3 Delray Beach motorcyclists and Flat Stanley are headed across the country to help raise money (2024)

AND NOW COVERING YOUR COMMUNITY. A MOTORCYCLE RIDERS GROUP RAISING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES IN DELRAY BEACH. AND THEY’RE DOING IT WITH THE HELP OF THE FAMOUS FLAT STANLEY THAT IS THE BOOK CHARACTER THAT KIDS DRAWN SCHOOL AND THEN THEY SEND TO OTHER PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOOJI NAM SHOWS US THE IMPACT THIS PROJECT IS HAVING ON THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS CHARLES HALLBERG RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS IS CHARLES HALLBERG AND HIS FRIENDS TAKING PICTURES AT EACH STATE. WAIT IS THAT FLAT STANLEY? HE’S ON A MOTORCYCLE. EVERY ADULT MALE DRIVING A HARLEY, I FIGURE SHOULD DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH A PAPER DOLL RAISING MONEY. CHARLES FOUNDED HIS FUNDRAISER, FLAT STANLEY RIDES A HARLEY FOR KIDS AND COPS BACK IN 2011 TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT AND POLICE ORGANIZATIONS IN DELRAY BEACH. WE RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE EVERYWHERE. FIRST OF ALL, WE DON’T TRAILER ANYWHERE. IT’S ALWAYS RIDING, NO MATTER RAIN, SLEET OR SNOW. THE FIRST YEARS CHARLES AND HIS FRIENDS EMBARKED ON THIS TRIP, THEY STOPPED BY ALL 48 LOWER STATES. AND THIS YEAR, BEGINNING THE 4TH OF JULY, THEY’LL BE RIDING THEIR MOTORCYCLES FROM DELRAY BEACH. ALL ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND BACK, TRAVELING ABOUT 7000 MILES. WE CAN ASK FOR A BETTER SUPPORT SYSTEM THAN THAT. EAT BETTER. LIVE BETTER IS ONE OF THE 15 NONPROFIT DELRAY BEACH ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFITS FROM THE FUNDRAISER WITH THE COST OF LIVING THAT HAS RAISED ABOVE AND BEYOND PEOPLE’S SALARIES, WE’RE SEEING A SURPLUS OF PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR DOORS. THE TRIP IS SELF-FUNDED. ALL DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS GO DIRECTLY TO THE NONPROFITS PART OF THE FUNDRAISER.- USING THIS PLATFORM AS A CATALYST TO GARNER MORE SUPPORT. MORE FUNDS WILL DO SO MUCH FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN 2021, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF $77,000 RAISED. MY MY GOAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS YEAR IS 100,000, BUT PRIVATELY I’M HOPING WE RAISE 150 THIS YEAR IN DELR

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3 Delray Beach motorcyclists and Flat Stanley are headed across the country to help raise money

"Every adult male driving a Harley, I figured should drive around the country with a paper doll raising money," Charles Halberg, founder of Flat Stanley Rides a Harley for Kids and Cops, told WPBF 25 News.

Sooji Nam

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Charles Halberg has always believed in giving back—especially to nonprofit organizations in his town.This is why he started a unique fundraiser in 2011 called "Flat Stanley Rides a Harley for Kids and Cops."Yes, that Flat Stanley — the book character that students draw in school and then send to other people across the country."Every adult male driving a Harley, I figured should drive around the country with a paper doll raising money," said Charles Halberg, who also owns Stuart & Shelby Home Builders, to WPBF 25 News.He and his two friends began traveling the country on a motorcycle to raise money for local nonprofits and police organizations."We ride the motorcycle everywhere. First of all, we don’t trailer anywhere. It’s always riding, no matter rain, sleet, or snow," he said."The first three years we did this, we touched all 48 lower states," he added.This year, beginning July 4, the group will be hopping on a motorcycle from Delray Beach across the Midwest, and then back to Florida. Halberg said they will be traveling about 7,000 miles.The funds raised from the trip will benefit various local nonprofits and police organizations, helping them continue their important work in the community. Below is a list of the stops: 7/4 Perry, FL 383 Miles 7/5 Tuscaloosa, AL 353 Miles 7/6 Jonesboro, AR 343 Miles 7/7 Wichita NE, KS 444 Miles 7/8 La Junta, CO 393 Miles 7/9 Cortez, CO 339 Miles 7/10 Kanab, UT 290 Miles 7/11 Ogden, UT 341 Miles 7/12 Jackson, WY 230 Miles 7/13 Great Falls, MT 389 Miles 7/14 Williston, ND 416 Miles 7/15 Wall, SD 430 Miles 7/16 Sioux City, IA 369 Miles 7/17 Moline, IL 361 Miles 7/18 Poplar Bluff, MO 379 Miles 7/19 Lebanon, TN 310 Miles 7/20 Brevard, NC 308 Miles 7/21 Savanah, GA 280 Miles 7/22 Delray Beach, FL 439 Miles"We can’t ask for a better support system than that," Debra Tendrich, founder of Eat Better Live Better, told WPBF 25 News. "It’s kind of hard to find a charity that he hasn’t blessed with his work in the community."Her nonprofit organization is one of the 15 nonprofits in Delray Beach that benefits from this fundraiser. "With the cost of living that has risen above and beyond people’s salaries, we’re seeing a surplus of people come through our doors," Tendrich said. The trip is fully self-funded. All donations from the community go directly to the nonprofits."Using this platform as a catalyst to garner more support, more funds, will do so much for the families that we serve on a regular basis," Tendrich said. "In 2021, it was a total of $77,000 raised. My goal on social media is $100,000 but privately I hope we raise $150,000 this year," Halberg said. Below is the list of nonprofits that benefit from the fundraiser: Arts Garage, Delray Citizens for Delray Police, EJS Project, Eat Better Live Better, Achievement Center for Children & Families, Delray Chamber Education Fund, Dezzy’s Second Chance Animal Rescue, Delray Beach Library, Spady Museum, Roots and Wings, Bound for College, Milagro Center, Miracle League of Delray Beach, Community Classroom Project, and Delray Beach Historical Society. To learn more on how you can help Flat Stanley Rides a Harley for Kids & Cops and donate, click here.Top headlines: Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.