for dick gelfman's ride across maryland.ng big bucks to help fight breast cancer. >>> a lot of great programs out there that help families because it's not just the woman who deals with, but the entire family, dealing with breast cancer. >> reporter: howard weis is ready to roll. >> people that are riding or even support the ride, their hearts are so much into it. they've had losses, but there's good hope. >> reporter: leading fundraisers can win a special grand prize. >> an all expense paid trip to the american southwest, where they will pick up rented motorcycle and they will tour the national parks for seven days. >> reporter: last year, 1400 riders made the trip to ocean city. >> we've always encouraged, not just the riders to come. but we've encouraged people to come with either vans, trucks, cars, bring their family. >> reporter: the daniels' family is always there. >> it's a great event. and a lot of people look forward to it every year. >> reporter: they love doing it for a cause. it's not just going out and putting

our friend dick gelfman, the ride across maryland, the 12th ride across maryland coming up june 2nd through the 4th, going toe ocean go to ocean city -- >> -- guess -- could you take a guess at who is going to be the mc, which draws the crowds, ron? >> i don't know who? >> if the name is matz and it is fast -- >> -- yeah -- >> -- does so that is one of the reasons -- >> -- joining us as well in columbia. >> yeah, denise has done it for 12 years too, she is there every year and welcoming the group that comes in and we are getting ready to ride. i mean we have given away right now about 2.3 million and now that we have begun as a grant making kind of organization we are -- very shortly, for example, at the end of this month, the beginning of april, we are announcing the grants for the first quarter of this year and it is organizations that do things like deal with families rather than just the patient, they deal with the needs of the families. a lot of people don't realize what a family has to go through, so they provide support to the family. another group, forecast, provides services to eld