A Ride Born from 9/11, A Legacy of Service
America’s 911 Foundation had our first ride just weeks after the 9/11 tragedy in 2001. We organized a charity motorcycle ride to boost New York’s economy, which later became an annual event. Our route includes a ride from Somerset County in Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed, to the site of the crash at the Pentagon, and finally up to the World Trade Center. Each year, we start on a Friday and end on Sunday, where we usually get interviewed by news outlets, and then conclude the ride with a service.
Over the years, the ride has grown from 250 participants to nearly 2,000, involving various agencies and the raising of significant funds. The Foundation has distributed $40,000 in college scholarships annually to children of active-duty police, fire, and EMS personnel over the years. Additionally, we provide disaster relief, including supplying cardboard boxes and cleaning supplies to affected areas, and assist with disaster recovery. We have a commitment to supporting first responders and their families.
Today, we’re shipping out boxes to Illinois. 500 boxes. We went to Katrina. We’ve been to Joplin. We were in North Carolina. I’ve been to Oklahoma, as well as Kentucky, doing this. And what we noticed about the homes that are hit, is that people are just trying to collect their possessions. You know, the pictures, the books. So, we send boxes to help people, as well as buckets of cleaning supplies. A couple of years ago, we were blessed enough to raise enough money that we actually bought or purchased 2,500 boxes—cardboard boxes that were made for us—and we took them to North Carolina. We put buckets and some simple supplies that go in there for cleaning and were happy to help people get back on their feet.
Interview by Gregory Andrus
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