GEICO Motorcycle to Sponsor Children's Charity Motorcycle Rally and Family Fun Day

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 30 -- It's time to rev up those engines and polish your chrome! Bikes for Tykes is taking Washington by storm on Saturday, Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., at GEICO's Chevy Chase headquarters, 5260 Western Ave.

GEICO Motorcycle, along with PNC Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers, will host a motorcycle rally and family fun day to benefit two local children's charities, Children's Hospital and NIH Children's Charities in the Washington area.

This day-long festival will feature area motorcycle aficionados as well as top-of-the-line motorcycles and accessories from the best known motorcycle makers. Bikes for Tykes is free and open to the public.

In addition, families are invited to enjoy rides, food concessions and live music provided by The Marsh Brothers, Jah Works, and Today's Cavemen.

Proceeds from Saturday's rally will benefit the Bikes for Tykes charities, Children's Hospital and NIH Children's Charities and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD). A similar Bikes for Tykes rally and family fun day will take place on Oct. 7 in Virginia Beach to solely benefit CHKD.

This year, GEICO raised a total of $101,000 for Children's Hospital through associate fundraising and the GEICO Philanthropic Foundation's donations.

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