Realities For Children hopes to draw more than 3,000 people and raise more than $40,000 during this weekend’s eighth annual Realities Ride and Pre-Ride
Rally. The event is one of the largest charity motorcycle poker runs it benefits abused and neglected children in Northern Colorado. Last year’s event drew 3,000 and raised just less than $40,000, said Holli Milenski, Realities promotional coordinator. “We hope to exceed that this year,” Milenski said. “We want to raise additional funds because the need is greater.” Proceeds benefit the Realities For Children emergency fund. Six agencies &mdash the Department of Human Services, Adoption Dreams Come True, Alternatives to Violence, Namaqua Center, The Center for Community Justice Partnerships and Matthews House &mdash can draw from the emergency fund when their government grants and Medicaid and Medicare funding have been exhausted. Schedule Saturday > Realities For Children has added the Realities Pre-Ride Rally. It’s set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in Old Town Square. Community members and bikers are invited to register to win a 42-inch HDTV flat screen TV and enjoy live music, the Budweiser Chelada beer garden, vendors and youth activities.
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