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off-road riders pursuing higher education. Those
included Britanny Brooks, of California, Justin
Ferrari, of California, Ashlee Gage, of Idaho, Grant
Kawell, of California, Bobby Munroe, of Florida
and Sarah (Whitmore) Smage, of Michigan.
Each receives $2500 to help fund their educa-
tional goals, which is something the Casellis have
always emphasized. As Kurt's mom, Nancy, said,
"One common thread I noticed while going back
over all our applicants: riding and racing a mo-
torcycle provides teachable moments on how to
navigate the trail of life."
Live entertainment included
the always impressive Red
Bull-sponsored trials riding
demonstration by 10-time
champ Geoff Aaron of Ex-
treme Riding Entertainment on
his GasGas and performances
throughout the evening by The
Working Man Band.
Raffle winners came in all ages.
Geoff Aaron demonstrated
some of the impressive
skills he's acquired in
claiming 10 AMA/NATC
National Observed Trials
Championships.
(Left) Geoff Aaron and Doffo
Winery's Damian Doffo—two
key figures in the evening.
The total amount raised
had not yet been tallied, but
a rough guesstimate based
solely on attendance and win-
ning auction bids would deem
the amount significant.
Mark Kariya
