Danvers Community Access Television was kind enough to invite Massachusetts Motorcyclists’ Survivors Fund Board members Paul Cote and Carol Richardson for twenty five minute interview segment called ‘Significant’ with host Charlie Vogel.
You can watch it online, watch it below, or find your local channel listings at www.danverstv.org.
Please stop by our booth on January 11th – 12th for the Northeast Motorcycle Expo in Boston. (All the event details, directions, and show hours are here.) When you stop by and say hello, get information about the 15th Annual Nelson’s Ride on August 17th, 2014, and buy a 2014 Survivor’s Fund Raffle Ticket for only $5, you’ll get a free ‘Check Twice‘ sticker!
Make sure to check out www.kevmarv.com for upcoming show in Salem, NH in February 2014, and in Wilmington, MA in March 2014.
And…print out the coupon below and get $2 off your ticket fee for the January show in Boston!!
Thanks to all the participants in the November 2013 Turkey Shoot! Below is a picture of the night’s sharp-shooting winners in Darts, Pool & Pistols! More photos of the night are available here, thanks to Marie Hanabusa.
The next Turkey Shoot will be on Friday, December 27th. You can buy your tickets for the next Turkey Shoot here.
The season-long 2014 Survivor’s Fund Raffle also kicked off last night at the Turkey Shoot, and the winner will be drawn at the 15th Annual Nelson’s Ride on August 17th, 2014! You can buy your raffle tickets online here, and be entered to win an estimated $2,000 grand prize!
Thanks to everyone who came out for the first installment of the MMSF Turkey Shoot League last Friday, October 25th. Congratulations to the winners of the Darts, Pool & Pistols ‘Triathlon’! Thanks to Marie Hanabusa, you can check out a photo gallery of all the night’s activities!
The next Turkey Shoot will be on Friday, November 29th. You can buy your tickets (or a season pass to all the Turkey Shoots) online here.
October 2013 Turkey Shoot Winners!
MMSF Turkey Shoot League….where everyone SCORES!
Join us Friday, October 25th (and every final Friday of each month between October 2013 and March 2014), for the third annual MMSF Turkey Shoot league. Each event is a ‘triathlon’ of Darts, Pool & Pistols, and will be held at The Winner’s Circle (211 Elm Street, Salisbury). Registration starts at 6:30pm at The Winner’s Circle, and the “shooting” begins at 7:00pm.
Bring your friends as a team of four, come on your own to join a ‘luck of the draw’ team, or just cheer on your favorite team! Food, Music, Trophies, Camaraderie, Fun…where everyone SCORES! A full page printable flyer and all event details are here.
You can buy tickets to a single MMSF Turkey Shoot, or buy a season-long pass, and save! All tickets are sold securely online using PayPal…click here to buy yours now.
Single tickets for shooters cost $20. Single tickets for non-shooters (spectators) cost $10.
Jeff’s sister Tiffany and his buddy Patrick Powers, with other friends, will be hosting a ‘night in celebration’ of the life of Jeff Gilbert from Merrimac/Amesbury, taken too soon at the age of 23.
There will be a Memorial Ride, staging at the New Old Oak Pub, 74 East Main Street (Route 110), Merrimac, at 6:00 and leaving at 6:30 sharp, ending at the Chop Shop Pub, 920 Lafayette Street (Route 1) in Seabrook, begining at 7:00 p.m. (Friends not riding on the Ride can meet at the Chop Shop Pub). Food, raffles and live music. Requested donation, $15 a person. Can’t make it? You can still donate in Jeff’s Memory here. Funds raised in excess of expenses to be donated to www.RidersHelpingRiders.org.
The Worcester County Motorcyclists’ Survivors Fund brings you the 5th Annual Chic’s Ride, in honor of Brian Ceccarini, next Sunday, September 15th.
Staging starts at 9:30am at the Quarter Keg Pub, 443 Worcester Road (Route 20) in Charlton, MA. Kickstands up at 11am. Rain or shine – Non-riders welcome. After the ride there will be a Celebration of Life Party with lunch, raffles, and entertainment provided by DJ Mouth from 1pm-5pm. Click here for all the details and directions on the Facebook event page for Chic’s Ride.
