Fifth Annual
FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL RIDE
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2009

 

We would like to thank the 1700 riders and passengers (approx 1200 motorcycles) who participated in this years ride on May 31st, 2009. We look forward to seeing you again in 2010.

 

Our Past Donations

 

Since its inception, the Firefighters Memorial Ride, LLC has made the following donations totaling more than $36,000.

  • The Cleveland Fallen Firefighters Fund
  • The Western Reserve Fire Museum
  • The 87th Street Fire Victims Fund (Cleveland's largest residential fire fatality, May 21, 2005)
  • Family of Wellington Firefighter "Buzz" Anderson who died in the line of duty June 22, 2006
  • Family of Sharon Twp Firefighter Jeff Murray who died in the line of duty February 13, 2007
  • Family of Cleveland Hts Police Officer Jason West, who died in the line of duty May 26, 2007
  • The Charleston Firefighters Fund, in memory of "The Charleston 9" who died in the line of duty June 18, 2007
  • Family of former Chester Township Fire Chief and Beachwood Firefighter Ed Hanzel, who died in Iraq while working for a fire protection contractor on December 31, 2007
  • Cleveland Firefighter Lucious Thomas, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2008
  • Cleveland Police Officer Derek Owens, who died in the line of duty March 1, 2008
  • The Colerain Township Firefighters Memorial Fund, in memory of Captain Broxterman and Firefighter Schira who died in the line of duty April 4, 2008
  • Family of Twinsburg Police Officer Joshua Miktarian, who died in the line of duty July 13, 2008
  • Tickets purchased for a fundraiser benefitting the family of Cleveland Firefighter Kenneth "Mike" Alderman, who died July 19, 2008
  • Family of Gary L. Studer - Whitehouse Ohio Fire Department, who died in the line of duty June 28, 2008
  • Family of Richard L. Kear- Pitt Township Volunteer Fire Dept., Harpster Ohio, who died in the line of duty July 7, 2008
  • Family of Greg Northup- Gallipolis Ohio Fire Department, who died in the line of duty September 3, 2008
  • Family of Michael J. Darrington- Toledo Ohio Fire and Rescue, who died in the line of duty February 27, 2009