Bob’s BMW Ultimate Bike Raffle Raises More Than $100,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and Its Ride for Kids®
Columbia, MD, October 28, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Bob’s BMW is proud to announce the results of the fundraising efforts by the dealership and its customers in support of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids® event in Columbia, MD.
After the Baltimore/DC Ride for Kids® was held on September 21st, Bob Henig, avid supporter of the Ride for Kids® for over 14 years and owner of Bob's BMW was announced as the top fundraising motorcycle business, with $106,437 in Ultimate Bike Raffle ticket sales and customer contributions. Henig created the Ultimate Bike Raffle and with the support of many reputable vendors, local businesses and BMW North America, a remarkable 3,284 tickets were sold to customers and supporters around the country. Of those, 449 were sold as individual tickets, and 2,829 were sold as the special 3-ticket $100 ROAD CREW T-shirt package, which was designed specifically for this raffle fundraiser.
The Ultimate Bike Raffle drawing was held on October 4th during the annual Oktoberfest event at the dealership. The winning tickets were drawn by brain tumor survivors Bobby Deitz and Ethan Gumaby. Bob’s BMW customer, Allen Blankenship from New York won a complete package consisting of a fully equipped new BMW F800GS motorcycle, head-to-toe riding apparel, rider training and many other accessories, with a total value of approximately $19,000. Twenty four second place winners will receive prizes of riding gear, apparel and accessories from top aftermarket suppliers. Information on the raffle, winning prizes, recipients and contributing vendors will be continuously updated on the Ultimate Bike Raffle web site www.theultimatebikeraffle.com.
“One of the great challenges of fighting children’s diseases is the lack of funds for research at both the Federal and philanthropic level. But Bob Henig of Bob’s BMW in Jessup, MD is one man who means business when it comes to saving the lives of children faced with brain tumors. Over the past 14 years Bob, his employees and his motorcycle customers have worked diligently through the Ride for Kids® motorcycle charity program to help children with brain tumors by raising over $540,000 to support the research programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. It has been said that a man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child. In our eyes, Bob Henig is one very tall man,” stated Mike Traynor, President of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Not only has Henig and Bob’s BMW raised the largest individual and dealership amounts for the last several years in the Baltimore-Washington ride, he is one of the highest individual fundraisers in Ride for Kids® history.
Since 1984, the national Ride for Kids® program and PBTF have promoted childhood brain tumor research and provided family support through free literature about brain tumors, educational newsletters, online conferences and college scholarships. With the help of America's motorcyclists and motorcycle dealers, PBTF has become the world's largest non-governmental source of funding for childhood brain tumor research. For more information, visit www.pbtfus.org.
Bob’s BMW Motorcycles is one of the largest, most respected BMW motorcycle dealerships in North America, and the winner of several awards for overall dealer excellence, customer satisfaction, and community service. Bob's impressive superstore, convenient to riders throughout the Washington DC, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia region, is the destination of choice for all motorcycle enthusiasts from far and wide. For more information on Bob’s BMW Motorcycles, call 301-497-8949 or visit www.bobsbmw.com.
Contact: Stephanie Day
Phone: 443-507-0088
Email: stephanie.day@bobsbmw.com
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After the Baltimore/DC Ride for Kids® was held on September 21st, Bob Henig, avid supporter of the Ride for Kids® for over 14 years and owner of Bob's BMW was announced as the top fundraising motorcycle business, with $106,437 in Ultimate Bike Raffle ticket sales and customer contributions. Henig created the Ultimate Bike Raffle and with the support of many reputable vendors, local businesses and BMW North America, a remarkable 3,284 tickets were sold to customers and supporters around the country. Of those, 449 were sold as individual tickets, and 2,829 were sold as the special 3-ticket $100 ROAD CREW T-shirt package, which was designed specifically for this raffle fundraiser.
The Ultimate Bike Raffle drawing was held on October 4th during the annual Oktoberfest event at the dealership. The winning tickets were drawn by brain tumor survivors Bobby Deitz and Ethan Gumaby. Bob’s BMW customer, Allen Blankenship from New York won a complete package consisting of a fully equipped new BMW F800GS motorcycle, head-to-toe riding apparel, rider training and many other accessories, with a total value of approximately $19,000. Twenty four second place winners will receive prizes of riding gear, apparel and accessories from top aftermarket suppliers. Information on the raffle, winning prizes, recipients and contributing vendors will be continuously updated on the Ultimate Bike Raffle web site www.theultimatebikeraffle.com.
“One of the great challenges of fighting children’s diseases is the lack of funds for research at both the Federal and philanthropic level. But Bob Henig of Bob’s BMW in Jessup, MD is one man who means business when it comes to saving the lives of children faced with brain tumors. Over the past 14 years Bob, his employees and his motorcycle customers have worked diligently through the Ride for Kids® motorcycle charity program to help children with brain tumors by raising over $540,000 to support the research programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. It has been said that a man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child. In our eyes, Bob Henig is one very tall man,” stated Mike Traynor, President of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Not only has Henig and Bob’s BMW raised the largest individual and dealership amounts for the last several years in the Baltimore-Washington ride, he is one of the highest individual fundraisers in Ride for Kids® history.
Since 1984, the national Ride for Kids® program and PBTF have promoted childhood brain tumor research and provided family support through free literature about brain tumors, educational newsletters, online conferences and college scholarships. With the help of America's motorcyclists and motorcycle dealers, PBTF has become the world's largest non-governmental source of funding for childhood brain tumor research. For more information, visit www.pbtfus.org.
Bob’s BMW Motorcycles is one of the largest, most respected BMW motorcycle dealerships in North America, and the winner of several awards for overall dealer excellence, customer satisfaction, and community service. Bob's impressive superstore, convenient to riders throughout the Washington DC, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia region, is the destination of choice for all motorcycle enthusiasts from far and wide. For more information on Bob’s BMW Motorcycles, call 301-497-8949 or visit www.bobsbmw.com.
Contact: Stephanie Day
Phone: 443-507-0088
Email: stephanie.day@bobsbmw.com
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