to check out this event! This is a heavily anticipated event and has all the riders wondering how the format will actually go down. 30 some riders competing in a Game of Bike! Should be wild as there are soo many different styles or riders and skills in this event. Should be some quick knock outs and good battles. Thanks to the effort of Vital BMX and the support of the sponsors from this event there is a sick prize purse and the profits from the event will all be donated to ARF! Thanks to Vital and the sponsors of this rad event. Nice to see someone trying something new and different.
-An evening with Dr Hans Keirstead tonight! Aaron Cooke was originally introduced to Dr. Hans Keirstaed from the father of MX racer Ricky James. His passion to find a cure for spinal cord injury (SCI) is very motivating. He is leading the fight to cure the damaging effects of SCI and is holding clinical trials to prove his research is safe and effective. ARF will be in the house tonight supporting his research and we will be donating $5,000 to his effort. Truly a great cause and hopefully in the near future his research will be providing some relief to so many athletes in action sports who suffer SCI. Find more info at eveningwithhanskeirstead.com
-SupportARF.com Help us raise $100k just by watching this video! So far the video is doing ok but we need a big push to get this thing out there if we are going to hit or goal of 100k views by the Dew Tour Championships in Vegas! Post the URL to your facebook, Twitter and everywhere you can possibly spread the word for people to check it out. Remember ever time the video is watched Ball Park donates $1! In 2010 Ball Park came back for round #2! Right now you can visit supportARF.com and view the brand new video hosted by Dave Mirra and featuring top athletes like, Ryan Sheckler, Bucky Lasek, Dennis Enarson, Cory Bohan, Ronnie Renner, Chuck Carothers and many many more. It's a two minute video that really stepped up this year being hosted by bnqt.com. There is even a embedded video code so that every company with a website can post the video and help us reach our goal! Watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family! Huge thanks to Ball Park for supporting ARF and making it possible to help athletes in need
-Charity Poker Tournament and Party Thursday 10/14 at Dew Tour Championships, Las Vegas!!! You can pre register now for the 1st annual "All In 4 ARF" Texas Hold'em No-Limit Tournament and party at the Hard Rock Hotel. October 14th is the date and we are stoked to be kicking off the final stop of the 2010 Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas! Buyin for the event is $150 and all players will receive free drinks while at play! With cash, prizes and bragging rights up for grabs the competitive spirit of the Dew Tour starts here! It's going to be much more than just the tournament as we will have a lounge party around the poker making this the place to be Thursday night. FUEL TV will also be in the house covering all the action. Tons of athlete's have already signed up for the event and expect there to be a couple celebrity entries such as actor Michael Cudlitz, Pawn Stars Austin "Chumlee" Russell and Corey "Big Hoss" and some more surprises. Food will be catered by Pink Taco and doors open at 9:30 so don't lag and we'll see you at the poker room of the Hard Rock Thursday Oct. 14th! Pre register for a seat in the tournament at athleterecoveryfund.com
-Hart & Huntington Art Auction The artists of Hart & Huntington inside The World Famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino have custom painted a number of items including action sports memorabilia, skate decks and more! Not only will Carey Hart be throwing down a FMX Best Whip contest at the Dew Tour Championships, but he will also be auctioning all the custom art from his tattoo artists for the benefit of ARF! Make sure to go by his shop if you are in Vegas for the Dew Tour!
-Ryan Sheckler Celebrity Skins Classic Tuesday 10/19 The Athlete Recovery Fund is honored to be included as one of the beneficiaries of this 3rd annual event! Players will have the chance to play each hole for skins and select the charity they will be playing for! ARF will be in the house raising awareness in the meet and greet area and you will also find us out on the course with some games and antics for all the players.
-So that's what ARF is up to in the next two weeks! Thanks for your continued support and we hope to see you on the road!
-Aaron Cooke
ARF