Stage Fort Park in Gloucester will host 10th Annual Nelson's Ride!

Date: June 10, 2009

(Gloucester, MA) - Stage Fort Park, in Gloucester, (off Route 127 and right on the ocean), will be the host site for the 10th Annual "Nelson's Ride," Sunday, August 23 (with 8/30 its rain date), as today, the City of Gloucester Licensing Committee unanimously approved the Special Event license, permit applications and of the Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivor's Fund, Inc.

Appearing before the Police & Fire Chief and Assistant City Clerk, were MMSF officers Jason Hallock, Jacky Kieras, and Paul W. Cote. Prior to the Hearing, the MMSF had submitted its "Event Plan" with supporting documents, and had signed a "Facilities Usage Agreement" with Gloucester's Department of Public Works. Both the Police Chief and Assistant Clerk expressed their appreciation of the Plan and references provided.

Our web mistress Samantha has updated the www.NelsonsRide.org web site with the Event schedule, a layout of the expected usage of Park, the proposed 30-mile SLOW Ride Route (subject to police approval), pictures of the Event T-shirts, and linked up our "click & pledge" account to begin taking credit card orders now ! Check it all out at www.NelsonsRide.org.

In line with the this being the "10th Annual" Nelson's Ride, due to present economic conditions, and your 10 years of support, some advance purchase items will be $10.

Now available on the www.NelsonsRide.org web site, advance Ride Tickets are $10 per bike and $10 per passenger. Purchase of advance Ride tickets gets you into the door prize drawing. Advance purchase of 10th Annual Nelson's Ride T-shirts are $10 each, and their design by Frank Perron and Lee Blais, can be viewed on the www.NelsonsRide.org web site.

These items will be available at some of our MMSF supporting shops, dealers and businesses, which we'll begin lining up over the next few weeks and list on our www.NelsonsRide.org web site, for cash sales in advance of the August 23 Ride and Event.

10th Annual Patch and Pin sets will be $10 in advance or at the Event. And the MMSF Raffle tickets are $10 each, in advance or at the Event.

Two bands are being lined up to play live at the Event, watch for those announcements.

The Bike Games will return as well as Dean's Concessions with the food. Vendors interested in selling their wares should write us at Contact@MassMSF.org.

Sherm Deering, of the New Life Riders/Christian Motorcycle Association, will be the lead Ride Road Captain. If you can Road Guard during this 30-mile SLOW Ride Route, write us at Contact@MassMSF.org

Plan to bring your blanket for laying out on the grass at the Park, or even your swimming gear for a dip in the Ocean !

Event planning meetings will begin on Thursday nights, June 18 and 25, at the Ipswich VFW, off Route 1A, at 7:30, usually lasting an hour. If you would like to volunteer, please attend one of these initial planning meetings.

"Bikers Helping Bikers" - your MMSF.

For other upcoming MMSF supported Events on the North Shore, South Shore and Blackstone Valley areas, see www.MassMSF.org.

TONS of thanks for your 10 years of support !