July 12th, 2020

     As January 2020 rolled around I started thinking of ideas to make our Share the Road event different or more special.  Something to highlight the 5 year "anniversary" of Tyler's death.  Then came the "Covid shutdowns" and with them came a lot of time to think over some ideas.   However the longer things were shut down, the harder it was for us to make plans.  In fact there was a time when we weren't even sure we would be able to hold our Share the Road event this year at all!  As the days on the calendar were ticked off, with very few events happening in an effort to maintain "social distancing", our hopes of holding an event were starting to dwindle.  However the idea of doing nothing was just depressing. 
    June 7, 2020 marked the "5th anniversary" of Tyler's death.  Not that it was something to celebrate, but I did feel like it was a good time for reflection.  So we decided that at the very least we would be able to hold a Memorial Ride this year.   The truth is, the very first Ride event was planned in just a few days, and we had a huge turnout.  It started out as a Memorial Ride to honor a fallen rider.  Drivers of cars, trucks and motorcycle riders were invited to demonstrate we could all Share the Road.  At that first event, friends, family and even perfect strangers came out to show support for Tyler's family.  Some money was raised to help his fiance` and children through the sale of decals and ribbons and donations.    
​     So this year's Share the Road Event may not have ALL the things I was hoping to do this year, but our message is still the same.  We are raising money to help others and through the Memorial Ride, we are hoping to demonstrate to others that we can ALL Share the Road Safely!
     I hope you will join us!