Little Ed Holewiak

The Holewiak family of Somerset, Massachusetts, was devestated when their son, Ed, suffered a sezure and collapsed into an irreversible coma.  Seizures were not new to 16-year-old "Little Ed" but this one ended tragically.  Grief-stricken and heart-broken, the Holewiak family  doesn't recall much about the family's week-long, emotional stay at the Ronald McDonald House. 

The family searched for a meaningful way to memorialize Little Ed and to demonstrate their affection and thankfulness to the House.  The idea for a bike run seemed natural since there had always been a few motorcycles around while Little Ed was growing up.

The Holewiaks organized their first memorial bike run in 2003.  Since then, it developed into a two-day event and cumulatively raised more than $150,000.  For more information on the bike run, please click here.