High Lifter’s Ride for the Children

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• December 22 2008
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High Lifter Products and Applebee’s Restaurant in Shreveport teamed up for the kids of the Shriners Hospital for Children at High Lifter Off-Road Park on December 13, 2008. The benefit brought out more than 400 ATV enthusiasts from three states to raise money and toys for the hospitalized children.  Riders came from Texas, Arkansas, and all across Louisiana for the day long trail and mud ride.

Since 1922, the Shriners Hospital and their 22 facilities have been dedicated to providing specialty pediatric care. Thousands of children with orthopedic conditions, burns and spinal cord injuries, have been treated in a family-centered environment at no charge.

“We are so happy that High Lifter, with the help of Scott McDaniel of Applebee’s, has been able to do bring the spirit of the season to the children of the Shriners Hospital,” said Scott Smith, owner of High Lifter Products. “This was such a success and so much fun that we intend to make this an annual event at High Lifter Off-Road Park.”  The event was able to raise more than $2,800 and a truck load of toys for the hospitalized children.  Kim Green, Administrator of the Shriners Hospital, accepted the donation and was amazed at the number of riders who turned out for the event. “Over the years we have seen all kinds of fundraisers, but an ATV mud ride was a first for our organization,” Green said.   For more information on the Shriners Hospital go to www.shrinershq.org