The 7th annual Mikey Ride will take place on July 21, 2012 beginning in Wallace, Nebraska. The Mikey Ride, a poker ride and fundraising event, is hosted by Mike Maupin and began in 2006. The first year there were 35 bikes and it was decided at that time to have it become a yearly event. Beginning in the second year Mikey decided to have a free will donation, the proceeds of which were given to a Wallace teenager fighting cancer. In the third year a live auction was added, with the proceeds from that also going to the chosen person. In 2011, its 6th year, the Mikey Ride had 123 bikes and fed over 400 people dinner. The Poker Run starts with sign up at 9:00 and kickstands up at 10:00. Riders go through Hayes Center, Trenton, Haigler, Wray, Holyoke, Venango and Grant, then back to Mikey’s house in Wallace for dinner and the live auction. Poker hands are $5 each with all proceeds going back to the winning hands. If you don’t ride, come down for dinner and the auction beginning at 5:00 p.m. This year’s free will donation and auction proceeds are going to Klae Damoude of Hershey, Nebraska. Klae was born Febuary 9, 2012 weighing 1 lb. 2 oz. He is home now but still has a few health issues to be dealt with in his future. Klae’s parents are Brad and Becky Damoude.
Everyone is invited, so plan to be there! Any questions, call 530-2386 or 530-5582 or check out our website themikeyride.com, email us at [email protected] or look us up on Facebook.