RETRO CYCLE WORKS PARTNERS WITH BLUE KNIGHTS
FOR THE BOYS RANCH POKER RUN
November 21, 2009 (rain date: December 5, 2009)

Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch in Need of Household Supplies and Personal Items

(Photo: from left: (lst names withheld due to privacy): Ranch residents Roosevelt, Donnie, Ryan
Joseph; Kent Stocker, co-owner of Retro Cycles Works; (in front) shop dog, Charlie.)

Retro Cycle Works is partnering with the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club to help raise donations for the Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch. With the holiday giving season approaching, the community is asked to lend a hand in giving money, household supplies and personal items for the boys ranch.

The Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch is a non-profit organization that provides a Christian, family-style residential home for Alabama's needy, neglected, or abused school-aged children in an atmosphere where they may grow spiritually and physically into productive, responsible, and happy adults.

WHEN: November 21, 2009 (Rain Date: December 5, 2009)
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.
First Bike Out - 10:15 a.m., Last Bike out 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Starts at Leather Locker at 3361 Cottage Hill Rd., Mobile, stops in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. The Poker Run will end at the Boys Ranch in Summerdale. Maps will be supplied at registration.

COST: $10.00 (in advance) or $15.00 day of Poker Run for Rider, $5.00 (in advance) or $10.00 (day of run) for passengers. This ride is in conjunction with Retro-Cycle Works' annual drive for donations of new/unused cleaning or household items for use by the Boys Ranch house moms. Donation of these items will be accepted at Retro-Cycle Works in Fairhope. Donation of a household good will purchase one additional playing card curing the poker run at Retro-Cycle. Please bring your item to Retro-Cycle during the poker run. There will be a limit of two additional cards per player.

Prizes will be awarded to the highest poker hands.

Lunch and soft drinks will be served at the Boys Ranch beginning at noon till 2:00 p.m.

Other festivities will include a silent auction, 50/50, raffle and door prizes.

All proceeds will go to the Alabama Boys Ranch.

Even if you don't ride, mark your calendar and come out and support this cause.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Click here to download and print the flyer.

Retro Cycle Works will be a drop off point for the household supplies and personal items throughout the holiday season.

“Most people don’t know about the needs of the Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch,” said Kent Stocker, of Retro Cycle Works, which is located on U. S. Highway 98 in Fairhope. “We adopted the group home several years ago and were able to get a lot of badly needed supplies for them.”

The on-going list of needs include personal items such as socks, under garments and personal hygiene supplies; household needs such as cleaning supplies, kitchen items, and non-perishable food.

“Actually, we need anything you would buy for your own home and family,” said Jim Harmon, director of the Baldwin County Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch. “And, just like your own family, we need these items on a regular basis.”

The Baldwin County Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch is a part of the Alabama Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches, which is a charitable, nonprofit corporation, sponsored by the Alabama Sheriffs’ Association and managed by a board of trustees. There are currently four ranches located throughout Alabama that serves either boys or girls. The Baldwin County Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch is located on County Road 32 in Summerdale. The program is funded almost entirely by private donations from concerned individuals, churches, civic clubs, corporations and foundations.

Life on the ranch today centers around the premise of which the program was founded more than 30-years ago. Children live in a family setting with house parents. Hard work, responsibilities, manners and loving kindness are used to help children grow strong in body, mind and spirit. Residents of the home are ages six to 18 and are some of Alabama’s needy, abandoned, neglected or abused, school-age children.

Retro Cycle Works, Inc. has factory-trained Harley-Davidson specialists offering service and repairs of Harley-Davidson and American V Twin motorcycles. With over thirty years experience in motorcycle service, rebuilding, custom and performance work, Retro Cycle Works, Inc. offers a full range of services for late model and vintage motorcycle enthusiasts. Come check out the museum of vintage bikes, which is a permanent display set up in the shop.

For more information about donating households items and personal supplies call Retro Cycle Works at (251)928-3004 or visit the Web site at www.retrocycleworksinc.com . To learn more about the Baldwin County Sheriffs' Boys Ranch call (251)989-6392 visit the statewide website at www.sheriffsranch.org . For information and registration for the Boys Ranch Poker Run contact Don Ford at (251) 604-7804 or Doug Lamplugh at delamplugh@aol.com . Or visit the Blue Knights Web site at http://bkal2.bugfixer.net and go to the events page