The Brotherhood Riders organization, a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity, consists of Firefighters, Police Officers and EMS personnel who ride bicycles to honor emergency first responders who died in the line of duty. Their mission is to provide emotional and financial support to the families on or near the anniversary of their death. Their team has traveled on bicycles over 7,100 miles through sixteen states including SC, TX, NY, FL, TN, VA, PA, NJ, CT, and MA and are very proud to have donated over $359,000 to families left behind. The 2016 ride left Naples, FL on Saturday, July 23 and will end in Ft. Walton, on Friday, July 29, 2016.
They are
scheduled to arrive in the City of Carrabelle on Wednesday, July 27, around
4:00-5:00 p.m., and depart Carrabelle Thursday, July 28 at 8:00 a.m. The Carrabelle Christian
Center, at 142 River Road in Carrabelle, have volunteered the use of their
Fellowship Hall for overnight accommodations. C-Quarters Marina, The Moorings
Marina, Carrabelle Boat Club, and Sunset Isles RV & Yacht will be providing
the riders with the opportunity to shower before their evening meal. The Legion
Riders from American Legion Post 82 will host dinner for the riders that
evening at the Christian Center.
The
morning of Thursday, July 28, Hog Wild Bar-B-Q will host breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
(volunteers please arrive at 6:30 a.m.) at the Christian Center (142 River
Road, Carrabelle) and riders will be on the road at 8:00 a.m., heading to
their next stop in Panama City. The
breakfast will be FREE and open to all active and retired Franklin County Law Enforcement,
Emergency Personnel, FWC, Cities and County dignitaries of Franklin County. The invitation is also open to family members
who have lost a First Responder, whether or not in the line of duty. We request
all active Emergency Personnel to be in uniform, if possible. The Brotherhood Riders will be
served first, then the local emergency personnel, then all the dignitaries.
We would like to ask all City & County dignitaries to
volunteer to serve breakfast to the
riders and Franklin County emergency personnel. Then the dignitaries will be served
by our volunteers. We are also requesting the Mayors or ranking official of
each community, and the ranking official of each branch of Law Enforcement and
Emergency Service to say a few words in honor of these men and women.
Please let me know as soon as possible if and how you will be
able to personally participate. I would
appreciate a call from the Leader of each group invited to the breakfast letting
me know how many of their organization will be attending to insure enough food
for everyone! Individuals can show their support by lining up on U.S. Hwy 98 in
front of the IGA as they riders enter Carrabelle Wednesday, around 3:45 till… and Main
Street in Apalachicola Thursday, around 9:00-9:30 a.m. If your organization
flies an America Flag outside, it would
be another show of respect for our fallen heroes to fly it at half-mast these two
days (if possible). I would also appreciate any ideas and assistance to make
this event really special.
The Carrabelle Dollar General has donated small American
Flags for us to distribute. Anyone wanting to donate items from the list below can bring them to the Carrabelle Chamber before 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July
27.
Lisa Munson
Executive Director
Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center
105 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98)
PO Box DD
Carrabelle, FL 32322
(850) 697-2585
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