Annual Harley Halloween Witch Ride set for Oct. 21

REVERE-Everyone from Darth Vader to Winnie the Pooh is expected to ride in the 19th Annual Harley-Davidson Halloween Witch Ride to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA.)Several thousand riders are expected to participate fully clad in costumes on Sunday, Oct. 21, when they gather at Bruce Rossmeyer’s Boston Harley-Davidson in Everett.Registration runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with the ride heading out to Salem from 1760 Revere Beach Parkway (Route 16) at 1 p.m. sharp. Leading the Ride will be Bruce Rossmeyer and MDA Goodwill Ambassador Jake Currie.All participants will donate $20 to the MDA at registration on Oct. 21, or pre-register at the Everett Harley-Davidson dealership and save $5 per person.Jeff Cheek of Bruce Rossmeyer’s Harley, is donating the $15 pre-registration fee to MDA for every new motorcycle sold prior to the event and for every HOG Chapter member who signs up at least 10 other bikers to ride to the “Witch City.”Members of the Halloween planning committee are currently finalizing ride details including a new “old” route which will take the group back through many of the streets and neighborhoods of Revere and Lynn. Entertainment and activities are also being coordinated for all bikers to enjoy at the end of the ride at Pickering Wharf in Salem.The MDA provides selected orthopedic equipment, free clinic visits, youth summer camp sessions, support groups, and many other health related services to Boston area residents affected by any of 43 different neuromuscular diseases.MDA families also receive hope that treatments and cures will be found as a result of MDA’s tireless efforts in funding research grants worldwide.For information on the ride, contact John Brogno at 617-389-8888 or Jim Sharland at 781-575-1881.