tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053683191793149832024-03-12T19:24:32.139-05:00Ride the Wake for Kid's SakeThis year's event takes place Friday, August 7th, 2009. We plan to arrive at the Chillicothe Riverfront at 6:00pmCookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-43304745612785008232010-03-22T21:19:00.003-05:002010-03-22T21:20:45.901-05:00Ramping Up!Despite what Mother Nature would like for us to think, it's getting to be that time of year again! The planning has started for RTW 2010. We're looking forward to another great turnout this year. Look for something new to happen with the t-shirts. You won't want to miss this year's!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-10072764873471637922009-08-12T08:59:00.003-05:002009-08-12T09:03:00.194-05:00Gloria Gaynor would agreewell, we survived. despite what mother nature threw at us! out skiers were real troopers, enduring some of the worst weather we've seen in years to finish on time at the Chillicothe Riverfront. as for the Riverfront Reception, well, the rain cleared and the sun came out at just the right time and we were still able to cookout for our supporters. thanks to everyone who participated, donated, and just generally supported us!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-FEInJ2cqIPqMwZR2cjwrMnRSR0X727d55TK8g-ufk0jT7Hp5GwFrIkthAUMoMBywbDg4TaE_Heinabvoc-8HY4VrLd8dapcvfHHuC1l9vFR3vkIvZvfScivGfy8hJneDnyMf3Q3QMI/s1600-h/RidetheWake800x600.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-FEInJ2cqIPqMwZR2cjwrMnRSR0X727d55TK8g-ufk0jT7Hp5GwFrIkthAUMoMBywbDg4TaE_Heinabvoc-8HY4VrLd8dapcvfHHuC1l9vFR3vkIvZvfScivGfy8hJneDnyMf3Q3QMI/s320/RidetheWake800x600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369077492881174066" border="0" /></a>Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-67758890865167071762009-08-07T07:36:00.003-05:002009-08-07T07:39:29.266-05:00pray for no rainwell, the skiers hit the road yesterday and made it to Pere Marquette State Park without incident. right about now they should be hitting the water heading up to meet us in Chillicothe. the National Weather Service is calling for <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Chillicothe&state=IL&site=ILX&textField1=40.9183&textField2=-89.4993">thunderstorms today </a>so let's think good weather thoughts and hope it holds off for the skiers and the Riverfront Reception!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-69757400856005701812009-08-03T09:51:00.002-05:002009-08-03T10:03:41.138-05:00WMBD interviewlisten to Steve Antonacci's <a href="http://www.jmpradio.com/pods/gd/Podcast0803/POD_4_080309.mp3">interview </a>this morning with <a href="http://www.1470wmbd.com/">WMBD</a>!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-73288936123303324272009-07-27T11:04:00.008-05:002009-07-27T16:22:03.400-05:00What's better than donating to Children's Hospital of Illinois?Winning something in the process. We have our official list of raffle items for those attending the Riverfront Reception 5-7pm on August 7th at the Chillicothe docks.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">$1/ticket or 6 tickets for $5</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://picketfencefloral.com/">Picket Fence Floral</a> - beautiful hanging/potted basket</li><li>Hairmasters Unlimited - hair care basket to pamper yourself!</li><li><a href="http://www.qdoba.com/">Qdoba </a>(3 sets of items to raffle) - each set contains 2 coupons for 1 free Entree at the East Peoria location</li><li><a href="http://www.buffalowildwings.com/index.php">Buffalo Wild Wings</a> - goody basket with 1 tshirt, 1 visor cap, 3 bottles of their famous sauce, & $30 gift certificate</li><li>Red, White & Blue basket - assorted Red, White, & Blue outdoor items for your outdoor entertaining donated by the Blue Heron Ski Club members</li><li>Fun in the Sun Tote - assorted beach and outdoor items for fun in the sun donated by <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a> and Blue Heron Ski Club members</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">$5/ticket</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.mauijim.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LanguageSelectionForm_10001_11601">Maui Jim</a> package - 1 pair of sunglasses, tshirt, golf club cover, koozie</li><li>Fun on the Water package - 1 Tube with rope donated by Blue Heron Ski Club members</li></ul>You do not have to be present to win. Just give us your name and contact info and we'll contact you about your winnings. Thanks to all the great sponsors for their donations for the raffle!<br /><br />And don't forget, we'll have hamburgers and hot dogs available for an in-kind donation as well as 2009 RTW t-shirts for sale. Come out and support our skiers and <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a>!