The 15th Annual Connecticut Miracle Ride will take place on Sunday, April 25, 2010
Help us raise $75,000 for Connecticut Children's Medical Center's department of Neonatology and their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
How can you help right now?? Click this link http://miracleride.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=338495 and you can set up your very own fundraising page which you can email out to your family, friends, co-workers, etc. It's really easy to do and can be a whole lot of fun.
The ride
originated in 1995 with the first event, taking place in 1996. It was
started by representatives from the seven Harley Owner's Groups in the Connecticut. Their goal was to raise money to help support the new Connecticut Children's MedicalCenter, which opened on April 2nd of 1996. The event would welcome the new children's hospital by having the riders surround the building in a symbolic "hug". The outpouring of support was so tremendous that it became clear the gesture would have to be much more than a simple "hug". Instead the riders formed a proecession, parading by the hospital, creating a spectacular site for the patients.
With the support of area motorcyclists, over the past 14 years, Connecticut Miracle Ride has raised more than $350,000 to support the Connecticut Children's Medical Center and its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).None of this
would have been possible without the generosity of the thousands of
motorcyclist that have helped us make these dreams come true every year. This year's ride will once again follow scenic backroads from the start point in Newington to the celebration event at High Meadow Resort in Granby, CT.
Special thanks to our presenting sponsors for the 2010 ride - Trantolo and Trantolo and Gengras Motorcyles. They have teamed to offer achance at a$1000.00 gift certificate to anyone who pre-registers for the event. This gift certificate will be good towards the purchase of any item at Gengras Motorcylces in East Hartford. All people that pre-register will be entered into the drawing and the winner will be selected at High Meadow Resort at the end of the event.
Also, we are pleased to announce that the band Shovelhead will be performing at this year's ride. Shovelhead plays a mixture of Southern Rock and Classic Rock and always puts on a spectacular show. If you would like more information on Shovelhead, please visit their website: http://www.shovelheadlive.com/
Last year we were able to raise $45,000 which was used to purchase the following equipment for the Neonatology department at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Thank you all for your generosity and support.
One Giraffe Omnibed - This
is an infant thermal regulation bed
that converts between an open bed radiant warmer and an enclosed incubator
without having to move the child.These
can be positioned to be open enough for caregivers to perform complex
procedures, yet the heat and humidity are maintained even with the top and
sides open.The Giraffe Omnibed
replaces two pieces of equipment: the open warmer and the incubator.
Two Neopuff Infant Resuscitators - These improve the
quality of care by providing consistent, small, regulated amounts of pressure
to inflate the premature infant's lungs when they cannot breathe effectively
for themselves.Early damage to the
lungs may be prevented by using the Neopuff.
