Forget-Me-Not Mission To Hold Motorcycle Event
Forget-Me-Not Mission, LLC will hold a motorcycle event fundraiser May 19 and 20. Alaskans invited to join event to help reduce frequency of drunk driving crashes.
Forget-Me-Not Mission, LLC, in partnership with the Alaska Community Foundation, is a non-profit organization formed to encourage and enhance community participation by increasing awareness and sensitivity through worthwhile fundraising projects. The first such event is called Throttle Thunder Relay and begins in Fairbanks at the Harley-Davidson Farthest North Outpost on Saturday, May 19. It has relay stops at McKinley Harley-Davidson at the Park, Denali Harley-Davidson in Wasilla and overnights in Anchorage. It continues from Anchorage House of Harley-Davidson on Sunday, May 20, finishing in Soldotna at Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson for the closing ceremonies. Participants can ride any portion of the route they please.
The funds raised will be donated to MADD, Alaska law enforcement agencies for patrol car equipment for detection and prosecution of DUI violators, and victims of drunk driving crashes. The organization also plans to create a scholarship fund for the children of victim’s families and a memorial to those killed in drunk driving crashes.
The event is the result of Nancy Bidwell losing her 17-year old daughter, Shelly Reed, to a drunk driver in 1983 on Minnesota Drive in Anchorage and her desire to do something about this violent crime that plagues Alaska’s highways every day. She knows firsthand how the emotional wreckage goes on long after the crash wreckage is cleaned up. She and her husband, Royal, decided it was time to do something to reduce the incidences of drunk driving crashes and underage drinking, so they created Forget-Me-Not Mission.
The Bidwells are retired and now spend most of their time working on Forget-Me-Not Mission. They just returned to Alaska from a winter-long tour of the Lower 48, where they promoted the event and met dozens of people who told stories of their own losses. Some made contributions of cash or door prizes even though their state won’t benefit directly from the event.
Forget-Me-Not Mission invites all makes of motorcycles. They welcome anyone to register whether or not they ride a motorcycle. Individuals can drive their car if they wish, or they can ride virtually online at the Forget-Me-Not Mission website. They encourage the general public to register even if they cannot participate at all because drunk drivers are a danger not only to bikers, but to everyone on the road.
For more information and to register online, go to www.forget-me-not-mission.com, or pick up a registration form at any of the motorcycle shops in town and help support this worthy cause. All registrants get a rider’s packet which includes a T-shirt, patch and pin if they sign up by April 15.
The Bidwells can be contacted at 907/978-7809, or royal-nancy@hotmail.com.
Forget-Me-Not Mission, LLC, in partnership with the Alaska Community Foundation, is a non-profit organization formed to encourage and enhance community participation by increasing awareness and sensitivity through worthwhile fundraising projects. The first such event is called Throttle Thunder Relay and begins in Fairbanks at the Harley-Davidson Farthest North Outpost on Saturday, May 19. It has relay stops at McKinley Harley-Davidson at the Park, Denali Harley-Davidson in Wasilla and overnights in Anchorage. It continues from Anchorage House of Harley-Davidson on Sunday, May 20, finishing in Soldotna at Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson for the closing ceremonies. Participants can ride any portion of the route they please.
The funds raised will be donated to MADD, Alaska law enforcement agencies for patrol car equipment for detection and prosecution of DUI violators, and victims of drunk driving crashes. The organization also plans to create a scholarship fund for the children of victim’s families and a memorial to those killed in drunk driving crashes.
The event is the result of Nancy Bidwell losing her 17-year old daughter, Shelly Reed, to a drunk driver in 1983 on Minnesota Drive in Anchorage and her desire to do something about this violent crime that plagues Alaska’s highways every day. She knows firsthand how the emotional wreckage goes on long after the crash wreckage is cleaned up. She and her husband, Royal, decided it was time to do something to reduce the incidences of drunk driving crashes and underage drinking, so they created Forget-Me-Not Mission.
The Bidwells are retired and now spend most of their time working on Forget-Me-Not Mission. They just returned to Alaska from a winter-long tour of the Lower 48, where they promoted the event and met dozens of people who told stories of their own losses. Some made contributions of cash or door prizes even though their state won’t benefit directly from the event.
Forget-Me-Not Mission invites all makes of motorcycles. They welcome anyone to register whether or not they ride a motorcycle. Individuals can drive their car if they wish, or they can ride virtually online at the Forget-Me-Not Mission website. They encourage the general public to register even if they cannot participate at all because drunk drivers are a danger not only to bikers, but to everyone on the road.
For more information and to register online, go to www.forget-me-not-mission.com, or pick up a registration form at any of the motorcycle shops in town and help support this worthy cause. All registrants get a rider’s packet which includes a T-shirt, patch and pin if they sign up by April 15.
The Bidwells can be contacted at 907/978-7809, or royal-nancy@hotmail.com.
posted by Delta News Web at 3/30/2007 08:59:00 AM
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