Harley-Davidson Motor Company President and Chief Operating Officer Jim McCaslin presented the $4.6 million on behalf of the thousands who raised the funds. “Harley-Davidson’s family of dealers, suppliers, riders and employees were hard at work this year planning open houses, rides and other special events to raise money for MDA,” said McCaslin during the Telethon broadcast. “Their hard work helps make life brighter for people with neuromuscular disease and helps make headway in finding a cure.”

Joining McCaslin in the presentation and representing the Harley-Davidson dealer network were Carol Schaeffer from Schaeffer’s Harley-Davidson, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania; Rose Schoch and Jan Boyer from Schoch’s Harley-Davidson Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Jenny and David Alwin, South Central Wisconsin HOG Chapter and Kutter Harley-Davidson in Janesville, Wisconsin; Chris Smith; Motor City Harley-Davidson, Farmington Hills, Michigan and Virgil, Debbie and Rebecca Schulenberg, Sauk Prairie Harley-Davidson of Sauk Prairie Wisconsin.

Buzz and Lori Warnke of Lansing, Illinois also participated in the telethon as winners of the Thrill of Giving Sweepstakes. The contest was an in-dealership promotion to celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 25 years of support for MDA.

Harley-Davidson fundraising activities for the Muscular Dystrophy Association took place over the 12-month period leading up to the Telethon and included pledge rides, dealer fundraisers, motorcycle raffles and pin sales.

Harley-Davidson has been a national sponsor of the Muscular Dystrophy Association since 1980. The funds raised support life-saving research, comprehensive medical care for children and adults with neuromuscular disease, and MDA summer camps.