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Sep 7, 2009 2:20 AM

HEY THANKS FOR THE ADD AND SUPPORT ! SEE YA ON THE ROAD AND DONT FORGET TO CHECK BACK FOR RIDES AND EVENTS ALL YEAR LONG ! RUBBER SIDE DOWN~~~~ L&R~~~~    R.F.F.R.
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May 13, 2009 8:44 PM

Ride Marks It’s Sixth Year

This year marks the sixth anniversary of the Ride for the ARC. At a recent planning meeting for this years’ ride, the original organizers remembered the Ride’s beginnings.

“In early April 2004, we received a call from representatives of the Madison-Cortland ARC. They requested a meeting to discuss sponsoring an annual motorcycle event that would benefit their public charity branch, the Building Futures Foundation,” says Ken Ernenwein, President of Red Knights Motorcycle Club NY19, the host of the annual charity ride.

“We were trying to come up with something different to do in terms of a fundraiser. It seemed like everyone at the time was doing a golf tournament,” remembers Christine Sears, Director of Development and Public Relations at Madison Cortland ARC. Sears’ co-worker, Ken Ernenwein mentioned that he and some volunteer firefighters had formed a motorcycle club and were looking to do a fundraiser. Sears jumped at the possibility of having the Red Knights run a motorcycle ride for Madison Cortland ARC. Ernenwein invited Sears to the group’s next meeting to discuss the proposal with all the Red Knights.
Madison Cortland ARC Executive Director, Ray Lewandowski; Christine Sears; and Red Knight / ARC employee, Ken Ernenwein met, and after Madison Cortland ARC made a formal presentation, the Red Knights accepted the challenge. Being a newly formed club, the Red Knights had never organized such an event.
“The Red Knights embraced our cause,” says Sears.
In August 2004 the first Ride for the ARC drew in over 100 motorcycles and raised money for the Building Futures Foundation.
“A year later we were back at it, planning the second Ride for the ARC, which was held in August 2005. Once again the motorcycling community came through, more than 120 bikes rode a 75 mile route, ending at the Deerfield Fire Station,” says Ernenwein.
In 2007, the Madison-Cortland ARC named Red Knights NY Chapter XIX the "Volunteer of the Year,&qu
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