Mae West Run is June 15

LACONIA — Laconia Motorcycle Week is right around the corner, and that means the 2nd Annual Mae West Memorial Motorcycle Ride revs up on June 15. Registration begins at Rally Headquarters on Lakeside Avenue, at 8 am for this memorial ride hosted by Sick Boy Motorcycles. The fee is just $25 per rider and $20 per passenger with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m.

Mae West was a stately looking orange tabby cat adopted by Laconia Motorcycle Week President Charlie St. Clair in 2002 from the New Hampshire Humane Society. She lived a long and pampered life, passing away after many happy years with Charlie. To honor her memory and highlight the mission of the local animal shelter on Meredith Center Road in Laconia, this ride now bears her name.

"We are very thankful that Mae West found her forever home, and one so loving that there is a motorcycle ride in her honor", said Marylee Gorham-Waterman, Executive Director of the NH Humane Society. "We are pledged to care for over 1,000 animals each year, finding them loving forever homes, just like the one Mae West enjoyed for so long. Of course, wonderful stories such as Mae West's happen only with support from friends such as Charlie and the larger riding community."

To learn more about the Mae West Memorial Motorcycle Ride or to view animals currently up for adoption, stop by the shelter at 1305 Meredith Center Road, Laconia or visit the NH Humane Society's website, www.nhhumane.org.