Hundreds of bikers gather for diabetes awareness motorcycle ride
Diabetes is certainly a disease that affects many people around the world and there have been tons of awareness campaigns everywhere, but what better way to raise awareness than with motorcycles? Tons of motorcyclists gathered for the 15th annual Rick Graham Diabetes Awareness Memorial Ride in Onset on Sunday.
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The ride started at the Boston Firefighters Union Hall and ended at the Dudley L. Brown VFW in Onset.
The annual Rick Graham Diabetes Awareness Memorial Ride is held in honour of Rick Graham, who was a firefighter in Boston that had a diabetes-related heart attack in 2001 while riding his motorcycle. The money raised from the event will be going to the American Diabetes Association and to families of bikers who have passed away from diabetes.
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“Just to see all these people out here having a great time for a good cause, it means a lot to me,” said LaCarl Russell, part of the planning committee.
The ride brings people together from New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Senior citizens and young children were all at the VFW in Onset enjoying music, a barbecue and raffles.
“It’s like a reunion,” said Bobby Adams, a founding organizer of the ride.
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