Christchurch Quake Appeal Ride (Wgtn) (Sat 19 March)

[MIXONE]

Bugger.My wife is off down to Christchurch as part of the Earthquake Recovery Team next week so I'll be at home with the kids.There goes any weekend rides for the next few months.

[blackdog]

Bugger.My wife is off down to Christchurch as part of the Earthquake Recovery Team next week so I'll be at home with the kids.There goes any weekend rides for the next few months.

No reason you can't bring the young'uns down to the parrot for a plate of wedges afterwards

[MIXONE]

No reason you can't bring the young'uns down to the parrot for a plate of wedges afterwards

That will depend on where the youngest is playing cricket but a bloody good idea.

[blackdog]

Posters delivered to all the bike shops this morning.

Cheers to motorad, tss, wmc and motomart for letting us put them up. gc's everyone of yas.

[blackdog]

Red and Black

Red and Black will be the colours of the day.
Flags/Ribbons whatever you want.

Let us know if ya got crusaders/ red n' black flags we can get them on the lead/tail bikes.

[Ratti]

That will depend on where the youngest is playing cricket but a bloody good idea.

I'll have my youngest tagging along and eating wedges while I sell badges. We can park the kids safely in a corner and let them get on with eating while we do Big Person stuff.

I know the PC crowd will be horrified, but the Station complex is a very family friendly place during the day.

[MIXONE]

My youngest is 11 so he's quite capable of emptying my wallet whilst consuming food.I'll see if I can do it for sure.

[Oxy]

Great cause, just registered and have added it to the Events page on the Triumph Owners site www.tomcc.co.nz thanks to the heads up from gunrunner

[taff1954]

Figure I need to get out for a good road trip. See y'all at the Lagoon an the 19th. Anyone else from the 'Naki looking to head down?

[Paul in NZ]

Crap - we will be out of town on our 'hols.... Have fun kids....

[StoneY]

I will be riding my red and black GIXA :-)

[lockhead83]

Count me in guys!! This will be my first group ride.. And for a NOBLE cause...

See u all.

[nudemetalz]

Me and the red Guzzi will be there

[StoneY]

Me and the red Guzzi will be there

Nice new paint job too mate!

On a very sad note - BRONZ Wellington could not secure sufficient fund support to manufacture thr ride badge
Let me explain

On all our 'charity' events that are not a singular BRONZ internal fundraiser, we get 'sponsors' for the badge so the full amount of the badge sale goes into the collection.
This happened with SPCA, its happening for our Easter run too

Sadly, all our usual sources are totally tapped out
Bike shops in Wellington have paid up heaps towards the Eartquake in other collections and there is nothing left to give

Ian's wife made a last minute attempt to get some funding from IRD but we have missed the deadline for badge production at EOB today

Costs are just over 500$ for the badges to be cast, painted and issued.

Without solid sponsordhip of at least 400$ this is a non starter, as the return will just not equal the outlay or the administration.
Posting them out post event again would swallow funding resources best allocated to the collection for the event.

Very sorry folks, unless we get a solid offer of 500$ or even 400$ sponsoship before 3pm TODAY - we just cant do the ride badge.

I know there was a lot of interest in the badge, and have beat my head on many walls in frustration over the shortfall.
To make it worth it, there has to be a sponsor and none has been found in time

Anyone who wanted a badge, please, just donate the extra at the aftermatch, or to the ride registrar at the Lagoon

My sincerest appologies for this, we really, REALLY tried and came up short.
Anyone finding a last minute sponsor PM detail as soon as possible.

Otherwise...sorry no badge (and the design tenderede was awesome too........)

Brent

[Maha]

On a brighter note, this months issue of Motorcycle Trader page 12.