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Contact:
Matt King, (414) 343-7634 matt.king@harley-davidson.com SCREAMIN'
EAGLE RACERS SET TO HELP LAUNCH SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM FOR
MILWAUKEE
(June 4, 2007) – As soon as the NHRA event at Route 66 Raceway in
Joliet, Ill., is finished, the Screamin' Eagle racing team will be
quick to pack up and make the quick drive to Milwaukee. Their
AMA Flat Track teammates will be waiting and they all have work to do
when Monday rolls around. There
will be plenty of lunch to be served on Monday (June 11) and the
Screamin' Eagle racers will be the ones serving it. Harley-Davidson
Motor Company and its factory-supported riders are going to be at
Milwaukee’s Bethune Academy (1535 N 35th St, Milwaukee) to help kick
off the Fueling Young Minds Summer Meal program. Fueling Young Minds
provides free meals for Spurred
by a $125,000 grant from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, the
award-winning Fueling Young Minds summer meals program will feed meals
to low-income children at more than 200 “Providing
access to nutritious summer meals remains a high priority, and
Harley-Davidson is committed to helping ensure that Andrew
Hines, three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, is
anxious to help launch another great year of Fueling Young Minds. He
and teammate Eddie Krawiec will race at Route 66 Raceway this weekend
(June 7-10) before heading off to Defending
AMA GNC Twins champion, Screamin' Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth,
will be joined by his Wrecking Crew teammates Jared Mees, Bryan Smith
and Joe Kopp. "I
think it's great that I can do anything to help the next generation of
children," Hines said. "It's so important that we give back
to the community and it's even more important that kids have good,
healthy food to eat. I'm proud that my sponsor in racing is so
involved with helping kids." Fueling
Young Minds started in 2004 but Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne
Paluso said that while this is the first time the race teams have been
involved, it won't be the last time the riders get involved with such
a valuable cause. "Harley-Davidson
has a long tradition of doing things to help people in our
community," Paluso said. "I'm thrilled that we can get the
race teams involved with this particular program because racing has
always been for kids of all ages and our racers are all kids at heart.
"The
racers are ready to serve up some lunch, make sure the kids know how
important it is to eat healthy foods and just have fun getting the
word out before summer starts." More
than 2 million meals have been served to The
Screamin' Eagle NHRA and AMA race teams will be at Screamin’
Eagle Performance Parts are inspired by and built in the spirit of the
raw adrenaline and power of motorcycle racing. Screamin’ Eagle Pro
parts are specifically designed for race-use applications, while
Screamin’ Eagle parts offer street-use performance options for the
Harley-Davidson motorcycle owner. Visit www.harley-davidson.com for
more information.
The
Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team is
sponsored by Ford Truck, Dunlop, Matco Tools and S100.
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