Hogs for Humanity

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

Platinum Level: $2000+ donation

Name and Company Name display on all mailings, posters, T-shirts and website*

Special sponsorship acknowledgment during the August 27th event

Ride benefits for up to ten riders

Gold Level: $1000+ donation

Name and Company name displayed on all mailings and website*

Special sponsorship acknowledgement during the August 27th event

Ride benefits for up to six riders

Silver Level: $500+ donation

Special sponsorship acknowledgment during the August 27th event

Ride benefits for up to four riders

Bronze Level:$250+ donation

Special sponsorship acknowledgment during the August 27th event

Ride Benefit for two riders

Silent Donor: Any amount

*Must donate before May 31, 2011 to be listed on all mailings, posters, banners and bike rally T-shirts.

Rider Registration and Participants not riding

Nicholas Garn (19) is in an ongoing fight for life. He has had 4 open heart surgeries, the most recent of which was on July 18, 2011. This time they did extensive repair to the heart and replaced both the aortic and pulmonary valves. Even prior to this surgery, Nick has been fighting an uphill battle. On Jan 14^th of this year, he was hospitalized for a rare form of Bacterial Bartonella Disease. This disease caused Endocarditis, an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and valves. The bacteria had attached itself to his weak heart valve and became a type of living vegetation. From January through April, he was on an incredibly strong antibiotic regimen, which did get rid of the bacteria. However, the bacteria left behind a calcified shell of the vegetation.

On Sunday, May 8^th Nicholas suffered an acute septic stroke. This resulted from a piece of the vegetation on the heart valve breaking loose and lodging on the left side of the brain, a portion of which is now dead. The traditional stroke treatment could not be used in Nick’s case because the blockage in his brain is not a blood clot, but a piece of calcified bacterial vegetation that could neither be dissolved nor retrieved.

On Wednesday, June 22^nd Nick suffered another stroke resulting from two more pieces of the vegetation dislodging. One traveled to the right lobe and one to the frontal lobe of the brain. He no longer has use of his right arm or both hands; he also now suffers from aphasia, a disorder that causes problems with speaking, listening, swallowing, reading and writing. Nick has not left the hospital since May 8^th. Once he stabilizes from his heart surgery, he will need to undergo years of physical rehabilitation.

Skyler just turned 5 years old on May 14^th and is fighting a brave fight against A.L.L. Leukemia. Skyler was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a very aggressive cancer, at the end of August 2010. He was immediately admitted to Primary Children’s Hospital, where he spent four of the next five months in the Intensive Care Unit fighting not only the cancer, but a rare fungus that spread through his entire body, including all of his major organs. His father passed away about three years ago, so his extremely supportive mother, Crystal, is fighting this fight alongside Skyler. With the help of Crystal administering his medicine and weekly clinics at the hospital, Skyler has been allowed to go home off and on since January. He has one more phase of treatment to start before he begins Maintenance, but he has not been healthy enough to start this last phase. Skyler is currently in Primary Children’s Hospital. Please take a look at this website, read his story and see his cute pictures. http://crystalandskyler.blogspot.com/