The Chicago TFT Motorcycle Parade Organization has been privileged to be able to help many groups and families with financial contributions for the last six years.  At the last Financial Gift Night, dozens of representatives from food pantries, boy scout troops, children's homes, and many other groups and families came to our meeting to accept $1000 checks from The Parade Organization.  

Our guests were given an opportunity to speak about their work, and were very grateful to receive these donations.  We heard about many

We were also grateful to receive a donation in the memory of Garrett Wilking, who was killed in a motorcycle accident last September.  Garrett's parents were in attendance and presented a check to the TFT Parade Organization in the name of their late son. 

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The following organizations were given donations from the Chicago TFT Parade Organization.
   

To submit an organization or individual for future consideration, send a request to the Chicago TFT Motorcycle Parade at P.O. Box 388260, Chicago IL 60638. 

As we prepare for the 2005 TFT Parade, the staff has been searching for some very important and necessary items, an array of electronic signs, and a load of porta-potties, and a cache of cardboard cartons to hold the donated toys.  

The electronic signs, a new requirement of the city of Chicago, will be positioned along Western Avenue, to inform both pedestrians and drivers of the time and date of The Parade.  Approximately 20-25 signs are needed.  

Porta-potties are also needed, about 40 to 50 units.  

Finally, we need cardboard boxes to hold toy donations brought to local schools, churches, and businesses.  We would prefer the size of the cartons to be around 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet.  

Any help with leads or referrals will be very appreciated.  Please email or call President Kuczera at 773-581-5658, or write to info@ChicagolandTFT.org .

The new, 2005 versions of the Chicago TFT Parade shirts are now available.  They feature a return of our very first rendition of Biker Bear on his motorcycle.  The line-up of TFT Parade products now includes a new thermal shirt, a new ladies-cut shirt, and a new, lightweight jacket. There is also a new TFT Parade Christmas Ornament for 2005, and this year it's green in color.

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See all the new Parade merchandise at the: 

• Stempien VFW TFT Parade meetings

• TFT Parade Wear House, located at 8900 South Odell Avenue, in Bridgeview.  
  The Parade Warehouse will be open for merchandise sales on the evenings of this 
  Friday, October 21, and Friday, November 25, from 7-10pm. 

TFT Parade Merchandise is also now, or will soon be available, at the official TFT Parade Merchandise Outlets, which are 

• Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson at 11040 South Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, 

• Chi-Town Harley-Davidson at 17801 South LaGrange Road in Tinley Park

• Illinois Harley-Davidson at 1301 South Harlem Avenue in Berwyn

• TFT Parade pins are available at Wild Fire Harley-Davidson at 120 West North Avenue in Villa Park.

The new 2005 TFT Parade pins are now available, so be sure to look for Lin the Pin Lady.  

Lin has the new 2005 pins and a small number of pins from past years. You may also contact her at TFTpinlady@aol.com or call 708-466-6862.  She says,

" Thanks to all for the beautiful flowers and phone calls after my recent surgery. I am doing fine but still have to take it easy for the next couple of weeks. I hope to be at the next meeting and quite possibly at the warehouse this Friday if I can get a ride. Thanks again, Lin aka: Pin Lady."    

Linda does a great job, and we all hope she is feeling better.

The Parade Organization will continue an exciting, new program this year where many local businesses will be selling and displaying red and green TFT Parade Paper Christmas Ornaments.  

You may purchase an ornament with a donation of at least one dollar, but larger amounts will gladly be accepted.  When you buy a paper ornament, you may write your name on the ornament and the amount of your donation.  The business owner will then display your ornament in his establishment.  This proved to be a very successful last year, and is getting off to a great start in 2005.  

Contact Andy Strzemp to obtain TFT Parade ornaments.  Look for the TFT Parade paper ornaments at businesses in and around Chicago.  

Any businesses that may be interested in selling the TFT Parade Ornament should contact The Parade Organization for program details.

The 2006 TFT Parade Motorcycle Raffle is currently underway.  The Grand Prize will be a beautiful, cobalt blue, 2006 Harley-Davidson FLHXI Street Glide.  

The drawing will be held at Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson on Saturday, March 18, 2006.  Tickets are $5 each, and to purchase tickets, come to the Parade meetings at the Stempien VFW and ask for John or Olivia, or email requests to the TFT Parade web site.  

See photos of the bike, and more details, at The Parade web site http://chicagolandtft.org/products.htm . 

The second TFT Parade raffle is for a Sturgis Rally Vacation Package.  The winner will receive motel reservations and & spending money for the 2006 Black Hills Motorcycle Rally held in August.  

Tickets are only $1 and can be purchased at all TFT Parade meetings.  

The drawing will be held at the Supercycle Show and Parts Expo at McCormick Place on February 5, 2006. 
     

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