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Ride-Away of New Hampshire to help Support the Annual NEVPA/AEBA Bass Fishing Tournament
09-08-2010 This Saturday, September 11th, the NEPVA will be hosting their annual Bass Fishing Tournament o...

The Warrior Run to Benefit Homes for our Troops to be held on Saturday, September 11th
09-08-2010 Join the employees of Ride-Away of New Hampshire and Ride-Away of North Attleboro on Saturday, ...

Ride-Away of Norfolk Will Be Exhibiting At the Health Awareness Day Fair on September 4th
09-08-2010 Come down to the Southgate Mall in Elizabeth City, NC this Saturday, September 4th for the Heal...

The Vermont APTA Will Host Their 11th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament on September 3rd
09-08-2010 On Friday, September 3rd, the VT APTA is set to host their 11th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament ...

The 4th Annual Camp Allen Golf Tournament Set to Tee Off on August 26th at Candia Woods
08-24-2010 Ride-Away of Londonderry will be one of the sponsors at the 4th Annual Camp Allen Golf Tourname...

The 34th Annual National Wheelchair Softball Tournament to be held on August 19th-21st
08-18-2010 From August 19th-August 21st, 14 wheelchair softball teams from around the country will compete...

Ride-Away Delivers a Wheelchair Accessible Van to a Deserving Child and His Family
07-30-2010 Isaiah Gomez (13-years-old from Manchester, NH) and his family, were given the keys to a full-s...

Ride-Away Massachusetts's expertise with wheelchair vans is a product of our sustained interest in the industry trends and characteristics. We are privileged to share the latest news, promotions and events with you and hope the information will enhance your shopping experience. As you know, there are many new wheelchair vans from which to choose, and we believe an informed customer is the best customer.

Join Ride-Away of New Hampshire at the Three Notch Century Bike Ride to Benefit the Northeast Passage from September 10th-12th
09-08-2010
The Three Notch Century bike ride will challenge riders on a one, two, or three day journey through the White Mountains of New Hampshire from Friday, September 10th t0 Sunday, September 12th. All proceeds will benefit the Northeast Passage which delivers disability-related health promotion and adapted sports programs throughout New England. Ride-Away of New Hampshire is proud to sponsor this event and is looking forward to seeing all the participants ride throughout the weekend! For more information, please visit the Three Notch Century website.

Ride-Away of New Hampshire to help Support the Annual NEVPA/AEBA Bass Fishing Tournament
09-08-2010
This Saturday, September 11th, the NEPVA will be hosting their annual Bass Fishing Tournament on Lake Winnipesaukee, in Moultonborough, NH. Registration begins at 7:00AM with the tournament starting at 8:00AM. Ride-Away of New Hampshire will be in attendance to show their support of this annual tournament that brings Veterans from all over New England together for a weekend of fishing and fun. For more information regarding this event, please visit the NEPVA website.

The Warrior Run to Benefit Homes for our Troops to be held on Saturday, September 11th
09-08-2010
Join the employees of Ride-Away of New Hampshire and Ride-Away of North Attleboro on Saturday, September 11th at the Warrior Run to benefit Homes for our Troops motorcycle ride. Registration begins at Rodman Ford in Foxboro, MA from 9:00AM-10:30AM, with the motorcycle ride to begin at 11:00AM. There will be a large cookout and live music following the ride at approximately 12:15PM. Ride-Away will be on site displaying our Mobility Conquest wheelchair accessible motorcycle. For more information, please visit the Homes for our Troops website.

Ride-Away of Maine to Sponsor the Walk to Defeat ALS Event in Portland, ME on September 11th
09-08-2010
On Saturday, September 11th, the Northern New England Chapter of the ALS Association will hold their annual Walk to Defeat ALS Event in Portland, ME. Registration begins at 9:00AM at Payson Park, and the 3.5 mile walk begins promptly at 10:30AM. Ride-Away of Maine is proud to support the ALS Association and their Walk to Defeat ALS Events. For more information on this walk, please visit the ALS Associations Northern New England website.

