MEXICO — Hope Association’s 45th Snowmobile Ride-In will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at the New Hope Residential Home, 91 Highland Terrace, across the street from the Mountain Valley Middle School.
Whether you enjoy snowmobiles, good food, good fellowship or all three, the annual event promises something for everyone.
The Ride-In is an opportunity for people to enjoy a snowmobile ride into the woods surrounding our New Hope Residential Home, an opportunity to come out of the cold for a warm drink of hot chocolate, hot coffee or other beverages, have a plate of Vito Gaccetta’s hot sausages steeped in peppers and onions, a warm plate of chop suey, hot dogs, salads, cookies and more. Organizers said that, more importantly, it’s an opportunity to catch up with old friends who have been supporting the Ride-In for the last 44 years.
Ride-In raffle tickets are available at the Hope Association’s central office, the What Not Shop and from all Hope Association employees. Tickets are $1 each or a book of 6 for $5. Tickets are drawn at the Ride-In, with a $200 cash first prize, $100 cash second prize and $25 cash third prize and several other wonderful prizes.
The Ride-In began in 1975 with the goal of raising money to help build the association’s first residential home to support adults with developmental disabilities — Horizons Unlimited — and to buy the first activity center on Waldo Street. Over the years, thanks to the generous and ongoing support from all of the Western Maine communities, the Ride-In generated funds to help build four additional residential homes, expand the day programs, buy special lift equipped vans and so many more services to support individuals with disabilities. All of the association’s opportunities to provide services can be directly tied back to the support received from the community.
The Ride-In is free to attend and open to the public. There will be side-by-side snow machines and passenger sleds to assist individuals with disabilities.
For more information, call 207-364-4561.
