Email this page Email this page Print this page Print this page add to del.icio.us del.icio.us  digg Comments Comments

November 2006

A Perfect Match Bad Is Good Capella Voices Get Your Deer Yet? High-End Canner Jazzy Coda Put 'Em on Ice Soapbox Derby: Maine's Best Politicians Squeeze Therapy The Colors of Love Wild Cookin' Winter Count

Bad Is Good

Lifestyle: Sightings

Bangor Metro photo of the Bikers Against Diabetes Third-Annual BAD ride in Rockland
Bikers Against Diabetes revved up almost Twelve Thousand dollars on its third-annual BAD ride in Rockland, Maine.
Don’t let the black leather and tattoos fool you—those B.A.D. riders rumbling through Rock-land this summer are a mighty band of do-gooders.

For the third year in a row, regional bikers took in 100 miles of the Maine coast to raise money for diabetes research. Bikers Against Diabetes (B.A.D.) raised over $11,735 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to assist in its work to find a cure for diabetes. (In the U.S., about one child per hour is diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, also known as Type 1 diabetes.)

Led by event chairs Jon and Pam Paquette, the B.A.D. ride brought in gifts from Maine to California and Canada. The day’s festivities also included a pig roast, live music from the rock-and-roll band “No Clue,” and raffles galore.

The B.A.D. ride got plenty of attention from area folks, who cheered and waved as the bikers rolled by. Riders like Dave Hubbard and the American Legion Riders of Topsham, Tommy Jordan of Ellsworth, and Becky Butler of South Thomaston could sit tall as they cruised, knowing they’d raised $2,156, $1,635, and $1,200, respectively
. They could also safely work up an appetite: They and two others each received 25 pounds of lobster, complements of area fishermen, for raising the most donations.

Add your comment:

Create an account, or please log in if you have an account. Anonymous comments are enabled.



Verification Question. (This is so we know you are a human and not a spam robot.)

What is 10 + 10 ? 

Bangor Metro Best Restaurants 2008

From haute cuisine to truck-stop fare, Bangor Metro readers share their preferences on where to go to satisfy any and every craving

Brew North

Artist Frank Sullivan brought his family north for a calmer existence with more time for the good things in life -- like home-brewed beer.

Dancing in Glass

Studio glass sculptor Richard Remsen takes an ancient practical art and turns it into a joyous high-temperature dance.

Fashion Funds

Creative minds in Bucksport design a runway project to support Buckport's Performing Arts Center.

Gephyrophilia

Let every woman praise the bridge that carries her.

Green Gavelers

Go Green auction nets $19K for Orono Library Foundation

Hearts of Gold

American Heart Association ball honors givers and raises $100K.