Homes for Heroes Charity Ride

On this September 11th anniversary the Chrome Divas of Orlando attended the First Annual Charity Ride Event benefitting the Central Florida Homes for Heroes Foundation.  The Homes For Heroes Foundation provides and/or coordinates financial assistance and housing resources to the heroes of our nation such as military personnel, police/peace officers, firefighters and first responders who are in need.

The event started at 8:00 a.m. at The WingHouse of Altamonte Springs, where breakfast was served before 125 registered bikes paraded out for a nice ride to Orlando Harley-Davidson.  At the Harley shop we had a booth set up to introduce ourselves to some of the women riders who attended the event and get the word out about who the Chrome Divas of Orlando are.

Breakfast at The WingHouse

 

Victoria, Joni, Debi, Chris, Keri, Bunny, Melanie, Gail and Penny



Pre-ride Meeting

 

Ready to roll!



The Chrome Divas at Harley-Davidson of Orlando



Ribbon Cutting for the Homes for Heroes' First Annual Charity Ride Event



Oh, you do not want to mess with this Diva.  She's one baaad biker chick.

Debi won this Harley-Davidson jacket in a raffle

Give A Kid A Backpack

The Divas braved one of Orlando's famous afternoon summer storms this Friday the 13th  -- we drove the cages! -- and headed out to the Amway Arena for a backpack stuffing event for Give A Kid A Backpack and HopeNow International.  These organizations put the call out to the community to help stuff and hand out 9,000 backpacks for a back-to-school event for struggling families in Central Florida.  The response was so overwhelming, that by the time we arrived  (the last day of the three-day event), everything was done but the stacking for the next day's distribution.  Central Florida volunteers, you rock!! 

No, we didn't take the short bus.

Backpack stacking

Time for a little goofing off.

Okay, a lot of goofing off.

(And this was before wings and beer were involved.)

The Chrome Angels' Hawaiian Luau

The Chrome Divas of Orlando rode out to support the Chrome Angels' 6th Annual Hawaiian Luau Saturday, July 24, 2010.  (Way to go Cindy and Melissa for braving the weather and making it all the way to the end!)

Cindy, Joni, Debi, Julie, Melisa, Chris and Keri

Celebrity Mascot Games

Divas Debi, Chris and Sharon attended the 18th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games Meet and Greet Dinner at the Amway Arena this evening. (Zazoo the Clown made it out too!)  Proceeds for this event benefit New Hope for Kids, a wonderful organization that the Chrome Divas of Orlando are proud to be a part of.

(From the Celebrity Mascot Games Website):

This is the ONLY event of its kind in the world. The 18th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games will feature 30 mascots from sports teams across the country competing in a variety of games during three exciting shows.

More than 15,000 fans will enjoy thrilling and pulse-pounding competition, as mascots from Major League Baseball, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA and the Arena Football League battle through gladiator themed games, to see who is the true champion of the mascot world.

Proceeds from the Celebrity Mascot Games benefit New Hope for Kids, an Orlando based not-for-profit organization. New Hope For Kids grants wishes to children under the age of 18 who are suffering from life-threatening illness and provides grief support for chirdren who have lost a family member. Since its inception, New Hope has granted more than 3,000 wishes, focusing on the children of Central Florida. In addition, since the first Mascot Games in 1992, this event raised more than $250,000 for New Hope for Kids.

Grow Green 4 Women Fundraiser

Divas Debi, Joni, Keri and Chris attended the Grow Green 4 Women fundraiser tonight at One Flight Up in Mount Dora, Florida.  Grow Green 4 Women provides fresh, organic produce to residents of domestic violence shelters in Central Florida.



Divas Debi, Joni, Keri and Chris, Keri's husband Mark, and new friends



Grow Green 4 Women founders Sarah and Nancy



The view from One Flight Up overlooking downtown Mount Dora

Ride To Old Town

The Divas rode to Old Town this evening. 

It rained. 

It rained a lot.

Orlando Divas in the News... in Maryland!

Just got notice that the Chrome Divas of Orlando were in the May 23, 2010 issue of The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Maryland).   Our very own Julie Compton, author of Rescuing Olivia and Tell No Lies, is mentioned in the article about motorcyclists raising money and awareness for charity. 

That's us pictured! 

(Click here to read the full article.)