Amazing People! Pink Ribbon Riders Benefit story!

[Thunderstruck]

This just has had me smiling all weekend and today!!

Saturday was the Lewistown, Montana premiere of Thunderstruck 8. Well last year at the Lewistown TS7 premiere, Ken (Spud) and Dan (Masterpate) held a benefit auction for a fallen rider. The riders of Thunderstruck signed a donated helmet and Pate set it up on the auction block. A fan of our films ended up buying the helmet during the benefit for a large amount of money.

Well Saturday the person who bought the helmet last year found out Brad Story and a few other riders who were NOT at the TS7 premiere were coming to the TS8 premiere this year. He brought it in and had the new riders sign it.

Then, we started our auction for PINK RIBBON RIDERS (PRR) as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. He saw the huge crowd participation and out of the goodness of his heart, he DONATED THE SIGNED HELMET back to us to auction off for the benefit of the PINK RIBBON RIDERS!!!!

WOW!

Even though the TS8 film had ended, the fans left over wanted to buy that helmet to benefit PRR! The bidding went HUGE this time with the helmet going for $800.00!!!

Another WOW!!! And it gets better!

The 2 people who bought the helmet for $800.00 then IMMEDIATELY donated it back to us to RE-AUCTION to benefit the PRR AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Mr. Pate fired up his auction tongue and sold the helmet AGAIN for another large amount of money, to the same guy who bought it the year before and donated it back to begin with!!!!

If that is not an incredible display of giving, I cannot possibly know what one is!!

So to those who helped us raise well over $1300.00 for the PINK RIBBON RIDERS Saturday in Lil' ol' Lewistown, Montana, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JIM

 

[girlpowder]

This is a great thread to wake up to. Thanks for sharing the story and letting us know what great people are out there. I kind of wish you had pictures....

 

[masterpate]

Thanks Jim for this post. I have done benefit auctions all over and in the big cities where there is huge money. I can say that Lewistown, MT is one of the most giving and kindest communities that I have ever done a benefit at. Says alot for SMALL TOWN USA for sure.
I have made some great friends there over the last 5 years and hope to make many more.
On Oct 30th in Lethbridge AB there will be another movie premier and another benefit auction for the Pink Ribbon Riders. It is being put on by Devon with Nash Trailers. Will post the details when I have them.
Once again THANK YOU LEWISTOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spud]

a Successful Awesome time,
Thank You Jim!
Thank You Devon!
Thank You Dan!
Thank You Scott & Gina Folda!
and Thank You Lewistown and ALL of the Sponsors and Fans!!!!
oh, and Thank You Brad Story and the rest of the Team

WOW!!!!!

 

[chris79]

It was a great time awsome people and a great cause, good job fellas.

Chris

 

[B C]

Awsome job guys! I wish I could've made it for the benefit, but was at another fund raiser across town. Good to see Jim, Doc, and the boys afterwards though!

 

[Spud]

BC, I heard that you were buying a new yamaha


piano

 

[Spud]

Final totals for the PRR's came to $1595.
and now its on to Lethbridge Oct 30, I can only imagine.
Good stuff here, Thanks again to all involved!!!

 

[PowderGirl]

That's great!!!!!