Riding for a cause – more than 1,000
motorcycles expected in Lincoln on July 18
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[July 13, 2015]
LINCOLN
- On Saturday, July 18th, folks in the vicinity of the Lincoln
American Legion Post may be shocked by the sight of hundreds of
motorcycles coming and going at the Legion. But it is not anything
to be concerned about. More importantly, it is something that many
people in Logan County may appreciate. The "Bikers for Ta-Ta’s" have
added Lincoln to their daylong ride raising money and awareness for
breast cancer.
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Bikers for Ta-Ta’s began in 2008 as a fundraiser for breast
cancer after organizer Nancy Borum of Bartonville witness the sad
loss of her grandmother and an aunt to breast cancer. She wanted to
get involved in helping in some way to save others from witnessing
the suffering and feeling the painful loss of loved ones to cancer.
The first ride, in 2008 was made up of 10 motorcycles with a total
of 15 riders. The event raised $150.00 for breast cancer. But the
ride and the cause soon took hold. Last year, there was a total of
1,780 motorcycles in the ride with approximately 2,100 riders and
the group raised $47,000.
This will be the first year that the ride that begins and ends at
the American Legion in Bartonville will come to Lincoln.
Site manager for the Lincoln American Legion Post 263, Gladys Farnam,
explained how the Legion came to be on the list of stops this year.
She said that Borum was interested in expanding the ride to a new
location for the group. Borum and her husband took off one day for a
bike ride and made their way to Lincoln, the American Legion, and
noted that the building and parking lot were large enough to
accommodate 300 or more motorcycles at one time.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jul/07/images/ads/current/lincoln_park_lda_artinpark_061115.png) Later, Borum contacted Farnam and asked if the Lincoln Legion would
like to be involved in the ride. Farnam said after talking with
Borum the first thing she wanted to do was find out how other
communities felt about the large invasion of bikers. She contacted
the Legion in Bartonville and spoke with them. “Those people had
nothing but good things to say about this group,” Farnam said.
Farnam then took the request to her board of directors. All agreed
that the group would be welcome at the local Legion, and also that
the local Legion was interested in adding to the funds raised
through a sponsorship.
Farnam said the best part of becoming a sponsor was what it will do
for the community. The Bikers for Ta-Ta’s sponsors a mobile breast
cancer screening bus that travels throughout the region. With the
local American Legion now a sponsor, the bus is guaranteed to come
to Lincoln once in the next year. While in town, women who need to
have an exam but can’t afford it or don’t have insurance coverage
will be able to get an exam free of charge.
Farnam said this was a great benefit that she and the Legion board
were very happy to be able to bring to the community. As is the case
with any cancer, early detection can make a huge difference in how
well treatments work, and the ability to become a survivor instead
of a statistic.
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Farnam said the motorcycles are expected to start arriving in Lincoln at noon
and will continue to come and go until approximately 3 p.m. She explained that
because the ride has grown so many, bikers leave the starting point in timed
intervals in groups of at least 25, but no more than 300 motorcycles.
She also explained that to stay on schedule, the groups of bikers will not be
staying in town for very long. She said the Legion is planning on having cold
beverages available for the bikers, and that their schedule will allow them time
to freshen up and grab one cold drink before they have to move on. She said that
the Legion does not promote drinking and driving, so there will be no hard
liquor made available to the bikers, but there will be cold water, soft drinks,
and beer.
For those who are unfamiliar with bikers and bike clubs, many have club emblems
and colors that they wear when they ride. Farnam said that for this run, in the
past there have also been those who wear pink for breast cancer or will even dye
their hair pink to draw attention and raise awareness for breast cancer.
Farnam said the public is welcome and encouraged to come out to the Legion on
the 18th to check out the motorcycles and visit with the riders. She said she
expects a wide variety of bikes in the various groups, and seeing the different
models, designs, and colors of the bikes should prove to be very interesting for
many.
For any local bikers who would like to participate in the event this year, the
website for Bikers for Ta-Ta’s is
https://www.bftt.org/.
The event will begin in Bartonville at the American Legion. Riders will make
stops in Delevan, Athens, Lincoln, Tremont, and finish up back in Bartonville.
[Nila Smith]
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