As promised, tonight you will get a brief history of the B.A.D. Ride (Bikers Against Diabetes). On Sunday, October we attended the 5th annual Rip's B.A.D. Ride in Arizona. This was our third year in attendance and we will continue to attend as the years go on. As always it is a great event, supporting a wonderful cause, fighting Diabetes.
The weather on Sunday was great, especially for Arizona standards. It didn't get over 90, the sun was out, there was a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Perfect Arizona riding conditions. There were approximately 30 vendors attending the event this time, with items ranging from health care to jewelery, to shirts. Since this was an event supporting Diabetes research and cure, the American Diabetes Association was very active here too. The American Diabetes Association had shirts and small bean bag toys for sale to help raise money to prevent and cure diabetes. Their other goal is to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Unfortunately most likely due to the tough economy, attendance was not as big as it had been in prior years. Fortunately, the people who attended did all they could to make this event memorable and wonderful. Mogollon was the main band, and Wooden Nickle was the opening band. Both bands were awesome and had people dancing in the bleachers and in front of the stage. The B.A.D. Youth Ambassadors were in attendance and seemed to enjoy mingling with the bikers. The bike show brought in many great bikes, some of the categories included American V-Twin, custom, and metric. The bikes that won the contest were true sights to behold. It was really great to see all types of bikes at the show and all the different bikes that came in to support this wonderful cause.
Did you know that there are 23.6 million Americans who have diabetes? That works out to about one in every 20 people have diabetes. Funds raised through this event help to support the work done by the American Diabetes Association for research, education, community programs and advocacy efforts.
Rip's B.A.D. Ride was started in California in 1997 by Rip Rose who was a biker photojournalist for Easyrider. Rip Rose had a dream of getting the Biker Nation to rally together to help fight diabetes. The first ride had about 300 riders starting from a few different sites to converge into Glen Helen Pavilion. Rip's ride has now gone nationwide with five additional states picking up the cause. Rip's B.A.D. Ride now takes place not only in Northern and Southern California, but in Arizona, Missouri, Texas, Kansas and Iowa. This ride also has the support of Karen Davidson and Willie G. of Harley-Davidson. Rip's ultimate goal was to unite the biker community to continue to fight to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of those affected by diabetes.
If you want to find out more about Rip's B.A.D. Ride, or want to participate at some time down the road, please visit http://www.ripsbadride.com/. This site lists the rally sites, times and provides information on how to volunteer.
The weather on Sunday was great, especially for Arizona standards. It didn't get over 90, the sun was out, there was a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Perfect Arizona riding conditions. There were approximately 30 vendors attending the event this time, with items ranging from health care to jewelery, to shirts. Since this was an event supporting Diabetes research and cure, the American Diabetes Association was very active here too. The American Diabetes Association had shirts and small bean bag toys for sale to help raise money to prevent and cure diabetes. Their other goal is to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
Unfortunately most likely due to the tough economy, attendance was not as big as it had been in prior years. Fortunately, the people who attended did all they could to make this event memorable and wonderful. Mogollon was the main band, and Wooden Nickle was the opening band. Both bands were awesome and had people dancing in the bleachers and in front of the stage. The B.A.D. Youth Ambassadors were in attendance and seemed to enjoy mingling with the bikers. The bike show brought in many great bikes, some of the categories included American V-Twin, custom, and metric. The bikes that won the contest were true sights to behold. It was really great to see all types of bikes at the show and all the different bikes that came in to support this wonderful cause.
Did you know that there are 23.6 million Americans who have diabetes? That works out to about one in every 20 people have diabetes. Funds raised through this event help to support the work done by the American Diabetes Association for research, education, community programs and advocacy efforts.
Rip's B.A.D. Ride was started in California in 1997 by Rip Rose who was a biker photojournalist for Easyrider. Rip Rose had a dream of getting the Biker Nation to rally together to help fight diabetes. The first ride had about 300 riders starting from a few different sites to converge into Glen Helen Pavilion. Rip's ride has now gone nationwide with five additional states picking up the cause. Rip's B.A.D. Ride now takes place not only in Northern and Southern California, but in Arizona, Missouri, Texas, Kansas and Iowa. This ride also has the support of Karen Davidson and Willie G. of Harley-Davidson. Rip's ultimate goal was to unite the biker community to continue to fight to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of those affected by diabetes.
If you want to find out more about Rip's B.A.D. Ride, or want to participate at some time down the road, please visit http://www.ripsbadride.com/. This site lists the rally sites, times and provides information on how to volunteer.
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