|
4th Illini 4x4 Safari
May 19- 21, 2005
Check here for
photos and stories.
Click here for
our sponsors.
Clkick here for a thanks from Rick. |
|
The lovely Walt Gilbert with his authentic Safari tree and authentic
Safari hat trying to cajole people into taking his trail. |
| Almost $4500 in raffle and ice cream donations were raised for
a couple worthy causes. But the highlight may have been the dozen
or so vehicles that were invited to Tom Doubet and Mike Rahe’s
Spring View Acres. Tom and Mike have been allowing TRJC to wheel
on their land as part of the Lakeshore Trail. While the trail has
been temporarily closed by another landowner who is logging the land
on the other half of the trail, Tom and Mike still invited a continent
from the Illinois Department of Agriculture to come out for the day
and see what our hobby is all about. We had a chance to talk with
these folks and explain how we are a family organization that wheels
responsibly and helps the communities. We took the 5 members on a
short trail ride, much to their enjoyment. In the end, this was a
great public relations effort that Tom and Mike set up for us. Not
only have they provided food for folks on their trail for many years,
not only have they built a shelter for us, they are actively working
to show our state officials that our hobby makes a significant economic
impact to the Pike County area. Tom and Mike: “Thanks from
all of us in Two Rivers and our guests that enjoy the trails on your
land!” |
|
|
|
On Saturday evening, several women from the Daughters of the American
Revolution made a presentation about a Pike County flag used
in the Civil War that was recently found and is in need of
restoration. The 34 star flag is unique, in that is has the
battles in which it was used written on the stripes and also
the names of those who perished in the battles. These names
were written on the flag almost 150 years ago! This newly discovered
flag is a remarkable piece of Pike County’s history.
$7000 is needed to restore the flag, place it in a glass case
and have it on permanent display in the Pike County Courthouse.
$3500 from the Safari raffle sales have been earmarked to assist
in the restoration efforts. The balance of the raffle proceeds,
plus another $1000 from our treasury was given to support Ag
Day, where over 500 school kids come out to learn about soil
conservation and agriculture in the Pike County area. This
Ag Day would not have been possible this year with TRJC’s
efforts.
And by the way, the wheeling was GREAT. Check out the stories that
follow.
|
| But before moving on, thanks to Rick Culberson who
spent many hours and many headaches coordinating this event. Thanks
to Dino and Rachel for all the raffle prizes. Thanks to Graham for
his delightful MC-ing. But especially thanks to all of you who volunteered
your time and efforts to make this another success. And thanks to
all those who came to the event and had fun. This year was a first
for me - being on the stage and helping with the prizes. It was my
first opportunity to see the look on people’s faces, the smiles,
the laughter, the joy when someone won a prize. It made all the hard
work, effort and frustration worth every minute! Thanks to all who
attended!
|
|
Photos
Events at the Legion
Trail photos and write ups.
|
|
Due to the hard
work of Dino and Debbie, we have prizes from over 85 sponsors!
The following were sponsors of this year's Safari. Please
thank them for their donations and patronize their businesses whenever
possible. Also check our links page for major sponsor's logos here.
4 Wheel Drive Hardware
4x4 Connection
4x4Groupbuy.com
4x4RockShop
Advance Adapters
Advanced Air Systems
Alloy USA
ARB
Attitude Performance
Badlands Off Road Park
Best Systems Car Wash
Best Top
BF Goodrich Tires
Blue Bell Club
Borgeson Universal
Brewer Science
Brickyard Bar + Grill
Briggs & Stratton
Bushwacker
Cabela’s
California Duster
Cliff's Insane Terrain
Crane High Clearance
Daystar
Discount Jeep Parts
Eastwood Automotive Tools
Edelbrock
Extreme Outback
Fabtech Motorsports
G.D.S. 4x4 Drivetrain
Giovanni's Pizza
Green Acres Motel
Griot’s Garage
Harpoles Heartland Lodge
Heckethorn/Rough Country
High Impact
High Spirits Liquors
Hi-Lift Jack
Historic Lincoln Hotel
Hopewell Views Hunting Club
Husky Liners
|
Ice House Inn
Illinois Four Wheel Drive Assn
Interco Tires
James Duff
Jeep of DuPage
Jeepers and Creepers
JKS Manufacturing
K&N Replacement Filters
KluneV
Mac's 4x4 Products
Mickey Thompson Tires
Monroe Street Suites
Motel Pike
NAPA Auto Parts
Neal Tire
NorthRidge4x4
Nth Degree Mobility
Oasis Off Road
Oitker Ford/Traxxas
Performance Gear & Axle
Pine Lakes Resort
Pittsfield Tire & Auto
Predator 4 Wheel Drive
Premier Power Welder
Pull Pal
Quadratec
Red Dome Inn
Refreshment Services/Pepsi
Rockport Off Road Park
Rocky Mountain Suspension
Schaumburg Jeep
Shell Valley
Skyjacker Suspensions
Superlift Suspensions
Tellico4x4
TeraFlex
Tim Miller Electric
Tomken
Tops4Less
TruckNutz
Tuffy Security
Vortex by D&H
Warn
|
|
