[NJSBMWR] Rally for the Cure

[Don Eilenberger]

On 8/11/2019 2:41 PM, Manny Carabel via NJSBMWR wrote:
>     Hello,
>     Let me preface this by saying I'm sure a lot of hard work went into
>     this event and time consuming hours so that's commendable. I arrived at
>     Cross Country with my family at 1:25. The lot looked empty with the
>     exception of a few bikes, more Harley's than BMW which was odd. As I
>     walked up Don was already calling out numbers so I just figured I
>     missed the first drawing. I was told that I couldn't buy raffle tickets
>     as it was too late. That was disappointing as I figured there would be
>     multiple drawings not just at one time.  I thought there would be
>     things on display at the very least but didn't see anything. I actually
>     felt like an outsider when I went up and asked about the ticket
>     situation one of the guys said as the guy with the microphone.. yeah ok
>     like I'm going to interrupt Don as he is calling out numbers. I'd still
>     like to make a donation because my father had prostate cancer. So again
>     I didn't take part in the planning so I'm not taking away from anyone
>     who volunteered but I was disappointed and felt the trip up was
>     wasted.
>     Manny

Manny - sorry. A decision was made about 1:15 that we should start 
pulling tickets since it appeared people with sort attention spans were 
getting bored and leaving. That's probably why the lot looked sort of 
empty.  It was more crowded earlier. There weren't actually more HD's 
than BMW's - it just looked like it since they parked in a very 
conspicuous place, each of  them taking up about 1.5 parking spaces.

That was fine..  they didn't get bored as easily as some of our more 
senior members.  I asked one of the senior members why he was leaving 
early - did he have something else to do - and his answer was "No".. 
"actually nothing at all"..   he was simply bored. Apparently we weren't 
fulfilling his entertainment requirements so he went home to find 
something that would.  Items were on display from about 11AM until the 
drawing started at 1:15PM - a bit over 2 hours.  Many of us had been 
working mostly in the sun since around 10AM, and some even earlier - and 
the sun was starting to take a toll on us.

It's the first time we've done something like this - so it was a 
learning experience.  We'd welcome your participation if we do it again, 
and perhaps you might have some idea how to keep the old pharts 
entertained while the rest of us are doing things.  Hey - like I said - 
1st try at this - mebbe we'll get better if we do it more often.

If you still want to make a donation - our website 
https://njrideforthecure.org is still open, and the links to the two 
prostate cancer foundations are working.

BTW - since your dad had prostate cancer - I'd REALLY suggest at least 
yearly PSA tests and DRE's. Your chance of suffering from prostate 
cancer when a direct relative (father, brother) has suffered from it is 
about 33% (1 in 3) vs the 10-12% number for most guys (1 in 8 or 1 in 9 
- depends on who you listen to.)  The tests could save your life.

-- 
Don Eilenberger
deilenberger at gmail.com