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6 • Milwaukee Post • August 16, 2013 Child, Milwaukee artist partner to benefit MDA daughter, who would someday love to be an artist, a dancer and a teacher. "It is really neat to see someone who is so successful encourage her," she said. When Hintz visited Imhoff's house, he was given a tour by Reagan and shown her many framed pieces of artwork that hang on the walls. The two discussed a favorite part of a motorcycle and Reagan got to use her favorite color, purple, in the design. "Matt was like, 'I'll come over tomorrow. We're going to get messy,'" said Jenny Imhoff. "They were so funny They had a . great time." Hintz, who is a father of four young children, also benefited from the experience. "The opportunity to share my passion for art and Harley-Davidson with a budding artist gives me great pleasure," said Hintz in the news release. "Reagan has real potential and a desire to creatively express her feelings on canvas – the makings of a true artist." Artistry and creativity are two traits Jenny Imhoff also sees in her daughter, who always packs a sketch pad with pencils and markers with her wherever she goes so she can make random drawings of things and share them with people. The artwork created by Hintz and Imhoff that features a 2013 HarleyDavidson Softail Breakout will be revealed during the opening for Hintz's show, "Heavy Duty ." The Katie Gingrass Gallery in the Marshall Building, 207 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee, is where Hintz's show runs through Sept. 18. One hundred signed prints will be available for $150 each and the original painting will be auctioned off the week of Harley-Davidson's 110th Anniversary Celebration at the MDA One Night Stand Art Auction from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 28 at Turner Hall, 1034 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. ed our first year of seasonal surge production at York (Pa.) with great success. We also surpassed a milestone for international dealership growth. With the opening of a dealership in Salvador, Brazil, on June 29, we have added 104 dealerships outside the U.S. since late 2009, achieving our goal to add 100 to 150 international dealerships by the end of 2014. "Of course, all summer long we are celebrating our 110th anniversary with HarleyDavidson enthusiasts from around the world, including one of our biggest-ever international consumer events (in June) in Rome and the upcoming celebration in Milwaukee on Labor Day weekend. And less than a month from now, we will launch an exciting lineup of new 2014 motorcycles." Dealers worldwide sold 90,193 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 85,714 motorcycles in the year-ago quarter. In the U.S., dealers sold 58,241 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the quarter, up 4.4 percent compared to the year-ago period. The Harley-Davidson Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of unrestored Harley-Davidson motorcycles, is a top tourist destination in Wisconsin and Milwaukee. The museum commemorated its fifth anniversary July 13. "It still amazes me that we are already celebrating our fifth anniversary said Bill ," Davidson, vice president of the museum. "Since opening our doors in 2008, we have welcomed riders and non-riders from all corners of the world, providing them a unique opportunity to walk through history and pop culture as we've experienced it over the past 110 years." Nonprofit organizations are also a benefactor of Harley-Davidson's success. Harley-Davidson's charitable giving topped $4.5 million in 2012, highlighted by a $200,000 grant to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity for its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative focused on the Washington Park area. The grant will help fund neighborhood improvements through an expanded array of housing projects. "Our mission at The Harley-Davidson Foundation is to help meet the needs of the communities where we work," said Tonit Calaway foundation president and Harley, Davidson's vice president of human resources. "With the Washington Park neighborhood in our corporate office's back yard, supporting the important and necessary work of Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is truly neighbors helping neighbors." Additionally the company contributed , more than $4 million in grants and merchandise in 2012 to organizations focused on education, health or the environment. Among the recipients: ■ Milwaukee-based New Threads of Hope received more than $1 million in discontinued apparel and accessories to be distributed among various agencies throughout southeastern Wisconsin. ■ United Way of Greater Milwaukee received $284,000 toward its outreach and support programs. ■ As part of a four-year, $1 million grant, Disabled American Veterans received $250,000 to help support Harley's Heroes, a program to help veterans secure their military benefits. ■ A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Harley-Davidson's Pink Label Collection of apparel and accessories goes to breast cancer organizations, totaling nearly $200,000 in 2012. Other recipients included the Muscular Dystrophy Association; Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and Kansas City; Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee; Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training in York, Pa.; the Urban Ecology Center of Milwaukee; the YMCA; and the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City for Hurricane Sandy relief. By KATHERINE MICHALETS Special to The Post MILWAUKEE – A piece of artwork created to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association strongly reflects the personalities of its two artists – finger strokes in bright purple paint by New Berlin resident Reagan Imhoff and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Milwaukee artist Mathew Hintz. Imhoff, 8, is the MDA ambassador whose previous painting sold at auction during the MDA Black-N-Blue Ball for $5,000. The Ronald Reagan Elementary student, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy Type II at a young age, was paired with Hintz after he said he wanted to work with a child on the painting that would be auctioned off to benefit the MDA. "Art makes me feel good about myself, and it's how I can share my talents and tell any story I want. ... It's something I do all by myself," Imhoff said in a news release. "I really liked working with Matt because he is a super awesome artist. I hope this painting can raise a lot of money for MDA so we can have more scientists to make medicines for treatments and cures of all kinds of muscle diseases. I love Harley because they help MDA." Hintz has partnered with MDA since 1999 to create logos for events and the annual MDA Harley-Davidson pin. He is known for his oil and acrylic paintings whose subjects are often Harleys. Jenny Imhoff said it's been great to watch Hintz work with and encourage her Harley-Davidson: Labor Day weekend expected to draw 130,000 visitors continued from Page 1 of $1.73 billion in the year-ago period. Second-quarter 2013 earnings per share were $1.21, compared to $1.07 in the year-ago quarter. "Harley-Davidson again drove strong financial performance in the second quarter, reflecting the many improvements in operations we have made throughout the company over the past few years as well as our brand strength globally said Keith ," Wandell, chairman, president and CEO of Harley-Davidson. "Our employees, dealers and suppliers continue to do an outstanding job, working as one team and moving in one direction, to deliver a great experience for our customers. "During the second quarter, we complet- Submitted photos Milwaukee artist Mathew Hintz, left, works with 8-year-old Reagan Imhoff of New Berlin to create a piece of artwork featuring a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that will be auctioned off to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association next month during the motorcycle company's 110th anniversary celebration.

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