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WHAT: |
Riding
For A Cure Incorporated,
II is a 501(c)3 set up to raise
money for cancer research. Horsemen ride out on a 20 mile
trail ride, raising money through pledges.
Horsemen helping horsemen, raising money for a cure for cancer
and doing it in a way they know how: riding horses!
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If
you are already registered to ride, your dinner will be included.
There is no need to make an additional reservation for yourself.
Want to register for the DINNER ONLY?
Even if you don't ride horses or can not be with us the entire
day you can still be part of the event by attending the Dinner.
Simply
click on a sign up method above and you will be able to select
a DINNER ONLY option.
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only guests: |
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The
fee for Dinner is $60.00/person.
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Report
to the Registration Table to receive your ticket.
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The
Bar will open at 5:00pm, with dinner beginning at approximately
6:00pm. |
| AWARDS
PROVIDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: |
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Most Money
Raised |
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Most
Individual Pledges |
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| THE
RIDE 2009: |
The
Ride gets under way at 1:00 pm with a blessing and trail etiquette
guidelines. There will be a brief water stop for horses and
riders. We will conclude the ride at approximately 4:30 pm
followed by a cookout, open bar and entertainment.
The ride is not an easy ride. Saddle sores, blisters and a
few broken bones to name a few…but I always tell people
that the arduous process of being diagnosed and going through
cancer treatment itself is not easy either.
Riding and raising money for cancer research is a piece of
cake!
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| WHEN:
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August
18, 2009
Rain
date TBA
Weather
related questions on the day of the ride, call 847-401-9266.
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| WHERE: |
Lamplight
Equestrian Center
6N940
Dunham Road
Wayne, Illinois 60184
| DIRECTIONS
From the North: |
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I-90
west to rte 59 south. 9 miles to west (right) Stearns
Road. Left at end of Stearns on Dunham Road. Immediate
right after crossing a RR overpass to Lamplight
Eq. Center show grounds, stabling and registration and
all parking is first driveway on the right. |
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| From
the South: |
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I-88
west to north on Farnsworth. Farnsworth becomes Kirk
Road then becomes Dunham Road. Lamplight Eq. Center
on left about 20 miles north of I-88 and 1.5 miles north
of Army Trail Road, stabling, registration and all parking
is third driveway on left. |
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| From
Arlington Park Racetrack: |
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53
South to I-90 west. Exit route 59 South. 9 miles
to Stearns Road turn right. Left at end of Stearns onto
Dunham Road. Immediate right after crossing RR overpass.
Lamplight Equestrian. Center, stabling, registration and
all parking will be the first driveway on right. |
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REGISTRATION:
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Pre-registration
is accepted online
or via fax and mail.
Registration for The Ride closes on Friday,
August 14, 2009.
Late registration will not be accepted. No refunds on registration
fees.
Registration Fees:
• If you provide your horse, your fee is $60.00
• If you use one of the Rental Ponies, your fee
is $175.00
(Limited
availability).
Registration Fee includes:
• Lunch check-in the day of the event 11:00 am
– 1:00 pm
• Water stop (during the ride)
• Dinner (down home barbeque following ride)
• Entertainment
• Picinic tables & straw bales for seating
or bring your own
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Riders
must be at least 18 years of age.
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All
horses leaving Arlington Park and returning to Arlington
Park must have a veterinary health certificate and coggins.
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Your
Registration Fee must be paid before you can receive
your packet.
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Please
keep in mind this is a fundraiser! Each and every
rider must have a minimum of $150.00 in pledges* in
order to ride in the event.
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Any
time prior to the event, Riders can turn in their Pledge
Sheet (along with any money/checks collected) to Lindsay
Heil and receive a new Pledge Sheet.
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All
Riders must sign a Liability Form* (the morning of the
event) prior to receiving their riding number
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Please
bring your Pledge Sheet(s) and any money/checks that have
not been turned in to the Registration Area (on the northeast
corner outside the Riding Center).
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| WHO
BENEFITS: |
Once
again, it is our distinct honor to make The University
of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation our beneficiary.
Since its inception in 2002, Riding
For A Cure
has selected the American Cancer Society and The University
of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation as the recipients
of nearly $431,000 from our fundraising efforts.
But the real beneficiaries will be you and me! As I have said
countless times in the past, cancer knows no strangers or
boundaries and does not discriminate. At some time in your
life, you or a loved one will be stricken with cancer. And
it is only through research funding that we will find a cure.
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