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Join us for a brainstorming meeting!

Willpower Incorporated meets the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. at the Quartzsite Public Library, 465 N. Plymouth Road. Call 928-916-0657 for information. Meetings are fun; we have an awesome group of go-getters and the energy is awesome. Come join Quartzsite's movers-and-shakers!

Tthe 3rd Annual Willpower Incorporated ATV and Off-Road Vehicle Parade - was Saturday, February 9, 2008!

Awesome souvenir caps and T shirts are available at the Animal Refuge Thrift Shop / Pattie's RV Park on Main Street, or by calling Willpower Incorporated at (928) 916-0657.

El Camino outfitted for lighted Chirstmas parade.

Quartzsite's Annual Lighted Christmas Parade went to the dogs this year!
Willpower volunteers braved chilly temps
and proudly promenaded with adoptable
pets from the new Quartzsite Animal Shelter.

Willpower volunteers parade with adoptable pets.

El Camino lighted by a generator cleverly concealed in the back.

From Deb Metzger: “Here’s a few pictures of what our last minute rush to represent our animal shelter in the light parade looked like. Thankfully Bob knows how to hook things up so the lights
will work. It was so much easier to throw everything on the El Camino and go that
way. Good ole Bob to the rescue!!”

Highway Cleanup Day - October 20, 2007

3rd Annual Willpower Incorporated ATV & Off-Road Vehicle Parade and Poker Run

February 9, 2008

Grand Prize: Garry and Bert Day rode with their patriotic pups, Pepper and Ernie.

Diane Flanders with Daisey, and Carol Butcher with Elmo won the Paw Power Prize. Nice lady bug quads!

Lila Moore sported Mardi Gras flair to win Most Original Rider.

Jim and Kathy Ismond won the Best Quad - Family award.
Errr, note their...trailer.

What fun the ATV parade was! More and more Quartzsite visitors are staying later each season, partly because of fun February events like the Willpower ATV Parade, the "It's Chili in Quartzsite" chili cook-ff, the Soggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival and the Tuff Golf Tournament -- desert golf at its best. Besides, look at this sunshine -- in the middle of winter! What's not to love?

The Gem publisher Bob Miller got into the spirit.

Cate Mueller photos

Rocky rides his ATV in a custom-built saddle.

Tah Dah!!!

Companions, blessed to belong to each other.

Mark Sherman made a special ATV saddle for his pal, Rocky. Very creative!

Rhino-ATV,
chilly Schnauzer.

More creativity!

A well-decorated ATV pays tribute to the animal kingdom.

The crowd eagerly awaits their raffle prizes.

Mary Allen, left, rode with a stuffed-critter zoo. Right, ATV riders enjoyed lunch and sunny Quartzsite winter weather before the raffle prize drawings.

What's the record? The Guinness World Records folks in England e-mailed, “The current record is: A total of 687 quadbikes (ATVs) took part in the 20th annual Memorial Weekend ATV Rally & Parade through the streets of Hurley, Wisconsin, USA, on 27 May 2005. The event was organised by the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce.”

However, this e-mail came from ATV Nation July 12, 2006: “ATV Nation as a whole attempted and shattered the old record... 1138 ATV's” at their rally in June, 2006.

Can Quartzsite top this? Let's make it so! Contact us to register to ride in the parade.

Quartzsite Police Chief heads the 2006 World's Largest ATV Parade attempt.

Patty Patton and goggle-sporting Kirby, a black lab.

Clockwise, from top left: Quartzsite Police Chief leads the
2006 World's Largest ATV Parade record attempt.

The line of ATVs seemed to stretch forever!

Patty Patton and furry friend Kirby, a goggle-sporting black Labrador Retriever.

Proud parade participant and pet enjoy a sunny January day in Quartzsite.

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