Worlds Largest Custom Bike Giveaway, World Records Planned As Part of North American Celebrations

Toronto, Ontario – 1st Jan., 2006: To celebrate its 20th consecutive year as North America’s leading motorcycle charitable organization, B.A.D.D. (Bikers Against Drunk Drivers) today announced plans for a series of unique fundraising events for 2006.

“We felt we should do something special to celebrate,” says Danny Perkins, B.A.D.D.’s Founder and Executive Director. “We’ve grown so much, thanks largely to our friends and supporters in the motorcycle world, so we’re going all out next year with a series of cool events that will generate a lot of excitement while creating even greater awareness of the seriousness of this issue.”

Central to the program will be an expansion of the Worlds Largest Custom Bike Giveaway, which to date has seen numerous lucky recipients from the US and Canada win customized motorcycles associated with rock celebrities such as David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne and ZZ Top.

“We’ll be kicking off the new Custom Bike Giveaway, our biggest ever, early in the new year,” says Perkins. “Best of all, this year’s Custom Bike Giveaway has been set up so that local groups, whether motorcyclists, school groups or service clubs, can get involved to help their favourite charities, too.”

Under the new Custom Bike Giveaway program, participating groups can choose to share the proceeds of funds they’ve raised with B.A.D.D. and a charity of their choice.

“Let’s face it, drinking and driving affects everyone,” says Perkins. “It’s an epidemic in North America that’s got to be stopped, and if we can get the message out by helping community groups raise funds at the same time, then we’ll have succeeded in our mandate.”

Perkins, who started B.A.D.D. after losing a brother to a drunk driver (he was himself seriously injured a similar accident), says that 25,000 people in North America are killed each year due to drunk drivers, leaving families struggling not only with the loss of a loved one, but also financially. Consequently, B.A.D.D.’s mandate includes the creation of an emergency fund for victims of drunk drivers while they await compensation or where no compensation is forthcoming.

B.A.D.D. is a non-profit registered organization (Federal Charitable Registration Number 890679343RR0001).