IMPORTANT CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Greetings Midway RFTW family!
The COVID pandemic has created some challenges for us.
I have a very important update to share with you. Due to Covid, and possibly the change in the pastor at the church, Forrest City will not be hosting our route. Therefore, you need to cancel your reservations in Forrest City because we will not be staying there.
Our Day 5 stop will be moved from Forrest City to Memphis TN. This will make for a long day, however, we were successful in our attempt to adapt and overcome! Day one will still be our longest mileage day.
The host hotel will be the Crowne Plaza where we stayed for our reunion. Please use the link below to book your rooms.
Here is the link to Crowne Plaza, they are ready to take reservations: block room name/info “Run For The Wall- Memphis”
Run For The Wall – Memphis
If link does not work for you, call the hotel direct at 901-525-1800.
While booking through the link, you may see that the reservation is a no refund booking and that parking is $22.00/day. Please do not concern yourself with this. We have a signed contract in hand at a rate of $99.00 room and $3.00 parking. The reservations can also be canceled 24 hours prior to the reservation. The hotel has assured us that they will make this right for these reservations.
I am so proud of our Midway team. We will adapt and overcome to make RFTW 2021 a great success. We may have to navigate some curves but, with this team, we will overcome!
A couple of fundraiser updates:
We are getting close to our Feb 20th, Hawgwash Acrylic ” White Glass” bike protectant /sealant fundraiser at Cajun Harley Davidson in Louisiana. This is a pledged base fundraiser so you do not have to attend or live in the area to participate. We have a few people who have volunteered to collect pledges for us. Let me know if you would like to volunteer to do the same. Currently, we have raised more than $6K for our route. This is a great start but we do have a goal of $10k for this event. A little from many people adds up. If you would like to make a pledge or donation, please contact our Promotions Team leader, Lane Flynn at Leflynn@aol.com or myself at ken.dugas@rftw.us and we will be happy to take your pledges and/or donations. See my December #3 newsletter for more information.
The Hotel raffle is off to a slow start. We currently only have 3 people entered to win $1,000 to help cover their cost of hotels. Last year we had 36 people enter. Tam Tam won the $1,000 for 2020 and we raised enough money to cover more than a fuel stop for our route. I don’t know of any opportunity to win $1000 with 1 in 36 odds of winning . To date for 2021, you would have a 1 in 3 chance of winning $1000! We must have at least enough entries to cover the $1,000 prize. Let me refresh your memory of how this works:
Except for Ontario and Arlington, this fundraiser will pay for your hotels across the country! The estimate for the hotel cost came out to be approximately $1,000.00, so the prize for this raffle will be $1,000.00! Tam Tam Rickerson won our hotel raffle for 2020. Even though the route was cancelled, she won the $1,000 prize! Wouldn’t it be nice to have your hotel costs covered? The cost per ticket is $10.00 or you can purchase 10 tickets for $50.00! If you purchase $100.00 worth, you will get 25 tickets. All money made from this raffle will be used for our Midway route and will help cover some fuel cost for our riders! If you purchase 10 tickets or more before the end of February, you will receive 1 extra tickets (per 5 purchased) for free. I ask that you support this if you are able. The raffle tickets will be given to you in Ontario and the drawing will be in Hopewell, VA.
If you would like to purchase Hotel Raffle tickets, please make check out to RFTW and send to:
Ken Dugas
9849 Loblolly Pines Lane
Denham Springs, La. 70726
You may also electronically send the money through Zelle. Use my phone 225-405-2735. Please send me an email at ken.dugas@rftw.us to let me know if you are sending money to me.
A big thank you to everyone who helps support or fundraisers for our route!
I will be attending the Board of Directors meeting in Dallas on Feb 19th & 20th. I will do my best to keep you all informed should there be anything I need to make you aware of.
I thank you all for your continued support.
I am tired of the planning and ready to ride. Is it May yet?!!!!!!!
Honor, Hope and Healing
Ken “Six String” Dugas
RFTW Midway Route Coordinator
