Help Raise Awareness for EMS!

Part of the mission of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride is that we want to raise awareness
regarding EMS, LODD, and work related safety/injuries in EMS. We will have
events in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Annapolis, and Washington DC.
In DC, we have teamed up with Advocates for EMS to create a special event.
This required Rep. Oberstar to actually pass a bill to allow us to be on the
grounds of the US Capitol!!

Please help us!
Talk to your Members of Congress DC Office about the bike ride special event
at the US Capitol.

Letters of invitation have been delivered to the members of congress from
the states that each rider is coming from. It works best if you can follow
up directly, and if the Member cannot attend ask if a staffer would be
willing to.

Thanks!

This is the letter of invitation they received:



On behalf of The National EMS Memorial Bike Ride (NEMSMBR) and Advocates for
EMS, we would like to invite you to participate in an event on Tuesday, May
20, 2008 in Upper Senate Park from 12:00-1:00 p.m. honoring emergency
medical services providers who have become injured or who have died in the
line of duty. Advocates for EMS is a not-for-profit organization whose
purpose is to educate elected and appointed officials as well as the public
at-large on important issues affecting the EMS community. The NEMSMBR is a
non-profit organization that started as a grassroots effort in Boston, MA in
2002 as a "ride to remember" to the Annual National EMS Memorial Service in
Roanoke, VA. This year the event includes riders from 24 states and
Ireland.

From May 17 - May 23, 2008, 110 participants will bike from New York City or
Lexington, KY to Roanoke, VA, the location of the National EMS Memorial. The
riders' stop in Washington on the 20th is primarily focused on raising
public awareness about those who have lost their life or suffered a
debilitating injury in the line of duty, as well as to voice their support
for H.R. 3822, which broadens the Public Safety Officer Benefit Program
death benefits to nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air
ambulance crew members, and first responders. We would be honored if you or
a member of your staff would attend the event.

To RSVP or for additional information please contact Lisa Meyer at
Cornerstone Government Affairs at (202)448-9522 or lmeyer@cgagroup.com.

We hope you will be able to join us!


David Page MS, NREMT-P
Vice President
National EMS Memorial Bike Ride
Cell: 651-341-0111
E-mail: dpage@ehs.net
Web: www.muddyangels.org