Motorcycle ride benefits animal rescue

Hop on your bikes and head to Indy’s Southside for the Fifth Annual Ride for the Rescue, to benefit Our Lil’ Bit of Heaven Animal Sanctuary. The fundraiser will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, beginning at Southside Harley Davidson, 4930 Southport Crossing Place, Indianapolis, IN 46237. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., then kickstands up for a three-hour ride through Southern Indiana, ending at Lieber State Park in Cloverdale. The event is sponsored by VCA Swengel Animal Hospital.

Registration is $25 per rider, $10 additional for a passenger. Registration fee includes event T-shirt, ride, live music by Seldom Surreal, lunch and a cold drink. There also will be a raffle and silent auction. To pre-register, click here and reference Motorcycle Ride in the note area: www.bitofheaven.org/donate.