2016 SoCal Burn Ride To Benefit Burn Survivors Saturday, October 8

Co-founded by burn survivor Trevor Holtan and US Marine Corps Captain David Kuntz, the SoCal Burn Ride is a charity motorcycle poker run through the Malibu mountains and is hosted by Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors and the Grossman Burn Foundation to assist people who have been burned and aid with their recoveries through locally based initiatives including Direct Patient Services, Burn Prevention Education and Survivor Support Groups.

This year’s Texas Hold ‘Em style run will start at West Hills Medical Center, 7300 Medical Center Drive, West Hills, CA 91307, and end at Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, CA 91302, where vendor booths will be arranged, Pink Floyd tribute band, “Which One’s Pink?” and Foo Fighter tribute band, “The Faux Fighters” will play, and poker run and raffle prizes will be announced.

Join us in “Riding for Survivors” and enjoy the incredibly scenic views of Southern California’s canyons and coastlines, while raising funds and awareness for those who have been burned. All are welcome, riders wanted.

Who: The SoCal Burn Ride

What: Charity Poker Run

When: Saturday, October 8, 2016

Where: Los Angeles area, CA

Why: To raise funds and awareness for burn prevention and recovery

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1573807532918773/

Register or learn more at www.socalburnride.com or www.facebook.com/socalburnride.

A brief background about the SoCal Burn Ride:

“I knew I wanted to give back. I didn’t know how, I didn’t know what, but I loved riding motorcycles.”

In 1990, Harley Davidson rider Trevor Holtan suffered 3rd and 4th degree burns to over 40% of his body when his truck went over a cliff and exploded, killing his best friend. He was determined to realize the purpose of his suffering until just three years ago, when he approached the Grossman Burn Foundation and Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors in Southern California about hosting a charity motorcycle ride.

Coincidentally, Marine Corps Captain and Motor City native David Kuntz, who had been assigned Motorcycle Safety Officer of his unit, had also had the idea of a poker run along SoCal’s iconic PCH. Knowing that many reservists are also firefighters, and having heard of the philanthropic work the Grossmans had done, he too had approached the Foundations about hosting an event to benefit burn survivors.

On September 28th, 2014, in just under three months, the two co-founders and a team of committed volunteers from both organizations were able to put together the first SoCal Burn Ride. From Calabasas to Ventura, about three hundred participants joined these motorcyclists on the road to raising funds and awareness for a cause that many are fortunate enough to never have to think about on a daily basis.

This year, the SoCal Burn Ride 3 expects an even bigger crowd and with the help of sites like this, hopes to reach more riders, volunteers, sponsors and vendors so we can expand the route to embrace more of Southern California’s beautiful coast and show the nation that no matter what the skin you’re living in looks like, once that helmet goes on, bikers are bikers, and we’re all brothers.