Harley-Davidson riders raise money for St. Jude in Wallkill
About 75 riders packed a Route 211 East Buffalo Wild Wings in Wallkill to fundraise for St. Jude, part of a Wurtsboro HOG tradition that has topped $400,000 over 25 years.
Some 75 Harley-Davidson riders turned Buffalo Wild Wings on Route 211 East in the Town of Wallkill into a Monday fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, drawing bikers from across the Hudson Valley and Pike County. The ride and gathering were coordinated by Ken Beltens of the Wurtsboro Chapter of the Harley Owners Group, which used the restaurant as the base for a charity event with a clear local footprint.
The chapter chose St. Jude because of its work for children and families and because patients are never billed for treatment, travel, housing or food. St. Jude treats children with cancer, blood disorders, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and other life-threatening illnesses, and it shares discoveries from its research with scientists and hospitals worldwide.
Buffalo Wild Wings’ Eat Wings, Raise Funds program gives organizations a ready-made way to stage events at specific locations. On Route 211 East, the Wallkill restaurant offered a visible meeting point for riders coming in from the Hudson Valley and Pike County and for passing traffic that could not miss the lineup of motorcycles outside.
For the Wurtsboro HOG chapter, the Monday gathering fit into a longer St. Jude tradition built around poker runs, raffles and recurring rides. A previous annual run drew more than 400 participants and raised more than $30,000, and the chapter’s fundraiser page lists more than $400,000 for St. Jude over 25 years.
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