Rockin' Hendricks County

Date and Time

Saturday Oct 7, 2017
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT

October 7, 2017
6 pm - 10 pm

Location

Avon Washington Township Park
115 McClain Pl, Avon, IN 46123

Fees/Admission

Early Bird $20
At The Door $25

Website

http://wyrz.org/

Contact Information

Shane Ray, Executive Director
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Description

WYRZ & Avon Washington Township Parks Partner to Benefit
Eleven Not for Profit Organizations that Serve Hendricks County
Unique event is October 7th

Brownsburg, IN – WYRZ is a nonprofit radio station and since the station is listener-funded, that means there are ongoing fund raisers to keep the station on the air. This year, WYRZ is venturing out of the ‘norm’ from their annual dinner dance and will be hosting an event like no other, Rockin’ Hendricks County, taking place October 7^th.
In the past, WYRZ hosted events that benefited another nonprofit in Hendricks County, as well as themselves but the event committee got together to plan an event like the county has never seen before, and will benefit a total of eleven local nonprofits. This time, it will be a mechanical bull riding contest, with local celebrities representing the charity of their choice!
When the Avon Washington Township Parks Department heard about WYRZ’s new fundraising efforts, they asked to be the presenting sponsor and graciously, more sponsors have jumped on board to help make this a memorable community event. The charities have a chance to keep all of the donation money they’ve collected for the event, if their rider stays on the longest. The organization that raises the most money will keep 75% of their donations with 25% going to the radio station. The remaining nonprofits will do a 50/50 split with WYRZ.

There will be several food trucks as well as one serving beer & spirits, making this event one that must be for adults 21 and older to attend. A silent auction and game area will be available for the crowd’s enjoyment. Local group Mississippi Raglips and the River Dogs Rock and Blues Revue will be providing the music. Tickets are limited, so get them early by contacting one of the nonprofits or WYRZ at 317-852-1610.

A Facebook page with up to the minute posts can be found by searching for Rockin’ Hendricks County 2017. Here are a list of the riders and the organizations they are representing:

Angela Nelson - RIDER #1 ROCK STEADY BOXING
Stacey Begle - RIDER #2 NORTH WEST HENDRICKS CO EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Julie Chadwick - RIDER #3 AVON EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Karie Clark - RIDER #4 IN SHERIFFS YOUTH RANCH
Amy Elliott - RIDER #5 SPORTS FOR ALL KIDS

Paul Poteet - RIDER #6 HENDRICKS COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
Brandon Morphew - RIDER #7 HENDRICKS COUNTY FOOD PANTRY COALITION
Eric Hessel - RIDER #8 HENDRICKS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Joe Clayton - RIDER #9 WHY NOT TODAY
John Crane - RIDER #10 SAGAMORE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, INC.
Sponsors of this event include:
Walmart, The Town Planner, Chick-fil-A of Avon, Sally Shattuck Massage Therapy, Mike Price Realty, Lewis Wagner LLP, Kevin Kerzee Farmers Agency, Indy Politics, Golar Enviromental Group, Friends of Suzanne Crouch, Erin Sheridan & Rob Coomer, Cap Cities, JCD Realty, Johnson-Melloh Solutions
See attached flyer
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About WYRZ
Hendricks County Educational Media Corporation is a non-profit entity designed to serve the residents of Hendricks County and the surrounding community through unique, high quality music, performance and public affairs programming that inform, educate, entertain and inspire. WYRZ is also a dynamic, educational resource, providing local high school and college students with valuable, real world experience in radio and media operations through its community FM radio station, 98.9FM WYRZ. For more information and other related services, please visit www.wyrz.org.