Red Mill event to benefit ailing child

WOODSTOCK – For the Red Mill in Woodstock’s seventh annual benefit, organizers decided that they would raise money to help a 7-year-old boy from Capron.

“It’s important that we help a family in the community,” organizer and Red Mill Manager Rose Cragin said. “And it’s a great way for friends to get together in an informal way.”

Giovanni Reising was diagnosed with leukemia in mid-December 2008 and not long after was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. Reising, an only child, has undergone chemotherapy and requires a number of medications.

The event will begin with poker run registration at Woodstock Harley-Davidson at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the first motorcycle will leave at noon. Red Mill will be the site for a pig roast, live auction, music and karaoke.

At this year’s benefit, Cragin said, organizers hope to raise $15,000 for the Reising family.

“All of these people have such a big heart, always happy to help out,” said Anna Gawron, office assistant at Woodstock Harley-Davidson.

Anonymous donations also can be mailed to American Community Bank, P.O. Box 1720 Woodstock, IL 60098, labeled to the Giovanni Reising Benefit; or to Red Mill at 1040 Lake Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098.

If you go

What: 7th Annual Benefit.

When: June 20 with registration at 11 a.m.

Where: Poker run registration and ride begins at Woodstock Harley-Davidson at 2050 S. Eastwood Drive in Woodstock. Pig roast, auction and music at the Red Mill at 1040 Lake Ave. in Woodstock.

Cost: Registration is $15 a motorcyclist and $10 for a rider. Pig roast is $10 a person.