With the 2008 ride still a warm memory, planning has already begun for the 2009 ride. Please check back often for the latest updates on our progress. If you're new, then browse the blog and see what we're all about. 2009 is the final year that the Memorial Service will be held in Roanoke (VA), so we really want to make this one a Ride to Remember (In every sense of the word!)

We hope to have registrations open by late summer and will be sure to get the word out as soon as that happens.

Thanks!
The 2009 Muddy Angels Board

The National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, Inc. honors Emergency Medical Services personnel by organizing and implementing long distance cycling events that memorialize and celebrate the lives of those who serve everyday, those who have become sick or injured while performing their duties, and those who have died in the line of duty.
National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, Inc © Image by Steve Berry

It is our vision is to see the recognition of EMS as a profession, a reduction in debilitating injuries and LODD in EMS and a national EMS accountability system. It is our hope that these events will focus attention on the accomplishments of all EMS personnel, and educate the community at large about the need for improved safety standards, injury prevention, disability tracking and death benefits for EMS personnel and their families.

Objectives:

• Remember EMS workers who have died in the line of duty
• Raise public awareness about line of duty deaths and disabilities in the EMS profession
• Honor EMS workers who continue to work despite dangerous safety conditions
• Advocate for a national tracking of injuries, near misses and a line of duty deaths in EMS
• Provide a safe, friendly and supportive environment for registered participants to bicycle
• Promote healthy lifestyles for EMS providers through physical activity and nutrition

President: Jennifer Frenette (NH)
Vice President: Hugh Killam (MN)
Secretary: Carl Blondell (ME)
Treasurer: Karen Doczy-Bordi (ME)
Public Image/Marketing Officer: Steve Berry (CO)
Director at Large: Susan Erwin (TX)
Webmaster: Doug Martin (NH)

Ride Coordinators
NYC to Roanoke: Ted Larochelle (ME) and Mike Potasso (NYC)
Kentucky: Jeni Phillips (TN)
Louisiana: Stuart Redfearn (LA)

Ex-Officio Members
Legal Counsel: Doug Wolfburg (PA) and Christie Mellott (PA)
Archivist: Steve Doczy-Bordi (ME)