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-48612067971291760182009-07-16T11:32:00.004-05:002009-07-18T09:52:59.140-05:00Well, it's getting closer! only 3 weeks away and still lots to do. Ski club members are meeting weekly to make sure all our ducks are in a row. right now the plan is for 15 skiers and 3 boats to leave Indian Head Boat club Thurs, Aug 6 at noon to head down to <a href="http://www.greatriverroad.com/Pere/PereIndex.htm">Pere Marquette State Park</a> in Grafton to stay the night. they will take off from PMSP at 7am Friday morning, Aug 7. the plan/hope is to be at the Chillicothe Riverfront at 6p. good luck skiers!<br /><br />also, we've been making headway on the riverfront activities for everyone to enjoy while we wait for skiers to come in. <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a> will be providing fun activities for the kids. local friends, family and vendors have offered to cook burgers and hot dogs in return for an in-kind donation! and we're well on our way to securing more raffle items! at this time we have commitments from <a href="http://www.picketfencefloral.net/aboutus.asp">Picket Fence</a>, HairMasters, <a href="http://www.mauijim.com/">Maui Jim</a>, and a "Fun in the Sun" summer goodies bag stocked with items from <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a> and Blue Heron Ski Club members. we will also have RTW 2009 shirts for sale at the riverfront. so we invite everyone to join us and have a blast as we wait for the arrival of the skiers on August 7th!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-52920872230585792972009-06-29T19:46:00.003-05:002009-07-16T11:44:19.948-05:00Riverfront Reception activities on again!once again, the Blue Heron Ski Club and <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a> will be hosting a riverfront reception at the Chillicothe public docks (aka Banana's bar) to welcome this year's skiers in from a long day of skiing for the kids. there will be activities, food, and raffle items available. please join us and welcome our skiers as we support the <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a>.Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-42940386960081817952009-06-25T07:54:00.002-05:002009-06-25T07:56:44.691-05:00late start but still on!well, we've gotten off to a really late start this year, but WE ARE STILL SKIING!!! hooray! with the economy the way that it is, we feel it's even more important to continue our event and donations to Children's Hospital. this year's event is scheduled for Friday, August 7, 2009. things are shaping up and we're excited about continuing the tradition.Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-36004718777997518132008-10-30T16:23:00.002-05:002008-10-30T16:25:20.933-05:00signing of the beama week late getting this out, but Nacho and i were able to attend the CHOI Signing of the Beam last Thurs. we were able to sign the BHSC and all skiers to commemorate our contribution to CHOI. thanks to Joe for reminding us! unfortunately we didn't take a camera with us so we don't have a picture. we'll all just have to take comfort in the fact that our names are now a permanent part of the new facility!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-82955744969106305812008-08-12T13:21:00.001-05:002008-08-12T13:21:41.442-05:00Panoramic Skiers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B9tQ6IcHgKyoKA4NgL0LEJaqhqrx58QZBLmEL1N6AjX6y9_400QFjC68Yp7OnQRNH1Ov1N6sPksTLVFfsniPIRyhqoR_le6nON_abnIEmZoie9aVBH8EK4VihtaYY-wXaIQvuSHXz08/s1600-h/Panoramic-smaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B9tQ6IcHgKyoKA4NgL0LEJaqhqrx58QZBLmEL1N6AjX6y9_400QFjC68Yp7OnQRNH1Ov1N6sPksTLVFfsniPIRyhqoR_le6nON_abnIEmZoie9aVBH8EK4VihtaYY-wXaIQvuSHXz08/s320/Panoramic-smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233698085706385970" border="0" /></a>Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-28110884127007155462008-08-11T11:41:00.003-05:002008-08-12T13:22:12.929-05:00Another Successful Event!While the totals are not in for the entire event, we can tell you that the Chillicothe Riverfront reception was a HUGE success. We raised an additional $1,000.00 from food donations, t-shirt sales, and raffle ticket sales.<br /><br />More importantly, we had a great day of skiing! We couldn't have asked for better weather. And we made it back to Chillicothe, IL in record time - with 45 minutes to spare. We used that time to hang out and relax for the "finale" ski into the riverfront where we were greeted by our largest crowd to date.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your support and generous donations. As soon as we have an official, number, we'll post it. See you in 2009!