Join Ride-Away of Tampa at the AMVETS 3rd Annual Remembrance Ride and Pig Roast on September 11th
09-08-2010
The AMVETS 3rd Annual Remembrance Ride and Pig Roast will be held on Saturday, September 11th in five different starting points, beginning at 11:00Am. The ride will end at Winthrop Pole Bera in Riverview and will be followed by live music, raffles and auctions. Ride-Away’s Tampa, FL location will be in attendance and will be raffling off two round-trip Southwest Airline tickets! We will also be displaying our wheelchair accessible motorcycle as well as information on our extensive line of wheelchair vans and mobility equipment. All of the proceeds will benefit the James A. Haley VA Rec Services. For more information on this event, please contact our Tampa, FL Ride-Away location.

Ride-Away of Norfolk Will Be Exhibiting At the Health Awareness Day Fair on September 4th
09-08-2010
Come down to the Southgate Mall in Elizabeth City, NC this Saturday, September 4th for the Health Awareness Day Fair from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Ride-Away of Norfolk will be exhibiting and is looking forward to informing all of the attendees about our wide variety of wheelchair vans and adaptive equipment that we offer. For more information, please contact Ride-Away of Norfolk.

The Vermont APTA Will Host Their 11th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament on September 3rd
09-08-2010
On Friday, September 3rd, the VT APTA is set to host their 11th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament in Essex, VT at The Links at Lang Farm golf course. Registration and warm-up will begin at 11:00AM and golfers will be set to tee it up at 12:00PM. Ride-Away of Vermont is proud to be a sponsor of this benefit tournament that helps support the Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sport program. For more information on this event, please visit the VT APTA website.

Join Ride-Away of Tampa at the Team Hope Walk to Benefit Huntington’s Disease on August 28th
08-26-2010
On Saturday, August 28th, join the Ride-Away of Tampa employees at the Team Hope Walk to Benefit Huntington’s Disease (a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder)at The Pier in St. Petersburgh, FL. Registration will begin at 7:00AM and the walk will start promptly at 8:00AM. Online registration is $10 and registration on the day of the event is $15. Our Tampa employees are is excited for a great day of supporting Huntington’s Disease on Saturday and are looking forward to seeing all of the walkers as well! For more information, please visit the Huntington’s Disease website.

The HowardCenter will Host Their 2nd Annual ‘Zoe’s Race’ Event on August 29th in Burlington, VT
08-24-2010
Ride-Away of Vermont will be sponsoring the 2nd Annual ‘Zoe’s Race’ on Sunday, August 29th at Oakledge Park in Burlington, VT at 9:30AM. The proceeds from this event will be used for current and future projects which directly benefit families who receive support from HowardCenter and who are in need of accessibility modifications to their homes. For more information on this event, please visit the ‘Zoe’s Race’ page on the HowardCenter website.

The Connecticut Chapter of the MS Society Will Host Their Annual 2-Day Bike Ride on August 28th & 29th
08-24-2010
Join Ride-Away of East Hartford and the Connecticut Chapter of the MS Society at their annual 2-day bike ride to fight Multiple Sclerosis. The event will start on Saturday, August 28th at Priam Vineyards in Colchester, CT at 7:30AM and then start again on Sunday, August 29th at 7:00AM at the same starting point. This annual ride is designed to benefit over 6,000 individuals in Connecticut that are living with MS. Ride-Away’s East Hartford location will be supporting this event by providing wheelchair accessible vehicles as transportation to individuals that need to utilize this service. For more information, please visit the CT Chapter of the MS Society’s website.