Tickets are $15, and all proceeds go to support the WCMSF.
Click here for a full page printable flyer of the days events.
The Massachusetts Rider Education Program (MREP) has ten photo galleries from Nelson’s Ride, and tons of photos with YOU and Vinnie DiMartino. Check out the photos on their Facebook page!
To minimize the risk and maximize the fun of motorcycling, the Registry of Motor Vehicles sponsors the Massachusetts Rider Education Program (MREP). The mission of this program is to reduce the number of motorcycle related fatalities and injuries in the Commonwealth by increasing the statewide availability of Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) approved training courses for motorcycle riders and to increase awareness and education for both riders and drivers.
One Chance, One Ticket, One Pull, and “PUFFF” – $5 turns into $4,100 ca$h to our 2013 Survivor’s Fund 50/50 Raffle winner, Dave H., of Salem, shown with Renee of First Ipswich Bank, Don Rivet, MMSF Treasurer, and Paul W. Cote.
Dave bought his winning ticket at the KevMarv Wilmington Bike Show. Jen S., of Groveland won $50 of lottery tickets and “Ugly Mike” won 3rd prize – $25 worth of Lottery Tickets. Thanks to everyone who sold and purchased tickets. Our 2014 raffle will start in November with the drawing at the 15th Annual Nelson’s Ride in August 2014.
Were you at the 14th Annual Nelson’s Ride? You can upload photos of this year’s Nelson’s Ride at our Facebook page, or email them to photos@massmsf.org.
UPDATE: See the Nelson’s Ride 2013 photos submitted by riders and spectators!
Couldn’t make Nelson’s Ride this year? We are “Riders Helping Riders” all year round. Feel free to make a donation to support the Massachusetts Motorcyclist Survivors’ Fund here.
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(Click “PLAY” above to hear VInnie DiMartino’s 30 second PSA for Nelson’s Ride). Original and 14-year supporter of Nelson’s Ride, the Motorcyclists Suvivor’s Fund and long-time “Check Twice” motorcycle advocate Betsy Lister of Lister Insurance Agency getting the “thumbs up’ from master Bike Builder Vinnie DiMartino, who’ll be joining us Sunday morning at Nelson’s Ride, from Cycles! 128.
This Sunday, August 18th, is the 14th Annual Nelson’s Ride event to benefit The Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivor’s Fund. The ride will begin and end at Cycles! 128 in Beverly Massachusetts. (Click here for directions, ride route, and schedule of events.)
Click here to hear a .30 PSA by Vinnie DiMartino speaking about the event. Mr. DiMartino is from a popular and long running bike building reality TV show and is well known in the motorcycle community.
The Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivor’s Fund (MMSF) is an all volunteer non-profit organization. We raise money to help local families of riders killed or seriously injured in accidents and promote motorcycle safety and awareness to help reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities. (see our websites: www.massmsf.org, or www.ridershelpingriders.org or www.bikershelpingbikers.org)
Nelson’s Ride is an annual slow motorcycle ride in memory of Nelson Selig, Sr., who was killed in a motorcycle accident on May 2, 2000, leaving behind a wife, two children, two sisters, his mother, his step father, and many good friends.
The annual fundraiser began in August 2000, and was intended to make one of Nelson Sr.’s dreams come true: to send his children to college. That dream was accomplished, and in 2003, Nelson’s widow Felicia requested that our Team begin helping other local families of riders killed in accidents with the funds.
Nelson’s Ride is one of the Survivors Funds’ largest fund raising events.
Peter Marochello, formerly of Stoneham and Bradford, will be the 2013 “Nelson’s Ride Parade Marshall.”
For over 15 years, Pete hosted his annual “Pete’s Pig Roast,” which raised over $125,000 for the “Make a Wish Foundation,” helping children fill some of their last wishes. The annual pig roasts began in his Bradford back yard bringing in hundreds of area bikers then moved to the American Legion Post and Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill. At his last Pig Roast, he was recognized by the American Motorcyclists Association and the Mayor of Haverhill for all his good works.
