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This Friday (August 14) join Governor Mitch Daniels and members of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) for a charity motorcycle ride through southern Indiana!  The fifth annual ride will benefit the National Guard Relief Fund which provides grants for the families of Hoosier members of the Indiana National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves who have been called to active duty since September 11, 2001. 

The scenic ride will depart the Indiana State House at 10:00AM, Friday, August 14th, and wind through the scenic roads of southern Indiana ending at French Lick Resort Hotel in beautiful French Lick, Indiana.

For more information please call 800-232-2283. Room reservations for the French Lick Resort Hotel can be made at http://www.frenchlick.com/ or call 888-936-9360 (use promo code 0809GOV). For other accommodations, call the visitor’s bureau at 877-422-9925.

The ride is free, though bikers are encouraged to make a donation that will benefit the Indiana National Guard Relief Fund.

Meet on the west side of the State House Friday morning, August 14th. Sign-in begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 9:30 AM. The escorted ride will leave at 10:00 AM sharp, so don’t be late!

Check out the ride itinerary below:

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. registration
10 a.m. departure
Robert Orr Plaza
(West side of State House)

11:45 a.m. brief stop
Milan VFW
107 North Warpath Drive
Milan

2 p.m. lunch
Bicentennial Park
Vaughn Drive along the Ohio River
Madison

4:15 p.m. brief stop
New Albany Fire Department Headquarters
316 East Spring Street
New Albany

6 p.m. final stop
French Lick Resort Hotel
8670 West State Road 56
French Lick