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THE PETER MAKRIS MEMORIAL RUN ...
duty, veterans and their families with important personal, financial and family services. Veterans Count has proven a valuable resource to area vets and The Peter Makris Run has donated over $140,000 to this venerable organization.
and events at The NASWA, rode
with Peter for years and supports
his causes. Our family strives to keep his memory alive by giving to those my father supported—our town, our veterans and those who protect us. This annual run brings his life full circle and allows us to give back to Laconia in my father’s memory,” she adds.
A staunch supporter of the Laconia Fire Department, Makris led the start of the Fire Department’s Life Saving fund and helped purchase the first Fire Rescue boat. That Life Saving Fund, funded by the Peter Makris Memorial Run for the past 12 years, continues to finance the water rescue unit of the Laconia Fire Department since no state tax dollars were appropriated for this important Lake Winnipesaukee service. Over the years, the charity expanded its support to include the area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
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“My family remembers what was dear to our father,” says Cynthia Makris, president of the NASWA Resort, “My 94-year old mother, still active in the operations
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GYPSY TOUR TO SUPPORT THE NORTH EAST
he AMA sanctioned Gypsy Tour from Laconia Motorcycle Week® Rally Headquarters on Lakeshore Avenue in the Wiers to the FIM North America Vintage Road Race Championships at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a fundraiser for the North East Motor
MOTOR SPORTS MUSEUM, JUNE 9
Sports Museum south of the Speedway. Sign up for the Gypsy Tour will be at 9:30 am and leave the Wiers at approxi- mately 10:30. The Gypsy Tour will be a police escorted ride from Rally Headquarters in Laconia at the Wiers to the new museum and then the speedway. Once at the speedway, participants can purchase a 50% off admission ticket to the races and get several escorted parade laps of the track. Gypsy Tour participants will also receive VIP parking inside the Speedway and full access to the garages, grandstands and pits. All proceeds from the Gypsy Tour are donated to the museum.
Last year AMA Laconia National winner Dale Quarterly led the Gypsy Tour parade laps of the track accompanied by the Harley and Indian tank shifter racers. The 2019 Grand Marshal celebrity and tank shifters will lead the parade laps
on the track again in 2019. nemsmuseum.com H
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Photo Courtesy: Bob@SilverFoxStudios.US
Photo Courtesy: Bob@SilverFoxStudios.US