Quick Throttle, January - High Seas Rally

now has 80% of his body covered
in HSR tattoos. He won again with
his 26 th tat.
There are many winners though.
If you have a HSR tat, you still get
$50 for each tat - $250 max.
Ladies, you won’t want to miss
the Topless Man contest and
gentlemen, the Treasured Chest
Contest. We like to call HSR the
Disney cruise for adults because
it’s definitely rated AAARRR and
the few kids that do come spend
most of their time in the kids club.
The Treasure Chest Contest allows
ladies to dress in their best pirate
attire and collect money for the
Dialysis Fund. This year’s winner
was Virgi Bondi ( a Marine) from
Roseville CA.
All this is given away at a Nightly
Show that is just for HSR
participants. Comedian Roy Riley
is our host and this guy is a riot!
The word “Dumbass” won’t be the
same for you after this trip.
Geoff Bodine was on board again
this year raising money for the
Kidney Dialysis Foundation. He
auctioned off an autographed
banner by all the NASCAR greats
and threw in pit passes. That alone
made about $10K.
There is also a nice cash prize
for the club that brings the most
members. The Largest Group
this year was the Can-Americans.
They had about 20 member and
won a nice chunk of change.
Like most of the groups winning
$ during this last trip, they gave
a large percentage back to Dean
to help pay for Debbie’s medical
expenses. Thousands of dollars
were given back to the Anderson’s.
The love for them was shown in so
many ways on this trip.
WHY START A KIDNEY
DIALYSIS FOUNDATION
Dean’s family has a tragic history
of hereditary kidney disease. Dean
and Debbie know all too well the
hardship and restrictions of travel
for kidney dialysis patients which
is why they knew this would be a
success. In 2003, Dean and Debbie
paid for a medical company to
provide dialysis treatments for
the following year’s cruise out
of their pocket, confident the
bikers onboard would embrace
this worthwhile charity. Meeting
the patients and socializing with
their new dialysis patient friends
on their vacation of a lifetime,
they can actually see the results
of their donations and where the
money goes. Everyone is also
educated on the impact of kidney
failure and its effects. If not for
HSR, 16 Kidney Dialysis patients
who are sponsored to go on the
cruise annually wouldn’t have the
chance to travel out of the country
and leave their trusted dialysis
centers, doctor and nurses to risk
the uncertainty that they won’t be
able to get sufficient treatment out
of the country. Debbie and Dean
bring on board, doctors, nurses and
all the dialysis equipment needed
to self contain these people for a
week.
Until 2013, not one dime
of the money raised went
to administration fees. Dean and
Debbie did it all for free. Sadly,
Debbie died while onboard the
10th Anniversary rally cruise of
cancer complications, but she was
doing what she loved to do. Debbie
had chosen to celebrate life to the
very end. This dialysis fund was
her baby and we’re so grateful for
her.
ARE YOU A KIDNEY
DIALYSIS PATIENT
How does one qualify for
sponsorship on this amazing
cruise
All you have to do is apply but
there are a few requirements.
1) You’ll have to spend a week
socializing with motorcycle riders
so you better like them.
2) You need a passport
3) You must currently be a Hemo-
Dialysis patient for at least 2 years
but able to travel.
4) You must be recommended by
a current or past rally passengers
or be a present or past motorcycle
rider.
5) If you are not, nor have you ever
been a motorcycle enthusiast: You
must have a friend or relative that
currently is and they must provide
proof.
If you meet the above qualifications,
The HOHS Dialysis Fund will
contact you after reviewing your
application and you may just get to
go on a trip of a lifetime!
Giving is just as rewarding as
receiving for some.
Sure you can win a ton of great
prizes and money on this cruise but
some go just to give.
Maggie and Tim Murray from
Dalby, Queensland Australia were
in a bidding war for a collectable
HSR banner. They paid $10,000 for
another HSR banner but later told
me they were planning on donating
that amount regardless of the prize.
The piece de resistance were the
motorcycle prizes.
Grand Prize Custom Bike Winner
Sharon Immell from Amarillo
TX got to take home a completely
custom Harley Davidson with parts
and accessories donated by all the
vendors on board.
The other grand prize was a Harley-
Davidson Switchback and the
winner was Joe Griffin from Dallas,
NC.
On a personal note, we have so
much respect for the Anderson’s.
Debbie, Dean and Cody lived with
the knowledge of Debbie’s death
and still went on with the week not
wanting to ruin people’s vacations.
Debbie was in full agreement with
this plan as well which says so much
for her selfless character. They
didn’t skip a beat even though they
had a tragedy to deal with. They
truly made 800 virgins never forget
their first time, and the rest of us
veterans remember the exiting 10th
anniversary.
Registration for 2014 is scheduled
to open April 1, 2013. We predict
it will be even bigger than 2012 with
an even quicker sell out than the
2012 rally cruise.
Even though they are sold out for
2013, keep an eye on their website
because things do happen and there
may be cancellations. Check www.
HSR.com the first Monday of each
month at 9am EST for a chance to
experience this trip of a lifetime.
www.highseasrally.com
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