SALISBURY — More than 70 riders gathered at the fifth annual Austin's Ride last month at the Colebrook Country Club in Colebrook N.H., raising more than $11,000 for cystic fibrosis research.
Austin's Ride is a snowmobile event to promote the awareness of the disease and raise money toward a cure. Riders raised money through pledges, contributions, and silent and live auctions.
Riders who raised money through pledges went into a raffle. The winner was awarded a Ski Doo factory tour in Valcourt, Québec, including an overnight stay.
This snowmobile event is named in honor of Austin Wanner, a young boy from Salisbury with cystic fibrosis and the son of one of Four Star Limousine's mechanics. When Brion and Georgieanna Svenson, owners of Four Star Limousine, first met Austin five years ago, they were inspired by the challenges Austin and his family would face.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited terminal disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States.
For the first time this year, Austin was able to ride his own mini-snowmobile, provided by Four Star Limousine through local fundraising efforts, including a raffle for a six-hour night out in a 10-passenger limousine and other contributions. G&G Cycles of Salisbury and Imagine Studios of Amesbury joined with Four Star Limousine as sponsors for this event.
A Mini-Z snowmobile is a child sized snowmobile that is governed at 8 mph. With engine and suspension upgrades, the Mini-Z snowmobile can grow at the pace of the child and his/her abilities. It was important to Four Star Limousine to get this Mini-Z snowmobile to Austin so that he could participate in his own self-named event and make the most of every day he has.
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