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2005-04-06T16:25:09

Fox 41 Harley Raffle will help raise money for 2005 Thunder Over Louisville


The Harley Davidson sponsored by Jack Daniel’s and being raffled to help raise funds for the 2005 Kentucky Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville, will appear at the first two games of the Louisville Bats baseball season on Thursday, April 7 and Friday, April 8.  The bike will be on display at Louisville Slugger Field beginning at 6:15 p.m. each night.  Festival patrons and baseball fans will have an opportunity see the bike up-close, and purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win the unique motorcycle. 

This is the second year for the FOX 41 Harley Davidson raffle.  Jack Daniel’s is sponsoring a FXD DYNA SUPER GLIDE.  The Harley made its debut at the 2nd Annual Thunder Into Louisville Poker Run on October 9, 2004.   The fundraising concept was developed in 2003 by FOX41.  The first Harley Raffle raised more than $20,000 to help support the 2004 Thunder Over Louisville.

The bike will be on display at various locations and upcoming events throughout the 2005 Derby Festival. Raffle tickets are $10.00, with all proceeds going to help fund Thunder Over Louisville.  The winner will be drawn Friday, May 6th, at the Derby Festival Chow Wagon, with a special announcement  broadcast on FOX News @ 10 Derby Eve. 

Raffle tickets are being sold at:

Harley-Davidson FXD DYNA SUPER GLIDE raffle is sponsored
by: Jack Daniel’s, Louisville Harley Davidson, and FOX41
WDRB-TV.  Participants must be 21 years of age or older to
purchase a raffle ticket and win the prize.

For more details and official rules, go to www.derbyfestival.org.

Directors, officers and employees of Kentucky Derby Festival, Independence Television Company, Jack Daniel’s, their distributors, divisions, affiliates, and subsidiaries, licensed retailers, the game's promotional partners, their immediate families, and directors, officers and employees are not eligible to win any prizes.

Thunder Over Louisville is the largest single-day event in the region.  The 2005 show, themed “Thunder ROCKS,” is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 and will be the sixteenth annual production.  The show  is sponsored by Caesars Indiana, Chase, Ford Motor Company, and UPS.