Sponsorship · Wanna Ride Foundation

Put your name on a mountain.

On the fourth Saturday of every August, riders point their machines at the Snowy Range and spend the day taking photographs that will embarrass them for years.

Bigger every year since the first ride in 2022 — 94 riders in 2026, up from 70 the year before. 2027 is the sixth ride, at a bigger venue with room to grow.

Sponsoring gets your business in front of all of them — on the trail, at lunch, and in every photo that gets posted afterward.

94Riders in 2026 · up from 70
18Teams
$11,789Raised in 2026

Above the levels

Outfitters

A sponsor writes a cheque and gets seen. An Outfitter gives the ride something it cannot easily buy — the machines that put people on the trail who own nothing to ride, the ground the day happens on, or a stop they run and staff themselves. It is a different arrangement, not a bigger cheque.

Elway Powersports of Laramie Trails Head Lodge Camp Runamuck

There are three, and that is deliberate — one for the machines, one for the ground, one for the trail. All three are taken. It is not a level you can buy, which is exactly what makes it worth having.

The levels

Most popular

Trail Blazer

$1,000
  • Your logo on our website, linked to yours
  • Social media shout-outs
  • 5 ride entries
  • 5 seats at lunch
  • Space to set up a display
  • Your own trail stop
 

Mountain Explorer

$500
  • Your logo on our website
  • Social media shout-outs
  • 2 ride entries, lunch included
  • Space to set up a display
  • No trail stop
 

Adventure Supporter

$250
  • Your name or logo on our website
  • Social media shout-outs
  • No ride entries
 

Prize Donor

Any value
  • An item for the auction or the giveaways
  • Off-road gear, gift baskets, services — riders bid on all of it
  • Your business on our website and in the social shout-outs
  • Named out loud from the auction stage

At $1,000 your logo on our site links straight back to yours. That is the one benefit on this page that keeps working after the ride is over — people find us, they click you. Logos at $500 sit on the site without a link, and at $250 it is your name or a smaller logo.

A trail stop is one of the places teams have to find and photograph. Your sign, your people, your spot on the map — and every single team comes to you.

Display space means the ground and the ground only. Bring your own table, your own canopy, and somebody to stand behind it.

Your riders and your lunch guests don't have to be the same people. Some businesses want their crew on the mountain. Some would rather bring folks who'd sooner sit in the shade and bid on things. Either is fine.

Or sponsor one specific thing

Some businesses would rather buy a thing than a tier. Any of these can carry your name:

  • A $2,500 scholarship
  • The trophies
  • Cameras for the mission stops
  • Lunch
  • Tents
  • The generator
  • Portable toilets

Yes, somebody has to sponsor the portable toilets. It is a genuinely appreciated contribution and we will say so publicly.

Not a business? Still counts.

Plenty of our support comes from people, not companies — a prize for the auction, a hand at a trail stop, or a straight donation. The Wanna Ride Foundation is a Wyoming 501(c)(3), so it's tax deductible. Our EIN is 88-3400734.

Want in?

Send me a note and tell me which level you're thinking about — or just say you're interested and we'll work it out from there. I answer my own email.

Email Patty Use the contact form

Patty Leatherwood · Founder & Director · 307-343-0550

Same weekend every year — the fourth Saturday of August. Put it in the calendar now and it will still be right in ten years.

2026 · Fifth Annual Memorial Ride

The people who made it happen.

Ninety-four riders, eighteen teams, and $11,789 raised — none of which happens without the businesses and the people on this page.

Outfitters

The support that changes what the ride is
Elway Powersports of Laramie

Elway Powersports of Laramie · loaner machines

Trails Head Lodge

Trails Head Lodge · trail stop host, and our home from 2027

Camp Runamuck

Camp Runamuck · hosts and staffs a stop

An Outfitter isn't a bigger sponsor — it's a different arrangement. A sponsor writes a cheque and gets seen. An Outfitter gives something the ride can't easily buy: the machines that put people on the trail, the ground it happens on, or a stop they run and staff themselves. There are three, and that's the point.

Trail Blazer

$1,000
Flying S Title & Escrow

Flying S Title & Escrow · and the Ferrari Pit Stop

Prize Donors & Supporters

Listed alphabetically — every one of them gave what they could
Almanza's Mexican Restaurant
Bear Trap Cafe & Bar
Borderline Power Sports
Box Y Meats
Bread Basket Bakery
Elevate Real Estate
Frontier Cycles
Gateway Fuels & Liquors
Geometry
Independence Ranch
Laramie Land Company
Luna Salon
Marlene Golden, Massage Therapist
Martindale's Western Store
Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply
Pine Lodge Wyo
Range Leather & Range Coffee Roasters
Stockman's
The Bent & Rusty
The DiVide Restaurant & Lounge
The Human Bean
The Sugar Mouse Cupcake House
Townsquare Media
UniWyo Credit Union
Union Wireless
University of Wyoming Athletics
Wing Shack
Woods Landing
Resort
WyCo Volunteer Fire Department
Wyoming Fudge Company

Friends of the Ride

People, not companies — who gave something to the auction
Teri Ross Mike Davis Kent & Julie Kokes Carol Becker Lyndsey Stumpf

The Crew

Nobody here got paid
Beth Pafford Kristen Pafford Andy Sexton Tami Sexton Mike Saxton Molly Saxton Teri Ross Tracy Fletcher Shawn Fletcher Gary “Swanny” Swanlund Bobbie Swanlund Marnie Becker Mary Casey Phyllis Bauer Linda McNamee Liz Burgin Cecil Pontarolo Kay Dill Vicki Bowers
They ran the waiver table, checked in ninety-four riders, cooked an Italian buffet, judged the photos, sold raffle tickets in the sun, and put every table back where it came from. The ride is these people.

Want your name on next year's page?

The sixth Memorial Ride is the fourth Saturday of August, 2027.

Email me about sponsoring