Off-Road
Enthusiast Tours
for a Cure in
Pink
RANGER RZR
Minneapolis, July 27, 2009 – Off-Road Enthusiast CJ Rena Johnson
is on a mission, a mission to cure. Johnson, along with her Pink Polaris RANGER RZR, is visiting private, public,
local, state and federal ATV and OHV parks around the country to spread the
word and raise money for various charities including American Cancer Society,
American Breast Cancer Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and St.
Jude Children Research Hospital.
“I wanted to show that off-road enthusiasts are an
active community involved in helping to improve our lives and the lives of
those around us, locally, statewide and nationally,” said Johnson.
“We are going to take the nation by storm conquering every ATV and OHV
park in our path to raise money, and have fun while doing it.”
“OHV Tour for
a Cure” works by having sponsors, groups, businesses, participants,
spectators and other riders pledge donations to the charity of their choice.
Johnson’s site, http://www.cjrenajohnson.com/ will
keep a running total of monies pledged to the different charities and also list
contributors and sponsors. The site also has an updated list of places “OHV
Tour for a Cure” will stop so people can get involved. Johnson attends
every event and rides along in her Pink Polaris RANGER RZR which has become a symbol of the tour.
“When Johnson approached us about the tour, I knew we
had the perfect Side-by-Side for the cause,” said Donna
Beadle, spokesperson for Polaris. “CJ has told us she
gets a lot of attention due to the Pink vehicle. The more attention we can draw
to the tour, the more money that can be raised to find a cure.”
About Polaris
With annual 2008 sales of $1.9 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road vehicles (ORVs), including
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER™, snowmobiles and
Victory motorcycles for recreational and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile
industry; and one of the largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and representing the first all-new
American-made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are rapidly
making impressive in-roads into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Pure
Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol “PII,” and the Company is included in the
S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.
Information about the complete line
of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories is available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
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