Upcoming event: DuKane ABATE Toy and Food Run

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Our annual Toy and Food Run is coming up soon, and we want plenty of riders, toys, and food there! Details are included below:

Time

Sunday, October 13, 2024, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
KSU: 12:30 PM

Locations

Start:
Knuckleheads Tavern
108 E North St
Elburn Illinois 60119

End:
Sycamore Speedway
50W086 IL-64
Maple Park, IL 60151

Cost

$20 per person

How to help us

We have several ways that you can support this run and help us serve our local communities! Attending the ride and bringing toys and food is one of those ways, but you can also deliver toys and food to locations that are collecting them. There are several locations with donation boxes for us, including stores, bars, and politicians. We’ve been posting these locations on our Facebook page, so feel free to check our page to see where you can donate your toys and food.

And speaking of donations, you can also donate to the Toy Run financially. Using this link, you can go to our Square site and choose the amount of money you would like to donate to help us fund our run:

Donate to the Toy & Food Run

We also need volunteers to handle the Toy Run, including setup, teardown, traffic, and other responsibilities. If you can help us out, check out our volunteer page below and make sure to contact us about how you want to help!

Volunteer for the Toy & Food Run

We hope that you’ll make it to our run and give back to our local communities!

Upcoming event: DuKane ABATE Candidate Forum

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DuKane ABATE is hosting a 2024 Election Forum for Local and State Candidates. All questions and topics will be motorcycle related as we’ll cover all issues, rights, and freedoms of motorcyclists/off-roaders/ATV riders in DuPage and Kane Counties.

Candidates will have a timed period to answer questions. Wednesday August 21 will feature Candidates for Illinois State Representative. Thursday August 22 will feature candidates for Illinois State Senate and local offices.

Time

August 21-22 at 7 PM each night

Location

West Chicago American Legion Post #300
123 Main Street
West Chicago, IL 60185

Death Notification: Robb “Thunder” Zander

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With great sorrow we advise you that we lost Robb “Thunder” Zander on the morning of Wednesday June 26th, to a heart attack. Even though Robb and Kathy are new DuKane members, they have been in our circle for a long time. Having lost their son John to fentanyl poisoning, Robb and Kathy have been dedicated to making their community safer from the fentanyl crisis with their annual Ride for John and their organization My Child’s Life Matters.

How can we help?

There will be celebration of life for Thunder on July 14th. We hope to see you there to honor our fallen brother. The details are as follows:

Source: My Child’s Life Matters

A Go Fund Me has been started to assist Kathy at this time. You can reach it with the link below to help Kathy with funeral expenses and other financial concerns.

GoFundMe for Kathy Zander >>

In addition, This Saturday, July 6, at Warehouse Church in Aurora at 7:00pm is a concert to raise money for our fallen brother Thunder. Come out to hear some great music by Nick Olson and to help our sister Kathy through this difficult time.

Upcoming event: National Flat Track Racing at Sycamore Speedway

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Sycamore Speedway, in partnership with DuKane ABATE, presents the all new National Flat Track Motorcycle Racing on May 17th-18th! Be there as motorcycles battle it out on the hallowed grounds of Sycamore Speedway. This is a must experience epic motorcycle racing event. The fastest Expert, Pro, and Amateur Motorcycle Flat Track racers from all across this great nation battling bar to bar right here in Kane County.

We’ll need volunteers for this event! If you would like to help us, contact Chris Hansen at 630-618-7551 or Chris Newman at 630-302-4445.

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Upcoming Event: Axe Throwing w/ Open Roads

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This spring, DuKane ABATE is adding something new to the event schedule: axe thowing! DuKane will be collaborating with Open Roads ABATE in this event, and members of both chapters will vie for the title of Axe Throwing Champs.

We’ll be coming together at Bull & Bear Axe Throwing in Montgomery at 12:45 pm on March 23. Axe throwing will cost $29.99 per person. We’ll also be having a late lunch afterwards at Poor Boy’s Pub.

Please call Kevin on (815) 545-6114 before March 18 to reserve a spot. We must have a number of participants by this date.

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Call to Action: Oppose IL Helmet Mandates!

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Illinois is facing the first mandatory helmet bill in over a decade! The bill, created by State Representative Daniel Didech, is HB5620. Below is an excerpt (the language added by the bill is underlined):

“The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or
moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by a motorcycle helmet and glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield.”