Ride-Away of Norfolk is Sponsoring the East Coast Cripplers Golf Tournament Fundraiser on August 27th
08-24-2010
On Friday, August 27th, the East Coast Cripplers Quad Rugby Team will be holding their 2010 Golf Tournament Fundraiser at Cypress Point Golf Course in Virginia Beach starting at 1:00PM. All of the proceeds will go towards helping the East Coast Cripplers with their travel and equipment needs for their quad rugby season. Ride-Away of Norfolk is proud to sponsor this event and is looking forward to seeing everyone out on the course on Friday! For more information, please visit the East Coast Cripplers website.

Experience Independence Through Empowerment at the CDAC 2010 Disability Convention & Expo on August 28th
08-24-2010
The Connecticut Disability Advocacy Collaborative is holding the 2010 Disability Convention and Exposition on Saturday, August 28th at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford from 10:00AM-4:00PM. Ride-Away of East Hartford will be exhibiting at this expo. They will be displaying products such as a wheelchair accessible truck and wheelchair accessible motorcycle, and they will also be providing information on wheelchair vans and mobility equipment as well. Stop by the Ride-Away booth on Saturday for some great giveaways. For more information on this event, please visit the CDAC website.

The 4th Annual Camp Allen Golf Tournament Set to Tee Off on August 26th at Candia Woods
08-24-2010
Ride-Away of Londonderry will be one of the sponsors at the 4th Annual Camp Allen Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 26th at Candia Woods in Candia, NH. The proceeds from this event go to help support the Camp Allen programs and services that they offer to their campers throughout the year. For more information on this event, please visit the Camp Allen website.

Join the Ride-Away of Maine Team on August 28th at the Walk to Defeat ALS Event in Bangor, ME
08-24-2010
On Saturday, August 28th, Ride-Away of Maine will be in attendance at the Annual Walk to Defeat ALS event at Hayford Park in Bangor, ME. Registration for the walk begins at 9:00AM and the three mile walk will start at 10:00AM. Ride-Away is proud to be a sponsor for the Bangor Walk to Defeat ALS Event, and is looking forward to an exciting day on August 28th! For more information, please visit the Walk to Defeat ALS website.

The 34th Annual National Wheelchair Softball Tournament to be held on August 19th-21st
08-18-2010
From August 19th-August 21st, 14 wheelchair softball teams from around the country will compete for the 34th Annual Wheelchair Softball National Championship at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. These teams consist of men, women, and veterans with disabilities, who have competed and won medals at the Paralympics. Ride-Away’s East Hartford location will be in attendance at the event, and will be handing out giveaways for attendees, as well as information about their wheelchair vans and adaptive equipment options. For more information, please visit the Wheelchair Sports Federation website or the National Wheelchair Softball Association website.

Ride-Away of Norfolk will be Exhibiting at the 2010 Navy/EOD Diver Charity Hockey Game on August 21st
08-18-2010
On Saturday, August 21st at the Chilled Ponds Ice Complex in Chesapeake, VA, the Wounded EOD Warriors Foundation will be hosting the 2010 Navy/EDO Diver Charity Hockey Game to benefit the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation. The puck drops at 3:00PM, but come early to see the Ride-Away of Norfolk team, as they will be handing out giveaways and displaying a wheelchair accessible van as well. For more information, please visit the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation website.

Join Ride-Away of Londonderry at the Greater Boston Chapter of the NSCIA’s Cookout on August 23rd
08-18-2010
Ride-Away’s Londonderry, NH location will be in attendance at the Greater Boston Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Cookout on Monday, August 23rd at the Spaulding Rehab Center’s Spaulding Patio from 4:00PM-8:00PM. The GBC of the NSCIA will be serving great food and will also be providing demonstrations on E-Stim Rowing, Accessible Golf, and Accessible Windsurfing. For more information, please visit the GBC of the NSCIA website.

Ride-Away Delivers a Wheelchair Accessible Van to a Deserving Child and His Family
07-30-2010
Isaiah Gomez (13-years-old from Manchester, NH) and his family, were given the keys to a full-size wheelchair accessible van by Ride-Away Vice President, Jaime Kuczewski, during an emotional ceremony at Ride-Away’s Corporate Offices in Londonderry, NH.

