BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation invites Ne w England motorcyclists to get their motors running and head out on the highway for the Highway to Hope Motorcycle Run. Bikers from all over the region will hit the road\, between Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Oce an State Harley-Davidson in Exeter\, on Saturday\, August 11 at 3:15 p.m .\nOne breast cancer survivor who will be front and center at the event\ , though not on a bike this year\, is Maribeth Moorehead. A Warwick nati ve\, Moorehead and her husband\, Barry\, are working closely with the Gl oria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation and Ocean State Harley-Davi dson owner Amy Bishop to ensure the event&rsquo\;s success. \; \ ; \;\n&ldquo\;The survivors all get to ride on the backs of the bike s\,&rdquo\; said Maribeth Moorehead. &ldquo\;Last year\, I was Barry&rsq uo\;s passenger but this year\, I&rsquo\;m giving my seat up to another survivor.&rdquo\;\nMoorehead\, who hopes to get her own motorcycle soon\ , is still recovering from her last operation and 50 weeks of chemothera py.\n&ldquo\;So I&rsquo\;ll be helping with registration\,&rdquo\; she s aid\, &ldquo\; and helping get the girls on the bikes.&rdquo\;\nThen Moo rehead and the other organizers will head from Lincoln to Exeter to join their friends and families at the after party.\nMaribeth and Barry Moor ehead met on a blind date and have been married for over 30 years. They have two daughters: Bethany\, 24\, and Allison\, 29. Allison is getting married this month. \;\n&ldquo\;When Maribeth was diagnosed\,&rdquo\ ; Barry Moorehead remembered\, &ldquo\;it was very hard for us.&rdquo\;\ nThe Mooreheads&rsquo\; association with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation began in 2010 when Maribeth started volunteering on the Hope Bus\, a 38-foot pink recreational vehicle that serves as the Fo undation&rsquo\;s mobile resource unit.\n&ldquo\;There aren&rsquo\;t too many like it\,&rdquo\; Barry laughed. &ldquo\;We&rsquo\;ve met so many wonderful people through the Gloria Gemma Foundation. Survivors feel wel come and like they belong on that bus."\nWhen the 2011 Hope Bus schedule started to get busy and another driver was needed\, Barry Moorehead vol unteered. &ldquo\;I offered. I just said\, &lsquo\;If you need someone\, I can help out\,&rsquo\;&rdquo\; he said. &ldquo\;Last year\, I only dr ove it two or three times. This year\, I&rsquo\;m on there once a week p retty much.&rdquo\;\nBarry Moorehead\, who had a pink ribbon tattooed on his forearm to honor his wife&rsquo\;s struggle\, and now proudly drive s an oversized pink vehicle\, chuckled at his new color scheme\, a sligh t departure from biker black.\n&ldquo\;If you had told me five years ago that I&rsquo\;d be wearing a pink t-shirt every once in a while\,&rdquo \; he laughed\, paused and continued soberly\, &ldquo\;You know\, people who survive breast cancer have gone through hell but some people don&rs quo\;t make it and that&rsquo\;s why we do what we do.&rdquo\;\nEvents l ike Highway to Hope are designed to raise awareness in order to increase early detection\, which is the key to decreasing mortality. It&rsquo\;s not hard to raise awareness when an event has\, as Barry Moorehead put it\, &ldquo\;bikes as far as the eye can see.&rdquo\;\nMoorehead said th at after many individuals go through treatment\, they want to go for a r ide on a motorcycle. \; \;\n&ldquo\;When we do large bike runs l ike this\, it&rsquo\;s empowering. The earth shakes\,&rdquo\; he added. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s crazy. It&rsquo\;s great.&rdquo\; \; \;  \;\nRegistration will take place at Twin River Casino in Lincoln\, R.I. from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and each participan t will receive a collectible souvenir t-shirt. The ride\, from Twin Rive r Casino to Ocean State Harley-Davidson in Exeter\, begins at 3:15 p.m.\ nFree post-ride festivities will take place from 5:00 until 10:00 p.m. a t Ocean State Harley-Davidson\, 435 Nooseneck Hill Road in Exeter. This &ldquo\;Swingin&rsquo\; Saturday&rdquo\; after-party will include food\, dancing\, live music\, and a movie on the big outdoor screen. \;&nb sp\; \; \; \;\nProceeds from the Highway to Hope Motorcycle Run will be donated to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundatio n and Rhode Island Pink Heals. This event is co-sponsored by Blue Knight s Rhode Island Chapter One\, Ocean State Harley-Davidson\, and Twin Rive r Casino. For more information\, please contact Bryan Sawyer at 401-861- HERO (4376) or Amy Bishop at 401-781-6866. All motorcycle makes and mode ls are welcome!\nThe Gloria Gemma Foundation was established in 2004 in loving memory of Gloria J. Gemma and to honor her courageous fight again st breast cancer. The organization&rsquo\;s mission is to raise breast c ancer awareness\; increase breast health education\; enhance the quality of life for breast cancer patients\, as well as their families and frie nds\; and generate funding for local breast health programs. For more in formation\, please call 401-861-HERO (4376) or visit www.gloriagemma.org . \; \; \;  \; URL:http://eastgreenwich.patch.com/events/highway-to-hope-motorcycle-run SUMMARY:"\;Highway to Hope"\; Motorcycle Run LOCATION:100 Twin River Rd\, Lincoln\, RI 02865: 100 Twin River Rd\, Linc oln\, RI END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR