White Oak, PA, August 29, 2011 -- The Second Annual Jon Obusek Memorial Motorcycle Ride to support ALS research at the University of Pittsburgh was held August 28 in White Oak, PA, and helped raise $3,500 for the university’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research program.

Robert Ferrante, PhD, professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and co-director of the university’s Center for ALS Research, spoke at the event.

Post-ride festivities, held at Christina’s Restaurant, included a raffle drawing for several baskets of donated products

Seventy-five riders attended this year's event, nearly doubling the number that had participated in the inaugural ride.

Lynn Obusek with Dr. Ferrante