Pete was one of the original supporters of the Motorcyclist Survivor’s Fund, its concepts and missions of “Bikers Helping Bikers” and promoting motorcycle awareness. He volunteered his time and talents and personality supporting Nelson’s Ride each year.
About five years ago Pete relocated to Florida to be with and care for his Mom. Both of them are back up north for a few weeks, and we have the honor of honoring his contributions to the motorcycle community, as our “Parade Marshall” at this year’s Nelson’s Ride Sunday August 18th from Cycles! 128.
We welcome all Pete’s friends to come down to see him at the 14th annual “Nelson’s Ride” and help us ROAST PETE ! ! !
New sign up outside Cycles! 128 in Beverly. Cycles! 128 is the host of and a sponsor for the 14th annual “Nelson’s Ride” – click here for tickets and products and more info on the August 18th ride!
All the event details, advanced online tickets, and a full page printable flyer are now available for the Charlie “Rudedog” Campbell Benefit on August 14th at Sammy’s Patio in Revere. All event details are here.
Nelson’s Ride Event Planning Team Meetings will be held every Monday night now through August 12th. Meetings start at 6:30 sharp at Cycles! 128. Walk-throughs, ride the Ride Route (weather permitting – use your judgment) (Road Guards needed !) Some ‘after-meeting’ meetings then to the Rocci-Post – all done by 8:30 ! Come on down – sign up to again help make this annual Ride for local families of riders in need a smooth Event for all attendees – it’s our Volunteers that make this work!
Watch for our Wednesday Night “Flash Ride-Ins” and cookouts on our Facebook Page each Wednesday beginning June 26th through August 14th. By 1 p.m. each Wednesday, we’ll announce on our Facebook Page the location of that night’s Event and DEAL for riders, be it FREE cookouts by our supporters or discount food deals or a supported Event helping local riders. Make our Wednesday night FLASH Ride-Ins a ‘pit stop’ on your Wednesday night cruise. Nelson’s Ride Event tickets/I’m Riding In Memory of Lanyards, shirts, pins/patches will be available!
The 14th Annual Nelson’s Ride shirts were recently distributed to Nelson’s family members and are available on-line here.
Last year’s 50/50 Raffle ‘winner’ from Woburn has agreed to be our official ‘puller’ for this year’s drawing, . . . and as of last night, the winner’s pool is up to $2,387.50 ! Drawing at the 14th annual “Nelson’s Ride” August 18th. $5 tickets available with local groups and on-line at RidersHelpingRiders.org – keep it growing – the winner could be YOU! Buy your tickets online here!
TONS of thanks to all those who honored Tony “T” Fasulo at T’s Ride on Sunday, June 2nd, our sponsors, supporters, vendors, volunteers, the Hudson Elks Lodge, super-band “Stilburnin,” Hudson, Berlin, Northboro, and Shrewsbury Police. Over 1,000 pictures and several videos posted on The T’s Ride Facebook Event page. Check them out!
T’s Ride Event T-shirts are still available until sizes run out – order them here!
And here are a few messages posted from Mama T, T’s wife Jeannine, and lead Ride Captain Grizz:
Mama T: “I could never find the appropriate words to express my gratitude for all of you that made the T Ride the success it was. I have always known how special my son was, and how wonderful it is that you all were in his life. I consider you all part of my extended family. T will always be with us, watching over us until we are with him.”
Jeannine Fasulo: “Just wanted to thank the American veteran, Xtremeriders Framingham, Paul W. Cote and everyone else that helped make this ride possible. No wonder way Tony called you guys his brothas Thanks again hope you raised a lot of money.”
Grizz, Road Capt, XtremeRiders: “XtremeThanks to the Hudson Elks, Paul Cote and MMSF, the American Vets, Steel Horse Sisters, Star Riders, Scott Harris, Stil Burnin, all the police help and all the volunteers and vendors. Bikers helping Bikers !!I’m proud to be an Xtreme Rider but days like yesterday even more sooo yup !!! The season really starting now see y’all out there. Ride safe, Ride hard…..Ride Xtreme !!!!!”
