Events
Greetings!
The 12th AngelRide will be held on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, 23 May and Sunday, 24 May 2015. This will be the eighth year that Amateur Radio has assisted with this immensely successful charity bicycle ride that benefits children with serious diseases (cancer, leukemia, etc). Last year the ride raised over $600K for the kids!
The Saturday ride starts in Norfolk at the Yale School of Music and goes east for 85 miles to Ashford through CT ARES Regions 5, 3, and 4. The riders stay overnight at Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. The Sunday ride starts in Ashford and goes south for 50 miles to Mystic, all in Region 4. Amateur Radio operators will deploy along the course to assist with event logistics and to enhance rider safety.
If you can help this year, please send an email to me at [email protected] indicating which day(s) you are available - thanx!
Also, for insurance and accountability purposes, you need to register at the AngelRide Volunteer website. Please follow this link and sign up for ARES on Saturday and/or Sunday: http://www.angelride.org/volunteer/about-volunteering/
While volunteers are encouraged to also fundraise for the event, this is NOT a requirement. But you will still need to to create a CrowdRise account for tracking purposes. Please note that George AB1GL has created a fundraising team for CT ARES if you want to participate!
Thanx for your support!!
Thanx & 73, Wayne Gronlund N1CLV
Connecticut Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)