Monday, November 02, 2009

3rd ANNUAL LEE BENDER BENEFIT PHOTOS!!!!

FIRST OFF, WE WANT TO START BY SENDING OUT A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT MADE THE BENEFIT POSSIBLE THIS YEAR!!!! EVERYTHING WENT AS PLANNED, SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU!!!!!!

WE STARTED THE MORNING OFF WITH A PRE BENEFIT MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN FULL COSTUME. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY...


EVERYONE THAT WAS A PART OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDE GATHERED TO GET BREAKFAST AND PREPARE FOR THE NEAR ARTIC TEMPERATURES THAT LAY AHEAD. TYSON-SON, FITTING SEEING AS HE IS A JAPANESE TEACHER!!!


LEE AND RICK FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE CREW


TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 40'S, NATE OLP SEEN USING THIS HIGH TECH FOOT WARMER....HAHA


ROLL CALL


GREG "THE MAYOR" ANDREWS, THE MAN BEHIND THE LENSE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT GREG!!!! YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME OF HIS OTHER PHOTOS ON HIS FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM!!!


THE DAY ENDED UP BEING PERFECT FOR A RIDE, NATURE IN FULL FORCE


ZOMBIE JUSTIN STICKING IT OUT IN FULL COSTUME


BRAVEHEART SHOWED UP AND TOOK ON THE JOB OF MC


LEE BENDER ON A SKATEBOARD, SOMETHING NO ONE COULD EVER SEE ENOUGH OF. GREAT TO SEE YOU ROLLIN LEE!!!!


LOMAN AND PRATHER. THE FT. WAYNE AND BLOOMINGTON RISE FAMILY MADE THE TREK FOR A GOOD CAUSE!!!!


EVERYBODY LOVES TO DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN!!! PRATHER AND LEE


RICK GETTING EVERYONE ON BOARD FOR THE SKATE PARK LAP RACE


BRAVE MAN, LIKE WE SAID EARLIER TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 40'S....YIKES


JACOB MANNING THE GRILL/OUTDOOR HEATER!!!


THE SKATEPARK LAP RACES BROUGHT SOME PRETTY INTERESTING AND SKETCHY MOMENTS. BURNQUIST EJECTS!!


MANY CAME OUT IN FULL DISPLAY, NICK AND TIFFANY


MR. CORVILLE TAKING A BREAK FROM THE BACK 9


I HEARD THIS GUY LOVES METALLICA!!!


THIS LITTLE GUY WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE CROWD FAVORITES...ISAAC = EXCITEMENT!!!! WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WHEN HE CAME TO CLAIM HIS RAFFLE PRIZES, CLASSIC!!


JEREMY ROGERS MADE A GUEST APPEARANCE, WE COULDN'T GET HIM TO SPIT ANY RHYMES THOUGH...


BURNQUIST FLEW IN VIA MEGA RAMP BASE JUMP TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT


PETER COTTON TAIL CRUISING A BACK DISASTER


THE EXCITEMENT WAS HIGH AS THE PRIZES START FLOWING, RAFFLE MANIA!!!


HUTCH TAKING HOME A FRESH SET OF INDY TRUCKS


PRETTY SURE THIS IS HOW WE ALL FELT BY THE END OF THE DAY...

WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE QUITE A BIT TOWARDS LEE'S MEDICAL BILLS, SO THE DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!
THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT AND OUR SPONSORS!!!

DELUXE, KAYO CORP., AND TUM YETO DISTRIBUTIONS
GIVEN, TOAST, AND INSTRUMENT SKATEBOARDS
VANS AND NIKE SHOES

SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU!!!!
WE'LL SEE EVERYONE FOR THIS ONE AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!!!

FROM THE CORE FOR THE CORE, 100% SKATEBOARDING!!!!