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Thank You to our Supporters and Sponsors
We have been blessed to
have many companies and individuals who have supported our rides in
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. That support has come in several
forms - services, supplies, and money. We thank you for your thoughtfulness
and generosity that allowed us to use those four days to honor those
who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens we serve.
Media Coverage:
Thanks to all the media
outlets who covered our rides, providing coverage that raised the
awareness of the public during Police Week. We especially appreciate
the coverage given by WSOC-TV,
FoxNews Charlotte,
and WBTV as well as News14
Carolina who broadcast a series of reports, including on the scene
coverage from the route on Day 4 as we rode from Richmond into Washington
DC. In 2009 we added coverage from MyFox8
(WGHP) in High Point, the Randolph
Guide, and the Asheboro
Courier-Tribune.
New
Life 91.9 (WRCM) gave us a voice on the radio, they prayers and
support of their listeners always mean a great deal to us.
A special thanks to John
Hancock of WBT 1110/99.3 radio. John embraced the ride, a great
deal of our support from the community came from those who heard live
interviews with our officers on John's evening show both before and
after the ride. He is a true friend of Law Enforcement officers everywhere.
Click here to hear our officers talk about the
ride on the Hancock Show.
The
exposure given to our ride from Jeff Viscount on www.weeklyrides.com
brought out a lot of riders here in Charlotte. Be sure to check weeklyrides.com
not only for our ride, but for rides every week in the Charlotte area.
Corporate donations
of goods and services:
Coca-Cola Bottling
Co. Consolidated (sports drinks and water)
Cover Your Assets (SAG and
organizational support)
Pepsi-Cola (sports drinks and water)
Harris-Teeter (gift cards, bottled water, energy bars)
Subway (gift cards, used for lunches along the route and on the
return trip)
Lance (snacks)
Same Day Xpress, Greensboro, NC (transportation of cyclists)
Reno's Italian Restaurant, Gibsonville, NC (lunch on Day 2,
_______ in 2009 they opened just for
us!)
Buttons of Hope, Charlotte,
NC (buttons to wear honoring our fallen officers)
U-Haul (cargo truck for SAG and packing blankets to protect bicycles)
Coach
America and Rose Chauffeured Transportation (coaches to transport
our officers back from DC to Charlotte after the end of our ride)
Charlotte
Van and Storage (transported our bicycles back from DC to Charlotte
after the end of our ride)
Sprint
Nextel (two-way radio cell phones, a critical
part of the logistics)
The Right Gear, Kannapolis,
NC (bike support, spare tires, tubes, and parts)
Bicycle Sport, Charlotte,
NC (bike check-ups)
Carolina Smoothies, Charlotte NC (GU and Cliff Bars)
National MS Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter (safety banner)
Spirited Cyclist
(spare tubes)
Inside Out Sports, Charlotte (PowerBars and gels)
Food Lion Store 766, Richfield, NC (bottled water)
Sam's Club (Gift Card)
Hammer Nutrition
(gels)
Bike Depot, Waxhaw (spare
parts and support)
Individual and
business contributions - citizens who care, along with officers and
non-sworn members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Law Enforcement community
contributed to the ride. there are too many to list here, but be assured
we are grateful to all of you. You are the citizens we are proud to
serve every day.
We are indebted
to all of you. For more information on how you can help with the 2012
ride, go to our How You Can Help Page.
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