Upcoming event: DuKane ABATE Toy and Food Run

Posted on October 6, 2024 by DuKane Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of ILLINOIS, Inc.

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!

Call to Action: Oppose IL Helmet Mandates!

Posted on March 3, 2024 by nklapatch

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

Posted on January 2, 2024 by nklapatch

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.

Sign up

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