If Representative Didech gets his way, riders will lose the freedom to decide when it comes to safety gear. If you oppose riders losing this freedom, please head over to abate-il.org/helmet to learn about filing slips to oppose this bill.

You can also help us with our efforts to preserve motorcycle rights by becoming an ABATE member.

Join the DuKane ABATE Toy Run Task Force

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We are forming a new task force to help us plan, fund, and promote the Toy Run during the course of the year. Please use the form below or call Chris Hansen at 630-618-7551 or Chris Newman at 630-302-4445 to volunteer!

Marketing Coordinator

Work with your DuKane ABATE BOD to advertise our Toy Run on social media, print, posters, hand out cards, and ads of all nature.  Spread the word!

Public Relations Coordinator

Work with your DuKane ABATE BOD and Volunteers to speak with various other groups and organizations about participating with our Toy Run and sharing our promotional material.

Volunteer Coordinator

Work with Events Coordinator Chris Newman to contact, confirm, communicate with all volunteers to assure everyone has guidance of where to be, when to be there, and what to do. Requires working with an Excel spreadsheet as well as communicating by phone, email, text.

Charities Coordinator

Work with our revered President Emeritus Judy Kaenal to contact, recruit, and coordinate various Toy Run charities.

Vendor Coordinator

Work with our esteemed President Emeritus Judy Kaenal to contact, recruit, and coordinate various Toy Run vendors.

Donations Assistant

Work with our BOD Member Amy Nelson to collect donations and sponsorships from local people and businesses.

Products Coordinator

Work with your DuKane ABATE BOD to procure and sell ABATE products on-line and at the Toy Run.

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2022 Election ABATE Debate

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This week, we hosted our 2022 Election ABATE Debate! Over 2 days, several candidates running for local, state, and federal positions came over and answered questions about motorcycle issues! We’ve livestreamed both days of event, so feel free to take a look below!

Day 1

  • U. S. Senate Candidates:
    • Kathy Salvi
  • Secretary of State Candidates:
    • Dan Brady
  • Congressional Candidates:
    • Chris Dargis (IL08)
    • Justin Burau (IL03)
  • State Representative Candidates:
    • Stephanie Kifowit (IL84)
    • Janet Yang Rohr (IL41)
    • Jeff Keicher (IL70)
    • Anna Moeller (IL43)
    • Jennifer Sanalitro (IL48)
    • Matt Hanson (IL83)
    • Kevin Wallace (IL49)
    • Stefanie Hood (IL47)
    • Joe West (IL84)

Day 2

  • Gubernatorial Candidates:
    • Darren Bailey
  • State Senate Candidates:
    • Don DeWitte (IL33)
    • Seth Lewis (IL45)
    • Linda Holmes (IL42)
  • Kane County Sheriff Candidates:
    • Ron Hain
    • Jeff Bodin

DuKane A.B.A.T.E. BOD Election Results

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The results are in from the DuKane Board of Directors election! This is the DuKane BOD for 2022:

  • President – Chris Hansen
  • Vice President – Hej Hog
  • BOD Rep – Kley Abel
  • Legislative Coordinator – Randy Ramey
  • Treasurer – Tina Hejnar
  • Secretary – Amy Nelson
  • Events Officer – Chris Newman
  • Membership – Mark Del Monaco
  • Public Relations/Webmaster – Nathan Klapatch
  • Newsletter – Mike Nicholson
  • Safety & Ed – Steve Waltz
  • Road Captain – Allan “Viper” Gilbert
  • Independent Rep – John Bloch

We have several familiar faces as well as some new volunteers-Mark Del Monaco and Allan “Viper” Gilbert-who were willing to get involved with A.B.A.T.E. We would like to thank everyone for choosing to play a role in our chapter!

ABC Online Registration

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Online registration is now available for our 4th Annual ABC – A.B.A.T.E. Bowling Classic! You can now reserve bowling tickets for the event or premium tickets for the event and the 9-pin No-tap Tournament! Select an option below to reserve your tickets now!

Event Details:

  • Sunday, March 21, 2021, 2 PM
  • Bowlero, 558 E North Ave, Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139
  • Proceeds benefit the DuKane Chapter’s Downed Rider Fund
Buy a bowling ticket – $15 >>
Buy a bowling & tournament ticket – $25 >>