Wheeling for Special Olympics

Posted 6/4/15

An estimated 700 motorcycles showed up for Saturday’s 16th Annual Special Olympics Motorcycle Run sponsored by the founding Johnston Police Department and hosted by Metro Collision Center in …

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Wheeling for Special Olympics

TAKING THE LEAD: Among the 700 bikers who participated in last Saturday’s 16th annual Special Olympics Motorcycle Run were members of the Ocean State Harley Owners Group led by Director Paul Campbell and sponsored by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles located at 5 Albany Street in Warwick.

RIDING IN STYLE: Warwick resident Earl Brennan, who owns this spiffy 1999 Honda Trike, took in last Saturday’s 16th annual Special Olympics Motorcycle Run with his sister Barbara Napolitano on board.

Warwick Beacon photos by Pete Fontaine

Posted Thursday, June 4, 2015 2:35 pm

An estimated 700 motorcycles showed up for Saturday’s 16th Annual Special Olympics Motorcycle Run sponsored by the founding Johnston Police Department and hosted by Metro Collision Center in Johnston. For three hours late Saturday afternoon, more than 1,000 people enjoyed music, refreshments and fun under a sparkling sun in Johnston, and many of those folks mounted their classy and colorful bikes and led Metro Collision Center for the annual trek to the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus, where the actual Olympic Games were held. By night’s end, this year’s motorcycle run that was coordinated by Johnston Police Major Joseph Razza and Capt. Thomas Dolan raised approximately $20,000 for Special Olympics Rhode Island.