Charity Ride To Take Place Before Toby Keith’s Indianapolis Concert
September 14, 2011 12:03 PM 
As we’ve been telling you at WKDQ, Toby Keith will bring his Locked and Loaded Tour to Verizon Wireless Music Center just outside of Indianapolis on October 1st. Before the concert takes place, there will be a special motorcycle ride for a great cause.
Join ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Towards Education) of Indiana and Live Nation for their annual benefit ride to enjoy an night with country superstar, Toby Keith, at Verizon Wireless Music Center on Saturday, October 1st while benefiting Hoosier Burn Camp. All motorcyclists are invited to join this organized ride for an evening of music with the “Made in America” original, Toby Keith, on his “Locked & Loaded Tour”, with special guests Eric Church and JT Hodges.
This special ride will leave from Harley-Davidson of Indianapolis (4146 East 96th Street, Indianapolis) at 3:30 p.m. Registration begins at 2:30 p.m. All participants will receive a commemorative embroidered patch and rocker for this year’s ride, and be entered to win a VIP concert prize pack and a chance to meet Toby Keith!
Cost is only $10 per person* with all proceeds benefitting ABATE of Indiana’s 2011 state charity, the Hoosier Burn Camp, a summer camp for young men and women who have experienced injuries from burns. For more information about the Hoosier Burn Camp, please visit www.hoosierburncamp.org.
To register for this year’s ride, contact Edie Seiler at 800-232-2283, or email her at edie@abateonline.org. For more information visit www.abateonline.org.
*Ride does not include admission into the show.
If you’d like to check out Toby’s Locked and Loaded Tour at Verizon Wireless Music Center, keep listening to WKDQ, your Country Concert Connection to win, or you can still buy your tickets here.
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