Wheels 4 Life Movie Tuesday, Aug 24
Wheels 4 Life the Film hits our stage Next Tuesday, August 24, at Irvine Lake. Join us. It’s going to be a full night of racing with the kid’s race at 5:30pm then the main event at 6:00pm. Immediately following the posting of the race results we’ll show the 35 minute feature Wheels 4 Life at 8:00pm. Plan to stay with us and find out how you can change lives around the world.
Wheels4Life.org is a Hans Rey Charity, giving bicycles to people in need of transportation in third world countries, allowing them the means to get to school and work.
We’ll also have Crankbrother’s Dream Bikes on site. This year Crankbrothers teamed up with Wheels 4 Life. As part of this season’s display of all the latest “candy” CB and the team could hang on a bike, they partnered with industry leaders, the likes of Titus, Intense, Focus and Tomac as well as with a small group of partners – SRAM, Rock Shox, Avid, Fizik and Continental Tires. End result they’ve sculpted art…high-end Dream Bikes, showing the best, prettiest, and freakin’ toughest bikes around. At the end of the season Dream Bikes will be auctioned, and the proceeds of each bike sale will to to Wheels 4 Life.
We’re proud to support Wheels 4 Life, with Hans. You will be too. Hang out a bit later next week. Participate in the story, and find out how you can help!
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I received a note from Carmen Freeman, Hans Rey’s wife over the weekend…check out the impact you’ve had on Wheels 4 Life…
“Tonight I had a meeting with the couple who talked to me at the Over the Hump race about making a sizable donation.
On the night they pledged $2000 which was absolutely amazing.
The check he gave me tonight is thanks to all of your combined efforts and help…(without it) I don’t believe that they would have written the check for $4000 that they wrote this evening.
Their story is such a sad one, as always I have a huge responsibility to make sure that every dollar is well spent. I went to see them with a shortlist of projects that they could sponsor, never for one moment imaging that I would come away with enough dollars for them to sponsor two. They chose their preferred two, one is to give orphans bikes so that they can get to school in Tanzania, the other is “Phase 2” of a successful project in Uganda that will provide bicycles for health care workers and school children.
Another amazing thing about this donation is that the money has been in a memorial fund for their son for four years. For these four years they have been waiting for the right charity to donate to, “the perfect fit” to quote (the gentleman). They chose Wheels 4 Life, I feel that we are hugely honored.
… so many people will benefit from the generosity and belief of one couple and the desire to see their sons memory honored by helping them.
They will be giving 50 bikes and changing lives.
Thank you everyone for your help. We couldn’t do it without you!”
Exciting stuff, Over the Hump Family…We’re proud to be a part of an organization and community where Change is Possible. -Matt and John for all of us!~