GM workers rev up engines for charity drive

LORDSTOWN

With engines revving, the 16th Annual UAW-GM Bike Show roared into the welcome center of General Motors East plant Thursday with a parade of 40 motorcycles whose riders brought a gift for Mahoning Valley March of Dimes.

The bikers, all GM employees, raised $65,000 for the charity, the largest contribution in the history of the show.

“This all started for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, but we moved into fundraising and we’ve been doing it ever since,” said Glenn Johnson, president of United Auto Workers Local 1112.