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Be part of the action and enjoy the satisfaction of making a difference in the lives of liver disease patients and veterans of the United States armed forces: Support the 8th Annual Green Ribbon Rally, a motorcycle-ride fundraiser to benefit the Walter Payton Liver Center at the University of Illinois Medical Center and the Jesse Brown Chicago VA Medical Center.
On Saturday, June 12, more than 800 motorcycle enthusiasts will enjoy scenic rides from five Harley-Davidson dealership locations (Illinois H-D, Zylstra H-D, Conrad’s H-D, City Limits H-D and Wild Fire H-D) to the Kendall Country Fairgrounds in Yorkville. There, participants will enjoy a barbecue, live music by “Almost Brothers Band” and other entertainment, raffles and more.
The Green Ribbon Rally was established in 2003 by the Walter Payton Center Guild and Steve Wendt, a Chicago-based retirement planning specialist and financial advisor and avid motorcyclist, who lost his son Stephen to liver cancer in 2002. A career U.S. Army officer who served in the Gulf War, Stephen was diagnosed with his illness in 1997 and received treatment—including a liver and kidney transplant—at the University of Illinois Medical Center. In gratitude for the life-prolonging care his son Stephen received and to advance the treatment of liver disease, Steve will continue to lead the Green Ribbon Rally in 2010.
To learn more about the 8th Annual Green Ribbon Rally, please contact event committee chairman Steve Wendt at (800) 509-9055 or smwsr@wendtandassociates.com.