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11TH ANNUAL MIRACLE RIDE BEGINS SOUTHWEST TREK

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SEVEN SIOUXLAND RIDERS GOT ON THEIR MOTORCYCLES MONDAY MORNING TO HEAD FOR SAN DIEGO ON THEIR 11TH ANNUAL MIRACLE RIDE.

LEAD RIDER MATT THOMPSON SAYS THIS YEAR’S 12-DAY JOURNEY’S GOAL IS TO RAISE $55,000 FOR SIX PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENTS AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE’S:

RIDE1 OC…….CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER. :11

THIS YEAR’S TREK SPANS OVER 4,600 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BACK.

IT WILL TAKE THE RIDERS THROUGH THE COLORADO ROCKIES, THE MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY, HISTORIC SEGMENTS OF ROUTE 66, AND A PUNISHING DESERT STRETCH FROM PHOENIX TO SAN DIEGO:

RIDE2 OC….WARM ONE FOR SURE. :09

EVERY RIDER PERSONALLY FUNDS 100% OF THEIR OWN TRAVEL, FUEL, AND LODGING EXPENSES SO EVERY DOLLAR RAISED GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE SIOUXLAND RIDERS FOR KIDS FUND THROUGH THE SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO BENEFIT UNITYPOINT ST. LUKE’S CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK.

THOMPSON SAYS YOU CAN FOLLOW THE RIDERS ONLINE AND ASKS TO PLEASE MAKE A PLEDGE:

RIDE3 OC…….PURCHASE SOME ONLINE. :22

TO DATE, THE MIRACLE RIDERS HAVE RAISED OVER $477,000.