Second Annual Trouble The Dog Motorcycle Ride to Benefit First Responders & the Children They Serve

Sheila Duncan, Founder of The Kennek Foundation today announced the second annual Trouble The Dog Toy Ride will take place on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The motorcycle ride, escorted by the Middlesex County Sherriff’s Office will benefit First Responders and the children they serve. This scenic motorcycle ride, generously sponsored by Marblehead Opticians, will start and end at the Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road in Wilmington, Mass.

Tickets are only $20.00 per rider which includes coffee and donuts courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts prior to the ride and lunch at the end of the ride including Fuddruckers Burger Bar, Polar Beverages and As Good As It Gets Café in Wilmington. There will be music and great prizes thanks to the generosity of:

· Marblehead Opticians

· Periwinkles Food Shoppe in Swampscott

· Pennyworths of Lynn

· Hawthorne Hotel in Salem

· Boyd Cycles in Peabody

· Rumson’s Rums

· Sin City Cycles of Lynn

· Tony’s Pizza in Marblehead

· Lexus of Northborough

· Century Bank of Lynn

· The Mandarin Restaurant in Reading

· East Boston Savings Bank

· Monte’s Restaurant in Lynn

· Stop & Shop in Swampscott

· Biker’s Outfitters

· Hiram Soloman Cigars … and more

Proceeds from the ride will help place Trouble the Dog® plush dogs in firetrucks, ambulances and police vehicles to help First Responders provide a source of comfort to children in the event of a fire, accident or other emergency. Trouble will be a new buddy to hug, providing that tactile comfort that children need in crisis.

Help First Responders and the children they serve! To Register: www.thekennekfoundation.org/911toy-ride

Donation: $20.00 per rider | $10.00 per passenger | $20 walk-ins

All are welcome! Bike not required for participation. Sign in and on-site registration starts promptly at 10:00AM. Kickstands up at 11:00 AM.

For more information: 781-631-0366 or email: Hope@thekennekfoundation.org