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MAYOR’S RIDE DONATIONS
December 8, 2010

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MAYOR’S RIDE DONATES $10,500 TO STURGIS FIRE DEPARTMENT, $2,000 TO STURGIS SPECIAL OLYMPICS/STURGIS POLICE DEPARTMENT RESERVES AND $1,000 TO NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION
STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis Rally Department is pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Sturgis Mayor’s Ride held Monday, August 9th, during the 2010 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, raised $10,500 for the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department, $2,000 for the Sturgis Special Olympics/ Sturgis Police Department Reserves and $1,000 for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The Mayor’s Ride was created to be a funding source for the Sturgis Fire Department, a volunteer organization that plays a vital role in the Rally by not only keeping fire emergencies under control but also responding to accident scenes and other medical emergencies.  This year Mayor Maury LaRue chose to also fund two other organizations, the Sturgis Special Olympics/Sturgis Police Reserves and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.  2010 Mayor’s Ride participants were joined by the Jack Daniel’s tour bus and staff, Governor Mike Rounds and his wife Jean, South Dakota Office of Tourism Director, Melissa Miller, numerous state legislators’, Sturgis Mayor Maury LaRue, and local city council members on an escorted ride through some of the Black Hill’s most spectacular scenery on two lane roads.  The ride included scenic Bear Butte State Park, stopping in Belle Fourche to visit the Center of the Nation landmark and then continued through beautiful Spearfish Canyon to the famous gold mining town of Lead.  The group then traveled through historic Deadwood and down Boulder Canyon returning to Sturgis to enjoy a delicious luncheon with the Mayor and his special guests.   “The Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department would like to again thank the Mayor and the Mayor’s Ride sponsors and participants for their continued support,” said Fire Chief Ron Koan.  “The funds generated annually from the Mayor’s Ride allows the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department to purchase equipment and provide professional volunteer firefighting services, which otherwise would be funded by taxpayer dollars. “ “This is just another way that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally benefits the community,” stated Mayor LaRue.  “We ask a great deal of our volunteer firefighters year round, but especially during the Rally and the weeks leading up to it.  With the help of our sponsors and the generosity of the people, who participated in the Mayor’s Ride this year, we were able to once again give the fire department and other organizations additional funding needed.”  The 8th Annual Mayor’s Ride was supported by presenting sponsor Jack Daniel’s, with additional sponsorship support from Ford Motor Company – Built Ford Tough, Geico, Black Hills Power Corporation, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, South Dakota Pork Producers – Pork the Other White Meat, Rosenbauer Firefighting Technology, AMA and Knology.  

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