On July 26, 2014, Bruce Barnes, a member of IBEW Local 48, was critically injured while volunteering at Washougal Motocross Park when he was struck by a motorcycle that came off the track.
After being life-flighted to OHSU, family and friends (his father is Ed Barnes, a retired business manager of Local 48) gathered by his hospital bed in the ICU and prayed for his recovery. A Gofundme page was set up in the days following the accident and quickly grew to over $29,000.
Bruce Barnes was humbled by the outpouring of both emotional and financial support from people across the country and vowed that he would “pay it forward” in the future.
As he recovered, Barnes began thinking of what he could do to make an impact and help those who had helped him. He began calling on his friends throughout the motocross industry to share with them his vision of a fundraiser. They decided to sell a chance to win a 2015 Kawasaki KX 250F motocross motorcycle. A $10 donation gets you a chance to win the bike. The winner will be announced Sept. 20 at the motothenw.com Dream Race.
All proceeds will be donated to Medics at the Washougal MX track, Asterisk Mobile Medical, the IBEW Injured Workers Fund, and the Brandon Layton Memorial Fund.
For more information or to donate, visit facebook.com/payingitforward2015 or gofundme.com/payitforwardmx.
bought 3 tickets…never herd who won or the winning number?