Thank you to everyone that came out to ride in the Forever Family Ride over Labor Day Weekend at Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson. We greatly appreciate Thunder Mountain organizing and hosting this event for the children we serve and all our biker friends for coming out to ride for the kids. We will soon be announcing our final fundraising totals from this event and posting pictures on Facebook.

Thank you to all the individuals making the Forever Family Ride possible for the children we serve. We greatly appreciate Thunder Mountain creating, organizing and managing this event for the betterment of our local youth in need.

ANGIE FROM ANGIELAND
BEST WESTERN
BIKERS AND RIDERS
BUDWEISER
DREAM MACHINES
HARDTAIL BREWING
HOOTERS
LIQUID DESIGNS
MICHAEL BALLARD
REALITIES FOR CHILDREN CHARITIES
SHOGUN ENERGY
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
THE ASPEN LODGE
THUNDER MOUNTAIN-HARLEY DAVIDSON

Thank you for making the 9th Annual Realities Ride and Rally an incredible success!!!
Join us Memorial Day Weekend for the 10th Annual Realities Ride & Rally - May 27-29, 2011!

Thousands gathered in Old Town Fort Collins for the Realities Ride, Rally & After Ride Celebration.

Thousands of of bikers came out Memorial Day Weekend to help every mile help a child at the Realities Ride & Rally.

Bikers and community members enjoyed the burnout pit, stunt shows, prize giveaways, live music, beer garden, rat rod and vintage bike shows, live auction, vendors and much, much more!

This year's $1,500 Best Poker Hand cash prize was split between 5 winners!

Realities Riders Ride and Rally in Old Town Fort Collins and Raise $90,000 for Local Abused Children

Fort Collins, CO: Over ten thousand bikers and community members came out on Memorial Day Weekend to ride and rally in the fight against child abused at Realities for Children Charities 9th Annual Realities Ride, Rally and Kick-off Concert - raising over $90,000 for Realities for Children Charities Emergency Fund – which serves abused and neglected youth in Northern Colorado. Sponsored by the Law Offices of Daniel R. Rosen, Bud Light Golden Wheat, Best Buy and Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson – the Realities Ride is one of the state’s largest charity poker runs.

The Friday Night Kick-off Concert
Hundreds came out for the introduction of the Realities Kick-off Concert at Crazy Jack’s Saloon in Fort Collins. While jamming out to the Jurassicasters, bikers also enjoyed motorcycle stunt shows by Suicidal Lifestyles – presented by Monster Energy Drink and wafted the hot, smoky fumes coming from VEMMA Verve’s burnout pit. Bikers could pre-register for the big Realities Ride at the concert, and all pre-registered riders and passengers received drink discounts and a FREE 2010 Realities Ride pin.
The Saturday Old Town Rally
After rocking out, bikers rose mid-morning for the Saturday Rally in Old Town Fort Collins to register to win the 42" Best Buy flat screen TV giveaway, danced and rocked out to live music throughout the day on the Downtown stage, hung out near Freakshow and Covenant Tattoo’s bus – where tattoos were given on-site, pleasantly surprised by the drink specials Bud Light Golden Wheat offered pre-registered riders, awed by SL Stunt Team’s mind blowing motorcycle stunts and browsed vendors this year’s dealership sponsors, including: Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson, Fort Collins Motorsports, TRI-CITY CYCLE, Interstate Honda and Front Range Cycle.
The Realities Ride
Estimated by the Fort Collins Police Department, over 4,000 bikers geared up for the Realities Ride on Sunday the May, 30th for a 100 mile tour of Northern Colorado. With riders coming from as far as California, the ride began with registration, hot Qdoba Mexican Grill breakfast, steaming Full Throttle Coffee, FREE 2010 Realities Ride shirt for pre-registered bikers and mini stunt shows by SL Stunt Team at Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson. Before taking off, the National Anthem was sung by Cache La Poudre youth jazz group, and the American Legion presented the Colors.
Riders took off on a parade route formation. The route then divided into group A and B and continued on into five cities on a 100 mile tour of Northern Colorado including ride stops, where in a Texas Hold 'em format, one common card was revealed at: T-Bar Inn/Beauregard’s Grill and Tavern in Wellington, Sol’s Long Branch/Swing Station in LaPorte, Windjammer Road House at Carter Lake and the town of Berthoud at Fickel Park (sponsored by the Online Recorder). Bikers jammed out to live music at every stop, safety was ensured thanks to HOG Chapter 411 ride and sweep leaders on the route, and police manned intersections. After a day of riding, it was time for the After Ride Celebration in Old Town Square Fort Collins.

The After Ride Celebration
Bikers arrived in Old Town Fort Collins to find Walnut, Pine, Chestnut and Mountain Streets designated bike parking only. After making their way past thousands of motorcycles, bikers hit the Square and Linden Street, where the smell of rubber filled the air from VEMMA Verve’s burnout pit, crowds gathered round Suicidal Lifestyles Motorcycle Stunt Team’s performance – presented by Monster Energy Drink, people danced to live music, from i69 and the Big Motiff on the new Main Stage in the middle of Linden Street - where Charley Barnes of Rock 102.9 FM and Doc of 107.9 The Bear gave out thousands of dollars in prizes, concert tickets giveaways and much more.

Bikers browsed double the vendors from last year, added new flair to their bodies – thanks to Covenant Tattoo and Freakshow Tattoo piercing bus and ambulance, were in amazement by the 10 foot tall Little Red Radio Flyer Wagon and took turns on Party on the Ride’s 20 Foot Long Keg on Wheels.

Bikers opted for premium parking and rode in their scoots in at the Just Ride Hooters Girls Bikini Bike Wash – which raised nearly $300 and others hauled in their rides to the Thunder Roads Hot Rod and Vintage Bike Show. While enjoying Covenant and Freakshow’s Rat Rod and Vintage Bike Show, some attendees showed off their ink work at the Colorado ColorFest Tattoo Competition. Spectators hung out in the Bud Light Golden Wheat’s beer garden, Sponsors and VIPs in Qdoba Mexican Grill’s VIP Lounge, and at the end of the day, the crowd grew to more than 8,000 attendees!
Larimer River Rendezvous helped in the fundraising effort by selling more hole cards –an additional $1,700 was raised, and N.Y.P.U.M. held a live auction and raffle – where over $3,000 in proceeds were split between Realities for Charities and the N.Y.P.U.M. program.

This year the Hilton's Best Poker Hand cash prize of $1,500 was awarded to five luck winners! A long-time Realities Rider won the $3,500 Linen & Styles Custom Paint and Design paint job! And several individuals took home honors from the Thunder Roads Vintage Bike Show! Best Buy gave away two flat screen televisions, and for those who were not quite a lucky this weekend, thousands of dollars in sponsor swag was tossed out into the crowd by the lovely ladies of Hooters, Freakshow, Covenant, Larimer River Rendezvous and Texas Roadhouse.
After closing down Old Town, bikers took off for the official After, After Ride Party at the Hideout Patio Bar & Grill – where they enjoyed some rest and relaxation, drink specials, live music, and the Hilton provided FREE shuttle service to ensure safety.

We look forward to riding together with you next year. Together, we can make the 10th Annual Realities Ride & Rally the largest to date and help ensure that every mile helps more children than ever before!