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In just 48 hours the Snowball Express hits town and Dallas will welcome 1,400 kids and assorted guardians as they fly into DFW International Airport where 43 buses will pick them up and drive them to 10 downtown Dallas hotels.

The Patriot Guard Riders are leading the way in wrangling area bikers to help escort the buses — your help is still needed!

Registration is now open for these days / activities (you must REGISTER to be involved):

December 9: Escorting approximately 4 buses at a time from DFW International Airport to various downtown hotels. Register at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJNF9B

December 10: KSU at all 10 hotels (approximately 9:30a) for Southfork Ranch. KSU (approx 3:45p) from Southfork to the Mesquite Rodeo (riders *may* be able to attend rodeo and have BBQ - awaiting confirmation). Register at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M5FQC37

December 11: KSU at all 10 hotels (approx 9:30a) for Dallas City Hall. Then escort kids on a “Walk of Gratitude” (foot parade) to Dallas Convention Center. Register at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MSRQX7

December 12: Approximate 10a KSU departure (details still being finalized). Once the Dallas Police Department finalize plans, all 43 buses will be escorted to Cowboys Stadium for a full day of activities including a concert by the Lt. Dan Band featuring Gary Sinese. The goal is to have 300-500 motorcycles ride into the stadium to ring the field (you MUST have a kick stand pad which will be checked to ensure it won’t damage Jerry’s field). It appears that we will be allowed to bring our own food/beverages. After the concert, the bikes will fire up and depart the field. Approximately 300 attendees will then be escorted to AAC for the Mavericks game and the rest will be returned to their hotels. Register at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3N6LY9C

December 13: Escorting buses at various times (TBD) from the hotels back to DFW. Register at: TBD

Next Wednesday, 11 November 09, is Veteran’s Day.

Each year the Patriot Guard Riders place 300 flags along the Avenue of Flags at DFW National Cemetery.

If you are willing to come out this Saturday (7 Nov 09) at 8a to help place the flags AND/OR next Saturday (14 Nov 09) at 8a to help fold the flags, your help would be most appreciated.

If you would like to be part of this volunteer activity, you are welcome to meet up with the Downtown Dallas Bikers at Cafe Brazil in Deep Ellum (2815 Elm Street, Dallas, 75226). They will have KSU at 7:30a and ride out to the cemetery in Grand Prairie. The group does ask that you please RSVP so they know how many to expect for the ride. You can RSVP at this link.

Patriot Guard Riders is an all volunteer nationwide motorcycle group that shows respect by presenting the American flag at the funerals of fallen military heroes.

For more information, please visit:

* Patriot Guard Riders
* Downtown Dallas Bikers
* DFW National Cemetery
* Cafe Brazil

Patriot Guard Riders to place 300 flags in honor of Veteran's Day at DFW National Cemetery.

Tomorrow, Sunday, August 23, is going to be a great day for Dallas area bikers and kids alike!

The Texas Rangers “Operation Backpack” will kick off at the following locations:

Harley-Davidson of Dallas (304 Central Expressway S, Allen, 75013). Departure is at 10:00a.

Rick Fairless’ Stroker’s Dallas (9304 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, 75235) Departure is at 10:30a with Rick Fairless leading the way

Riders can start meeting at both locations at 8:30a. Backpacks with school supplies are encouraged. Cash donations will also be accepted to be used towards the purchase of school supplies.

Also, be sure to polish up those bikes because there will also be a bike show with lots of great prizes once the riders reach the Youth Ballpark in Arlington. (Youth Ballpark is adjacent to the Ballpark in Arlington).

The Texas Rangers have been on a serious winning streak and tonite is Bike Night!

Be sure to be at the Ballpark in Arlington early for a special motorcycle treat in support of this Sunday’s “Operation Backpack“!

If you are looking for something to do on Sunday to enjoy being out in the gorgeous Spring weather, the last day of the Deep Ellum Arts Festival will be going on until 7p. With more than 75 artists and dozens of bands performing on 4 stages, all the action is taking place on Main Street.

For those that are wanting to embrace some Cajun lifestyle, MotoLiberty is hosting their 8th Annual Crawfish Boil — it’s FREE! They have 600 pounds of crawfish being cooked up — for those that love the motorcycles but aren’t into mudbugs, there will be chicken as well.

There are two great activities going on today:

Strut Your Mutt takes place at Fair Park and is a fundraiser for the Dallas SPCA.

Lace up those sneakers, hook up that leash and get ready to roll out with your best tailwaggin’ friend for The SPCA of Texas’ Strut Your Mutt 3K Walk/Fun Run with radio host Mix 102.9 on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Fair Park (Gate 5) in Dallas. The entry fee is $30 and canine companions are welcome, but not required.

The festivities begin at 8:00 a.m. on the lawn of the Museum of Nature and Science (Gate 5) with registration, vendors to visit and activities for everyone! At 10:15 a.m., the Walk/Fun Run begins. Pizza Patrón will provide free pizza to all registered participants as they cross the finish line.

Fun for the whole family will abound, including great food, vendor booths, activities for pets and kids, agility demonstrations and the SPCA of Texas’ mobile adoptions unit. Get a family photo taken by Suzanne Demaree and 20% of your purchase will be donated to the SPCA of Texas.

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Rockers vs. Mods is taking place at various locales beginning with All Good Cafe from 10a-Noon, a ride until 1p and then Lee Harvey’s for bike judging, etc. until 7p. Later in the evening the Rockers are scheduled to go to The Amsterdam Bar and the Mods to Sons of Hermann Hall. Tix are $25 for the weekend.

During the first of the year, many people have great intentions like the standard lose weight, quit a bad habit, etc. Some think of how they can get more involved as a volunteer or expanding their horizons by meeting like-minded people.

One of the best resources around is www.MeetUp.com.

Whether your interest is meeting motorcyclists in the downtown Dallas area, conversing in French, bicycling, etc., you are sure to find a group already established at MeetUp.

One of the best MeetUp groups for the Dallas area is Random Acts of Kindness. With 1,400+ “members”, RAK always fills the requests that come in for volunteers — and usually has a serious waiting list for those wanting to get a spot. RAK is made up of a phenomenal group of people and the organizer is Lance Price who owns CD Source at the corner of Greenville Avenue & Lovers Lane.

So put down that remote and get in gear! Volunteering your time is a great way to give some good back to the community, meet great people and broaden your horizons!