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-82274662223579213322008-07-31T09:12:00.004-05:002008-08-04T11:27:20.187-05:00Chillicothe Riverfront Reception ActivitiesWe're in the final phases of securing food and music for the Riverfront Reception at the Chillicothe public docks.<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Children's Hospital of Illinois will be providing burgers and hot dogs for a "suggested donation" to CHOI!</span></li><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">Children's Hospital of Illinois will also be providing activities for the kids: Sidewalk chalk, face painting, and more!</span></li><li><span style="color:#3366ff;">2 local musicians will be providing entertainment 5:30pm - 7:30pm while you wait for the skiers to come in. </span></li></ul><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Come out and enjoy the music and activities!!!</span></strong>Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-61201647312393260862008-07-31T09:08:00.003-05:002008-07-31T09:17:24.581-05:00New for 2008 - Riverfront Raffle!!!Thanks to our local businesses, we'll have raffle items available at the Chillicothe public docks while you wait for the skiers to come in.<br /><br />Tickets for items in the following groups can be bought for $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets:<br />Basket #1 – Summer Fun (beach towel, assorted items)<br />Basket #2 – Hairmasters (assorted hair care items)<br />Basket #3 – A & A Chiropractic (revitalizing items)<br />Basket #4 – Picket Fence ($50.00 flower arrangement)<br /><br />Ticket for items in the following groups can be bought for $5 per ticket:<br />Basket #5 – Maui Jim<br />1 pair Maui Jim sport sunglasses<br />1 Maui Jim hat<br />1 Maui Jim t-shirt<br />1 Maui Jim visor clip<br />1 Maui Jim drink koozie<br />Basket #6 – Maui Jim<br />1 pair Maui Jim sport sunglasses<br />1 Maui Jim hat<br />1 Maui Jim t-shirt<br />1 Maui Jim visor clip<br />1 Maui Jim drink koozie<br /><br />Drawings will take place at our "after party" at the Indian Head Boat Club (just south of the Chilli docks). You do not have to be present to win.<br /><br />Thanks again to our local vendors for their generous donations!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-34243243067422967762008-07-17T11:24:00.000-05:002008-07-17T11:33:59.492-05:00About Ride The WakeRide The Wake is a water ski marathon to benefit <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">Children's Hospital of Illinois</a> in Peoria, IL. 2008 marks our 11th year and boy are we excited!<br /><br />RTW was established by Joe T and his family. Their son was a patient at <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">CHOI </a>when he was born. Joe and his family was so overwhelmed by the quality of care that they received from <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">CHOI</a>, that he wanted to give back to the organization that gave so much to him. Joe has been an avid skier for as long as any of us can remember. He thought what better way than to organize his skiing friends to raise funds.<br /><br />The first several years of RTW consisted of skiing from Chicago, IL all the way to St. Louis, MO over 2 days. The first day of skiing would start in downtown Chicago (yes, i really said downtown) and stop in Peoria where everyone could spend the night (lucky for us, in our own homes). The 2nd day would begin in Peoria and end at <a href="http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/index.aspx">The Arch</a> in St. Louis. A very cool ending to say the least. <br /><br />About 4 years ago, in an effort to cut cost so we could give more to <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">CHOI</a>, we decided to make our event a 1-day event. Our route now starts in the St. Louis area and ends in Peoria/Chillicothe, IL. While we miss seeing the Arch, we love ending our event in the area we are trying to support.<br /><br />Over the course of the past 10 years, our group of friends has raised close to $100,000.00 for <a href="http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/default.htm">CHOI</a>. Through family, friends, co-workers, sponsors, strangers, and a lot of t-shirt sales, we've raised a lot of money for a well-deserving organization. <br /><br />Thanks to all those people, our sponsors, and the team of skiiers that have made this possible!Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405368319179314983.post-23522422605241690032008-07-17T11:23:00.001-05:002008-07-17T11:23:58.766-05:00Welcome!Welcome to the Ride The Wake blog. We've set this up to, hopefully be a simple and easy way to reference our cause. Thanks for supporting us.Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317190612253167505noreply@blogger.com0