Ryan & Company is proud to announce the Third Annual Charity Bike Ride. This year the Ryan & Co Riders will journey by bicycle 265 miles beginning on the shores of Lake Michigan in West Ludington on September 22nd and finishing at the Royal Oak Office on September 25th. The Riders participating this year are: Mary Daniels, Mike Johnson, Kellianne Nagy, Ron Patti, John Polizzi, Kevin Quasarano and Rick Sharp.
Proceeds from this year’s charity ride will benefit the Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation (www.cckwf.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Kalamazoo. The foundation was formed in honor of a beloved Marine, Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis USMC, and provides Great Rewards for Great Warriors. Last year’s ride generated proceeds in excess of $16,000 and rewarded Marines and their families with vacation trips, tickets to professional sporting events and other gifts for their service to our great nation. The mission of the Third Annual Charity Bike Ride is to continue to perpetuate the memory of Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis by fostering and contributing to the welfare of those things in life he loved and cared for the most, the world's children and the United States Marines. The majority of the funds raised through the bike ride this year will go to an elementary school in Iraq, assisted by our U.S. Marine Corps, where children lack proper educational supplies. The supplies you help us provide will work towards changing the hearts and minds of the Iraqis and will help us continue our mission of providing Great Rewards for Great Warriors! Below please find a picture, recently taken by a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, of some of the children you will help…
Your support of .20 cents per mile ($53), or a flat fee donation of any denomination will again allow the CCKWF to continue on with its mission. Our goal this year is to raise $20,000. Sponsorship levels are listed below as follows:
Private: $50 Private First Class: $75 Lance Corporal: $100Commandant of the Corporal: $200 Sergeant: $250Staff Sergeant: $300 Gunnery Sergeant: $3501st Sergeant/Master Sergeant $400Sergeant Major: $500Marine Corps: $1000
If you are interested in sponsoring one or all of our riders please respond by September 21st. Donations are payable to the CCKW Foundation and should be mailed to the attention of the CCKWF, 491 West South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Please contact Michael or Shaun Willis at 269-492-1040 with any questions. 2007 Ryan & Company / Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation Charity Bike Ride Donation Form Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Amount of Donation: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Rider you would like to sponsor: _____________________________________________________________________________ For Payment by Credit Card: ________________________________________________________________________________ CC Type (Visa, MC, AmEx) CC Number Expiration Date Name On Credit Card: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Please Print full Name Please Sign Full Name
 | Results from the 2006 Bike Ride Last fall the John Bernard Company hosted a charity bike ride to help support the Corporal Christopher Kelly Willis Foundation. The cyclers journeyed 250 miles throughout Michigan, beginning on September 20th. The cyclers started at Mackinac and headed south finishing their ride at Lansing, Michigan. The fundraiser worked to provide Great Rewards for Great Warriors benefiting soldiers who serve to protect our country and their families. |
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View photos from the event. |