BIKERS HELPING

As a side-note, Robert Lundin, the founder
and operator of the Antelope Valley Motoplex
in Lancaster, CA within the High Desert, meets
others like himself this coming Saturday
at their Fairgrounds. No motocross thrills
this time. Lundin has a higher purpose in
mind. He is putting his complex at the
service of Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath,
whose wife, Kim, needs a bone marrow trans-
plant in her life-or-death battle with
leukemia. Motocross is all about families
said Lundin, a San Fernando valley native
whose memories of walking barely predate
his memories of MX-ing. There is a special
bond, a love really among the people in
this sport. Jeremy McGrath did so much
for Supercross, for free-styling at the X-
games, that he means a lot to millions of
motorcross fans. So this is a chance then
to be able to say thank you-and, just maybe
in the process, to be able to save a life.
From 9 am until 2 pm Saturday, repre-
sentatives of the "BeTheMatch.org" will be
at the A.V. Motoplex to register anyone who
wishes to volunteer as a potential bone-
marrow donor. They will be swabbing the
inside of the cheek of a person with a
Q-tip, then place that sample inside a plastic
bag and receive your contact information,
in case there might be some need
down the road. That is all there is to it.
This could mean the gift of life to some
one someday. Thanks to a surplus of
motorcycles, quads and safety equipment,
Lundin has been able to offer free lessons
to those who are interested but do not
have funds for this kind of activity.
We are all enthused about this registry
of hope for leukemia patients everywhere.
In case you missed the last San Antonio
and OKC game, by the way, our former Lakers,
Derek Fisher, OKC, was out on the floor
for a goodly sum of minutes and it was
really fun seeing him sink a 3 pointer.
Tonight is another game for them and
I, for one, will be sitting there watching.
Care to join me?
Babs Wells