Today, May 2nd, thirteen years ago, Nelson Selig of Essex was killed while riding his motorcycle on Route 133 in Ipswich, when a 19-year old driving a Blaza and lighting a bong, drifting into Nelson’s lane hitting his motorcycle head on.
We offer our condolences to his family and friends, and THANK them for allowing us to use their tragedy to help and benefit other families of riders through “Nelson’s Ride” and other Survivor’s Fund events.
Nelson Selig
Nelson’s tragic death 14 years ago also spurred a grass roots movement of motorcycle awareness within the local riding community that we believe has saved lives and reduced accidents.
“Nelly’s Bill” was enacted 4 years later that put a motorcycle awareness module into the auto driver’s training course curriculum. Statistics from 1998-2000 showed 28% of motorcycle fatalities in Massachusetts occurred before May, so another Bill was passed proclaiming the last week of March through the end of April as the Commonwealth’s Motorcycle Awareness Period. The State’s motorcycle awareness program was pulled from the Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau and transferred to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, who adopted “Check Twice – Save a Life, MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE!” as the State’s awareness motto. An audit of the State’s motorcycle safety fund revealed over $400,000 in unspent funds, and $300,000 was re-allotted. While most of the Country saw increased deaths with increased motorcycle registrations, motorcycle fatalities in Massachusetts remained level or lessened.
Nelson left behind a Mom and longtime step-Dad, two sisters, a wife and two young children. He was a local clam digger who wanted more for his kids. Friends and local riders rallied and put together “Nelson’s Ride” in August 2000, to raise money for his kids’ educational fund. A second then a third Ride were done in 2001 and 2002. After the third Ride, his family thanked the riding community then did an unselfish act, asking the Ride continue in Nelson’s memory, but funds raised go to other local families of riders killed or seriously injured in motorcycle accidents. That has been happening since 2004. In 2007, a Survivor’s Fund was started in Southeastern Massachusetts. And in 2008, a Blackstone Valley Survivor’s Fund was started that in 2010 changed to the Worcester County Survivor’s Fund.
Today, we remember what took Nelly from his family 14 years ago and remember what has come because of his death. We thank his family, friends and the riding community for all they have contributed in helping other families. Rest in peace, Nelson.
Joe ‘Sarge’ Komola with MMSF Clerk Carol Richardson
The “Sticca Night” at Seacoast Cycle in Newburyport, scheduled for Wednesday, May 15th, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 29th.
Why wait in line on the weekend when you could be riding? Come down to these supporting shops for an early-evening cookout, and to get your sticca while you wait!
Wednesday, May 15th – Seacoast Cycle (Newbury, MA), 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22nd – Cycles 128! (Beverly, MA), 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The attached statistics were released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation regarding Motorcycle Registrations and Fatalities in 2012, and historically for the years 2001 – 2012. (Both documents are attached as Adobe PDF’s).
The MMSF Mobile Events Van got a ‘facelift’ today!Don Rivet and his bride Linda donated their time and talents today . . . replacing the ‘old’ front grille on the Van with spanking new stuff! Before and after pictures show the difference! TONS of thanks, Don!
Before….
and After!!!
As of Monday, April 8th, there’s now $1,270 in ‘winner’s pool,’ with the winning ticket to be drawn at our 14th annual “Nelson’s Ride“. (You need not be present to win . . . past two years’ winners won over $4,000!)
Carmen of Leominster won our April monthly drawing for two products, and her winning ticket goes back into the bin for more chances to win! Next monthly drawing for two Survivor’s Fund products will be May 13th.
Order your tickets on-line at RidersHelpingRiders.org, or pick up from one of our supporting groups/clubs/businesses . . . or at our upcoming ‘sticca’ night cookouts at supporting shops!
Awareness in Ayer ! TONS of thanks to Ralph Longtin and Marianne Gi Conte Longton for getting a “Check Twice – Save a Life” sign up!!
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