Blue Knights MA VI 32nd Annual Blessing of the Bikes
Date: Sunday, May 4th
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: West Dennis Beach, West Dennis, MA
The Cape Cod & Islands Chapter of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club (MA VI, http://blueknights.org/ma6) announces that its 32nd Annual Blessing of the Bikes will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Information and updates will be broadcast on PIXY 103 FM Radio. The Blessing will again be held at West Dennis Beach, with the gate opening at 9:30 AM. The on-site, in-place Blessing will occur at Noon, so bikes must plan on being there, registered and parked by 11:45 AM. The participation donation is $5.00, with proceeds going to the Blue Knights to be used for charitable purposes; such as Cape Cod Community College Scholarships, Cape Cod Times Needy Fund and Blue Knights COPSRUN (assisting surviving family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty). Refreshments will be available for purchase at the snack bar and numerous vendors set up stands and tables. In past years, up to 1,500 motorcycles traveled from every State in New England to be a part of the Blessing, with an estimated 2,000-2,250 people in attendance.
Directions to the Blessing and Start of Poker Run: Take Route 6 East to Exit 9A and bear right onto Route 134 South. For a scenic ride take Route 6A to Route 134 South in East Dennis and continue until you pass Route 6. Continue 2 miles to the Route 28 traffic lights, then cross Route 28 onto Swan River Road. At the end of Swan River Road, take a right onto Lower County Road and about ¾ of a mile later take a left onto Lighthouse Road. When you enter the small rotary circle, the Beach entrance is halfway around on the other side of the circle. This entrance will be for motorcycles only; cars should continue around the circle and enter the parking lot on your right, to the left of the snack bar.
The Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club was formed in the Spring of 1974 in Bangor, Maine, with the MA VI Chapter being formed at the start of 1976. There are presently over 20,000 members in 601 Chapters located in 24 countries around the world; and in the past 17 years alone the Blue Knights have donated approximately $5.3 million in cash, $571,831 in goods, and over 164,980 work hours, for a total worth of over $9.2 million, to more than 1,700 charities, including Concerns Of Police Survivors (COPS), Cystic Fibrosis, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Make-A-Wish, Toys For Tots and many other worthy local charities.
E-mail: BlueKnightsMA6@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.blueknights.org/ma6