SECOND ANNUAL “RIDE FOR RONNIE” MOTORCYCLE RALLY & CONCERT SET FOR SUNDAY, MAY 22 TO BENEFIT RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND

Ride from Harley-Davidson of Glendale to Los Encinos Park, Encino Will Raise Awareness and Funds for Cancer Charity
Afternoon Concert in the Park Featuring Live Music from Great White, Lita Ford, Dio Disciples, Gabbie Rae, Budderside, Sonia Harley and more

Hosted by DJ Will

The 2nd Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

Riders will assemble for a continental breakfast at Harley-Davidson of Glendale with kickstands up at 11AM. The RIDE will take them through the streets of Los Angeles County to Los Encinos Park in Encino, where they will be treated to an afternoon of live music, raffle and live auction, food trucks and more. The Inaugural RIDE, held in May 2015 as part of a weekend of events commemorating the 5th anniversary of the passing of Ronnie James Dio, contributed to raising $155,000 for the cancer charity from that weekend’s events.

Live entertainment in the park will be provided by rockers GREAT WHITE (http://greatwhiterocknroll.com/), LITA FORD (http://litafordonline.com), DIO DISCIPLES (https://www.facebook.com/DioDisciples), GABBIE RAE (http://www.gabbieraerocks.com),BUDDERSIDE (http://budderside.com), SONIA HARLEY (http://soniaharleymusic.com), and DOCTORS OF THE EARTH (https://www.facebook.com/Doctors-of-the-Earth-253960587952582). The event will be hosted by DJ Will (http://metaldjwill.com/).

A live auction will be held during the concert that will include a donated stage guitar that Chris Broderick of Act of Defiance played during his time with Megadeth with autographed photos, a B.C. Rich guitar signed by Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), King Diamond and Geoff Tate.

The Dio Cancer Fund hosted a free street party on March 5 at Harley-Davidson of Glendale to pre-register riders for the 2016 RIDE FOR RONNIE event and to draw the winning ticket for a one-of-a-kind “Holy Diver” motorcycle with 100% of the net proceeds going to the Dio Cancer Fund. “Boston” Tom Foresteire of Northridge held the winning ticket and will lead this year’s RIDE on the 2015 FXDB “Street Bob” model Harley-Davidson that was custom-painted with the illustration from the cover of Ronnie James Dio’s iconic “Holy Diver” album.
Both riders and concert-goers can purchase their tickets by visiting:

http://www.diocancerfund.org/events

Pre-Registration Prices:

$30/rider (includes concert admission)

$10/passenger (includes concert admission)

$20 concert admission only

Day of Event Prices:

$35/rider (includes concert admission)

$15/passenger (includes concert admission)

$25 concert admission only

2016 RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert Schedule

Ride:  9:00am – 10:45am: Rider Check-In & On-Site Registration

9:00am – 10:30am Continental Breakfast

Kickstands up at 11:00am

Harley Davidson of Glendale

3717 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA 91204

Concert:

11:30AM – Gates open

11:45AM- 5PM Concert

Los Encinos State Historic Park

16756 Moorpark Street Encino, CA 91436

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org) was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $1 million. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. The recent passing of several high profile musicians to cancer has served to reinforce the commitment of the Dio Cancer Fund to support research and education that furthers early detection, prevention and treatment of prostate, colon and gastric cancers.
The Dio Cancer Fund also participated in the Inaugural Axes and Anchors cruise to the Caribbean in February. Members of the Fund’s board hosted two live auctions where a variety of rock memorabilia was auctioned off to raise funds.