4 wheels or 2, this event is for YOU!!

To all of our Sponsors and Event attendees, THANK YOU!  You made the first annual Motorcycle Awareness Month Event, "Vrroom With a View", a success. 

  KESQ TV3  ●  City of Cathedral City  ●  The Mary Pickford Theatre

  Greg Wetmore & Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce 

 Friction Zone Magazine ● A+ Cabinets  

Dr. Frank Ercoli & Desert Trauma Surgeons  ●  ClassyPrints  

 Mustang Seats & Accessories ● Valley V-Twin American Motorcycle Sales 

 Trudy Gibson ● Larry "Sled" Henderson  ●  Community Blood Bank   

Penny Cohee  ●  The Desert Sun ● Amy Broich 

D'Max & The Southern Cruisers  ●  Holiday Inn Express on Date Palm

California Motorcyclist Safety Program  ●  California Highway Patrol   

Cathedral City Police Department  ●  Cathedral City Fire Department

Palm Springs Harley Davidson   ●  MicroCool  ●  10-West Motorsports 

TechNiche International Cooling Vests & Accessories 

 Wally's Desert Turtle ●  JeKKel 

Father Ned of the Community Church of the Risen Christ  

 The Woody's ● Feisty Joe

Officer Burch - California Highway Patrol  ● palmspringsdesktop.com

 All About Massage ● Teresa's Cafe  ●  Motorcycles Plus   

Pit Stop in La Quinta  ●  McCormick's Golf

Constead Family Chiropractic  ●  La Quinta Car Wash  ●  CJ's Diner 

  Tulip Hill Winery ● Tommy Bahama's  ●  Leather Magic  ●  Carl's Jr  

 EZ Lube  ●  Engine Joe's  ●  George & Celina Humphrey

Dr. Corina Morrison of Spine & Sport Clinic  

Morris Desert Media (The Eagle and KCLB) ● KPLM The Big 106

Stater Brothers in Cathedral City ● Scorpion Helmets ● Skin & Colon Center

Spotlight 29 Casino ● Fantasy Springs Casino ● Leather Gallery
 
Kristi Malone of Michael Phipps Salon  ●  Cappuccine.net

  Metro 8 Theater in Indio ● Mario's Italian Cafe  ●  Best Buys Palm Springs 

  Costco  ●  Patty Calderazzo ● Lynn Malotto  ●  Sgt. Hanlon  ●  Sgt. Patton 

  Officer Ron Burch  ●  Chito 

We'd also like to thank the following people who made "Motorcycle Awareness Month 2005" happen in the Coachella Valley cities and in the State of California:

Cindy Uken (Desert Sun)
Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden (and Martha)
 Rancho Mirage Mayor Ron Meepos (and Cindy)  
Cathedral City Mayor Kathleen DeRosa (and Darryl)
 Indian Wells Mayor Percy Byrd (and Cathy)  
Indio Mayor Melanie Fesmire (and Alba)
 Palm Desert Mayor Buford Crites (and Lori)  
Coachella Mayor Jesse Villarreal (and Tanya)
 La Quinta Mayor Don Adolph (and Wanda)
Desert Hot Springs Mayor Matt Weyuker (and Rossi and Cynthia)  

Senator Jim Battin (and Pam, Kim, Ken, Gordon - heck, the whole staff!!)
Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia (and Richard)
Assemblyman John Benoit (and Tanya and Barry)  
and all the Legislators who signed on as co-authors of SCR 16  

SCR 16 became "law" on April 18th, 2005!!

Without their help and support this very important event would not be possible.

ABATE Local 36
PO Box 460
Rancho Mirage, CA  92270

We come from all walks of life. We are all ages, sexes, colors. We live and work in the Coachella Valley. We share a common love of riding - whether in the dirt or on the road.   We're your neighbors. We're your friends. We're your mother, brother, father or sister.  Please watch out for us!!

Vrroom With a View: Motorcycle Awareness Night at the Movies

When:            
May 14, 2005 (4:00pm – 7:00pm)  (Easy Rider first showing at 7:00pm)

Where:           
Cathedral City Town Square & the Mary Pickford Theatre

Who:         
ABATE Local 36 (American Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education) and ASAP (ABATE  Awareness and Safety Program – A registered 501 C-3, tax–exempt California Nonprofit Corporation, Tax ID# 03-0465693)

Why:               
To heighten motorist awareness to motorcycles and promote Sharing the Road.  To encourage all motorcyclists to “Get Trained, Get Licensed, Ride Responsibly, and Ride Sober”. To raise funds to continue motorcycle awareness education throughout the year. 

What:
We will have various Safety and Educational displays provided by the Cathedral City Fire Department, California Highway Patrol, Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce, Hanson House & Desert Trauma Surgeons, and the California Motorcycle Safety Program.  Mayors from every desert city have been invited to formally present their “May is Motorcycle Awareness Month” proclamations.  Senate and Assembly members have also been invited to present  SCR 16, a Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaiming “May is Motorcycle Awareness Month” at the State level. The Community Blood Bank will have a Blood Mobile on site (information on donation requirements is posted below - please seriously consider donating the gift of life at this event).  Everyone who shares the road is invited to attend this very important event.

Please check back often for more events as they are added!

The Bike Show featured 19 Classes - with one trophy winner per category. ALL makes and models were welcomed and encouraged to participate!  Not all classes had entries...

Dr. Frank Ercoli of Desert Trauma Surgeons was our Guest Judge!!

Winners are posted below:

Class Categories:

Stock Cruiser - Ron LaValle
Custom Cruiser - Dick Hoffman
Stock Performance Cruiser - Thor Vammen
Custom Performance Cruiser - Frank Shultz
Stock Touring (windshield/full fairing, hard bags) - Paula Buckholtz
Custom Touring - Dan Bernier
Stock Sportbike - Reed
Custom Sportbike
Stock Touring Sportbike
Custom Touring Sportbike (windshield/full fairing, hard bags)
Stock Antique (bikes built before 1960)
Custom Antique

Special Categories:

Open Custom - Modified frame, front end, engine, custom paint, unlimited bolt-on and custom parts and accessories - Joe Boniface
Open Rat Bike - The Best of the Worst! Unlimited dirt, road grime & assorted bug guts
Open Side Car
Open Trike
Open Best Matching Bike & Rider - Susie LaValle
Open Official Law Enforcement - Sweetest Law Enforcement Scoot - Officer Ron Burch

Open "BEST OF SHOW" - Thor Kammen

Hanson House is a "home away from home" for the families and loved ones of critically ill or injured patients in Palm Springs area hospitals. It provides low or no-cost accommodations in a Spanish mission style surrounding.

Hanson House was conceived and developed by Frank R. Ercoli, M.D., FACS - Medical Director of Trauma and Critical Care Services at Desert Regional Medical Center. In 1999, Dr. Ercoli began an effort to create a place that provided comfort and solace to the families of those patients being treated in the intensive care units of the hospital. He met project benefactor Lord James Hanson, a British industrialist and part-time resident of Palm Springs. Lord Hanson donated $400,000 to start the fund for the facility that is now named for him. Hanson House opened its doors on Christmas Eve 2003.

Hanson House is staffed entirely by volunteers under the direction of the Executive Director and a Volunteer Coordinator. As a not-for-profit public benefit corporation, Hanson House is always looking for additional help - monetary, goods and services and, of course, volunteers. The Palm Springs Smooth Jazz Festival is the major annual fundraiser for Hanson House. Held outdoors at the beautiful O'Donnell Golf Club in downtown Palm Springs, it brings world-renown entertainers together for a weekend of top notch jazz.