

She has been diagnosed with BREAST CANCER. and she needs to raise $59,000 for Herceptin Treatment.

:oi-grr:The government won’t help her, but maybe you can!
Lets keep the squeeze on THEM, and help HER!:yeah:

Dress up your machines and come for a ride. $5.00 to join and bring some extra for

Sausage Sizzle
Auction of bike goodies
Raffles

Show up with the biggest pot of donated $$$ and win the mystery prize!


Allow 4-5 hours for this “Foray Into The Great Unknown”, with three stops in total. Route covers around 100km.

Maps will be handed out on the day.
Rain or shine!

Support Vehicle Provided
Contact Keith Orchard on (03) 3522922 or Max Cook on (03) 540 2177 for further details
or email via the website with any enquiries and find out where you can make a direct donation

[ynot slow]

Any way you can maybe use internet to purchase raffles online,say internet banking,then could get a few here buying tickets,I know if I won prize,wouldn't mind paying courier cost for it.Similar happened on ride for life trip as fundraiser.

[headlesschicken]

is this a girls only thing or is anyone welcome?
:o

[Oakie]

is this a girls only thing or is anyone welcome?
:o

I'm sure it's open to everyone. I certainly wouldn't mind putting in a bit of riding time to support this one.

[maxworldbiker]

is this a girls only thing or is anyone welcome?
:o

All welcome, its nice to see guys on this kind of mission too, becaue breast cancer affects EVERYBODY!!! I'll amend the initial ad to include mere males:eek:

[Oakie]

Bumpity bump...

[maxworldbiker]

Thanks to those people who have sent me PMs, comments and emails about this, all encouraging, thanks. There's snow on the mountains up here, so we need y'all sundancing in Christchurch for next weekend...

[SDU]

Thanks to those people who have sent me PMs, comments and emails about this, all encouraging, thanks. There's snow on the mountains up here, so we need y'all sundancing in Christchurch for next weekend...

Hopefully the snow on the hills here would have melted by the weekend.
Hope you get a good turnout.

Is there an account number for those who just want to donate?

[Rashika]

Sounds like a good thing to try and get to... count me in... as long as it aint TOO miserable weatherwise :whistle: Nah I'll try to be there anyway ;)

[dangerous]

work permiting.. Ill be there with a decent following.


ps: Kerry comming down? :drinknsin

[Ghost_Bullet]

Is there an account number for those who just want to donate?

Yea, I cant make this one with other commitments on the table, but would happily throw a couple of dollars...:2thumbsup

[Her_C4]

Yea, I cant make this one with other commitments on the table, but would happily throw a couple of dollars...:2thumbsup

+1 :yes:

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[Deviant Esq]

Blarg. If I wasn't crazy busy moving house this weekend, I'd be a starter for sure. Hope it all goes well though, hopefully you get a good turnout! :niceone:

[alley cat]

Now that ive piked out of the hagd, ill try to get along.
praying its not :cold:
What can they mean by dress up your bike? surely your bike cant get any spunkier than bad arse black:love::love::love:

[headlesschicken]

im relying on the mechanic getting a 'gap' this week to put on my muffler. otherwise won't be able to show. either way good luck!:scooter:

[maxworldbiker]

Hopefully the snow on the hills here would have melted by the weekend.
Hope you get a good turnout.

Is there an account number for those who just want to donate?

Yep... Grace Herceptin Account - ANZ - 01 0822 0098705 000

Great news today! Just got the word that we have enough in the pot for Susan's first herceptin treatment! Psychologically, that's the best possible news she could have, especially in the light of PHARMAC's miserable press release two days ago saying they intended to stick by their decision, regardless of consultation. Which means, pretty much, an open admission that they intend to go into consultation with their minds on shut-down. :bash:But we're boxing on, for Sue in particular. :sunny: I am praying for sunshine.

[Rashika]

alright you lazy bunch, sun's shining, the rain has gone, so outa bed and on ya bikes!

cya there ;)

[AllanB]

Love to be there and the sun is out, but that means kids soccer at 10.00, followed by swimming lessons! I'll still be able to throw a few $ in. :2thumbs

Enjoy the ride. I'll be out mid arvo :clap:

[Skyryder]

alright you lazy bunch, sun's shining, the rain has gone, so outa bed and on ya bikes!

cya there ;)

I would be and I am but gota some decorating to do. Heaps of bikes outside PM Hosp. What's that about. Same ride but location change???


Skyryder

[dangerous]

I would be and I am but gota some decorating to do. Heaps of bikes outside PM Hosp. What's that about. Same ride but location change???


Skyryder

was a regroup

[headlesschicken]

good turnout guys! saw ya'll on my way into town on 75. I got massive withdrawal symptoms though:wacko:

[maxworldbiker]

Big thanks to all those who attended yesterday's ride. The sun dances worked, people, so thanks for those too! Not a scrap of rain did we have, and although there were only about forty of us, we raised a staggering $1850 for our gal!

A few people got a few bargains at the auction, and some were surprisingly generous with their bidding! Susan stayed till pretty much the end of the event. She was dead on her feet, poor lass, but she was so overwhelmed by people's generosity that she couldn't bring herself to go home early.

Yesterday was ALL about HER. She has asked me to again pass on her sincere thanks to those who recognised that, and came along to support her. Y'all did us very proud!

Susan and I were seriously impressed by Rashika's luvvvvverly golden wheels. Unfortunado, they probably wouldn't fit my machine, and even if they did, I think the chances of me getting away with them without her noticing would have been slim, at best... Shame. Such goregous gold dancing shoes would go blinging bloody nicely with The Bomb's pink dress...

Herceptin Riders thank y'all too, two (and three!) wheelers, and of course our generous retail and wholesale sponsors, who stepped right up to the plate for this event. Almost every sponsor approached agreed to help. Some who weren't approached put their hands up anyway.

The primary focus of this charity will always be about the people whose lives are under serious threat from HER2+ breast cancer, and who need Herceptin treatment they cannot afford to pay for. But, underpinning that, we ride to draw attention to all cancer sufferers who struggle to get funding under the current, insane regime. One brick at a time, eh peeps?

Keeping the faith,

Max

[Rashika]

sure was a pretty nice way to spend the day. Its nice to be able to particpate in something like this, and i am impressed with how much money was raised. I know it aint much in the big scheme of things, but I guess it will all help. I wish you all the best Susan, and maybe some of this will get through to powers that be and things will get changed. :hug:

I have a couple of pics here, meeting at the square, stop at PMH, stopping at Godley House... and one little one of the new big bro Buell 1125 I just happened to park next to at the Wheatsheaf (it does look HUGE at the front compared to mine!).

And if you like the orange wheels then you'll love the last pic of my bucket I had out at Ruapuna today... its pink baby!

[alley cat]

Good to meet sum new faces. Great news bout the funds raised!
Shame bout the greedy pig that gave me a speeder on the way there.:bash: