BIKERS RIDE TO HELP BOY BATTLE DISEASE.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer A convoy convoy Vessels sailing under the protection of an armed escort. Since the 17th century, neutral powers have claimed the right of convoy in wartime, providing warships to escort their merchantmen and keep them secure from search or seizure. of motorcycles thundered from Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. to Newhall on Sunday to raise money for an ill Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, boy. About 40 bikers made the 100-mile round trip to help Dylan Foley fo·ley n. 1. A technical process by which sounds are created or altered for use in a film, video, or other electronically produced work. 2. A person who creates or alters sounds using this process. , 11, who suffers from Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node group to another and by the development of systemic . The bikers raised between $1,000 and $1,500 for Dylan, said the Rev. Rick Fish, pastor of the Live Ride Church in Simi Valley. ``We want to do what we can to help out,'' Fish said. ``We're constantly doing different activities to raise funds for these different groups.'' The bikers donate money themselves and solicit additional donations from ``everybody we talk to,'' said Dave Johnson Dave Johnson may refer to:
But folks generally become more receptive ``once they realize what you're doing,'' Johnson said. The 40 motorcycles on the highway made their presence known. ``When you stretch them out on the road, that's almost a half a mile of bikes,'' he said. Many of the riders might have been out for a pleasure ride anyway, so they enjoy the chance to help Dylan, Johnson said. ``It's a worthy cause,'' he said. ``It's a chance to take your bike for a ride on Sunday.'' Fish has participated in a number of motorcycle rides for charity, but this is the first organized by the Live Ride Church. ``We just volunteer to help wherever we can,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Ran in Simi Edition only) Motorcycle riders maneuver around a van during Sunday's benefitride, making their way from Simi Valley to Newhall and back. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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