From a press release issued by the AMA Motorcycle Hall Of Fame Museum:

MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME MUSEUM ANNOUNCES $50,000 DONOR

PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum has announced that Dal Smilie, of Helena, Montana, has become a “Charter Founder” by contributing more than $50,000 to the Museum.

Smilie’s support, which began in 1985, includes financial contributions as well as in-kind donations, such as rare motorcycling post cards, AMA Gypsy Tour memorabilia, and other literature, art, and collectibles. He also serves on the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum Board of Directors, and is Vice Chairman of the American Motorcyclist Association Board of Directors.

“Dal’s extraordinary generosity is just one of many ways that he shows his leadership in the American motorcycling community,” said Don Emde, Chairman of the Museum’s Board of Directors. “Everyone who supports our mission of preserving motorcycling’s heritage gratefully welcomes Dal as our newest Charter Founder.”

Smilie joins four other individual Charter Founders: Mike and Margaret Wilson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1997); Robert and Mae Beard of Fort Wayne, Indiana (1998); Fred and Jerriann Dauer of Honolulu, Hawaii (1999); and Samuel G. Swope of Louisville, Kentucky (2000). Contributions exceeding $50,000 from Progressive Motorcycle Insurance and the Antique Motorcycle Club of America have earned these organizations Charter Founder status as well.

More than 43,000 motorcycling enthusiasts, through their tax-deductible contributions, support the work of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. For more information, call (614) 856-2222, or visit the on-line Contributor’s Guide at www.motorcyclemuseum.org.