Monster Energy, Sun Enterprises & RiderDown

[Tatonka]

July 19, 2007
Monster Energy Kawasaki Autograph Signing at Sun Enterprises in Colorado
- press release -


IRVINE, Calif. (July 18, 2007) – On Friday, July 20, Kawasaki’s team of professional motocross riders will visit Sun Enterprises in Thornton, Colo., for an autograph signing held prior to the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship race at the Thunder Valley Motocross Park.

Riders in attendance will include Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart and Timmy Ferry, and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki riders Ryan Villopoto, Ben Townley, Chris Gosselaar and Brett Metcalfe.

The riders will be signing autographs and taking photos with fans from 6-7 p.m., where there also will be merchandise drawings, contests and a trials riding demo. In addition, there will be a charity auction for the Riderdown Foundation of which each of the team’s riders have donated an item to benefit riders in need.

Sun Enterprises, one of Kawasaki’s largest area dealerships, is located at 8877 N. Washington Street in Thornton, Colo.

[xr650rocketman]

What a great event.....RDF is keeping some pretty good company these days!!!

I think Texas needs to get in on the act somehow, California's a bit of a hike from here....

As usual there's no one claiming bragging rights for getting RDF involved with Sun.....Whoever it was please stand and take a well deserved bow...Good job.

Steve Smith

[50ccMoM]

Good Luck !! I can't wait to see pics !! :thumb

[Tatonka]

This event was awesome! A little over $8000 was raised and a lot of awareness about our mission of "Helping Riders Up" was garnered. Their was some great stuff donated for the auction and raffle and there was a ton of free stuff given away also. We recieved so much support from the riders, sponsors and the riding community here in CO - thanks go out to everyone! Stay tuned we'll have some pics up soon.

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[xr650rocketman]

Attaboy......Great job !!!!!

Steve Smith

[50ccMoM]

Awesome job ! I wish I could of been there !!! :thumb

[Gatlin5]

Fantastic job guys! That is quite a feat and a lot of work to make something like that happen.:thumb

!=!

[TwinTurbos]

Angie - I wish you had been able to join us too!!

It was a great event and people were very generous. It felt so good to have RD announced as the beneficiary of the proceeds over the mic!! Bruce did a great job with what little time he had at the mic and of course he tried to make as many contacts as possible.:thumb

A big thank you to all who bought raffle tickets, bidded on items, gave donations, stopped by our booth as well as Sun and Bevo for putting on a great event!!! Thanks to the Lee family also for helping us at the booth!!=!

[Tatonka]

This was sent out in Sun's recent newsletter...

Sun Autograph Signing and Auction a Success!
$8,000 raised for the RiderDown Foundation

Sun would like to thank everyone that stopped by on July 20th for the AMA Motocross Nationals Autograph Signing. We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun for all those that attended.

Riders James Stewart, Tim Ferry, Ryan Villipoto, Brett Metcalfe, Chris Gosselaar, Martin Davalos, Mike Alessi, and Jeff Alessi were able to attend and sign autographs for their fans for a little over an hour.

Forms of entertainment included checking out the latest gear from vendors such as Scott, Thor, and Oakley, a rock climbing wall provided by the Army, a raffle that included some pretty sweet prizes, and an auction. The proceeds of the raffle and auction went to the RiderDown Foundation. $8,000.00 was raised for this charity and $5,000.00 went directly to injured rider Doug Henry.

We'll have pictures up on Sun's website (www.sunent.com) soon, so make sure you check it out. Again, a big thanks goes out to all those who attended and helped raise such a considerable amount for the RiderDown Foundation.

[Tatonka]

Here's a link to Kawasaki's website where they also mention the auction that was held to raise funds for RiderDown.

http://www.kawasaki.com/NewsEvents/NewsDetail.aspx?id=588

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[fastlearner]

Very Cool.