Londonderry, NH – July 29, 2010: During a very moving ceremony at Ride-Away’s Corporate Offices in Londonderry, NH this past Wednesday, Jaime Kuczewski, Vice President of Ride-Away (America’s largest provider of modified vehicles and adaptive equipment for people with disabilities) handed off the keys of a wheelchair accessible van to Isaiah Gomez (a 13-year-old boy from Manchester, NH, who has been actively living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) disease since he was 4 years old) and his family.

Ride-Away receives several requests throughout the year for van donations from various families and organizations, and although the company would like to fulfill all of these requests, it is unfortunately not possible. However, Ride-Away contributes over 10 percent of its earnings to non-profit organizations and has an 85 percent employee volunteerism rate in charitable activities year after year.

"Our corporate culture is one built upon always doing the right thing and making a difference in the communities we live and work in," Jaime Kuczewski said. "I knew about Isaiah Gomez’s story, so when I heard that Isaiah and his aunt, Sandy Deneault, were in need of a full-size wheelchair accessible van, I knew we needed to do what we could to get them the vehicle they so desperately needed and deserved. After telling Mark Lore, President and CEO of Ride-Away, about Isaiah and his family, we agreed that with the combination of Mark’s generosity and donations from our employees (that I had accumulated through my own fundraising efforts), we would be able to provide this inspirational family with a wheelchair accessible van that exceeds their current needs."

"Every year, after all of our company’s donations were given, I found myself constantly thinking about those other families and amazing organizations that also needed our help. I knew that our employees felt the same way – frustrated that we could not give to all that were in need," Kuczewski said. "In these tough economic times, these organizations and individuals need our help more than ever, which is why I created our ‘Comfort for a Cause’ donation program. This program gives employees the opportunity to purchase a pin for $5.00 that allows them to wear jeans on any day of the week. Since the inception of the program in August 2008, we have raised over $6,000, which has allowed us to assist multiple families and organizations. I am eternally grateful to be a part of a team that truly cares about making a positive impact in the lives of others and that also have been inspired by the philanthropy of Ride-Away."

DMD is a genetic disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness that begins with microscopic changes in the muscle, causing degeneration to the muscle over time. The onset of this disease is early childhood, generally 2-6 years-old, and symptoms are generalized weakness and muscle wasting that first affects the muscles of the hips, pelvic area, thighs and shoulder. This disease affects boys almost exclusively, and by their early teens, the boy’s heart and respiratory muscles could also be affected. This terrible, debilitating disease very rarely sees anyone survive past 30 years of age.

Over the years, Isaiah has overcome many exceptionally unique hardships that started just 6 months after he was diagnosed with DMD, when his mother tragically passed away in a terrible motor vehicle accident. Isaiah was then taken in by his aunt, Sandy Daneault, to live with her and her family, despite their own hardships they had been facing. As Isaiah grows and develops, his needs and abilities continue to change. Having recently been fitted with a larger power wheelchair, Isaiah has outgrown his current means of transportation, so his family has to rely on transportation agencies to provide a means of traveling for him to school and medical appointments. Within this past year, Isaiah has undergone a spinal fusion surgery, and is expected to undergo many more surgeries within the next couple of years. Since the transportation company can only take him to school and appointments, he is not able to enjoy such things as going to the movies, going to the park, or simply going out for a drive with his family.

Although Isaiah has encountered many misfortunes throughout his life, he does not allow those obstacles to keep him from enjoying life. He has become an advocate for other families and helps to create awareness and educate others about DMD. Isaiah is well known throughout the MDA community, and has served as an ambassador for the MDA on many occasions. In 2004, the MDA’s Trans New Hampshire Bike Ride was dedicated to him because of his efforts in helping others with DMD. He has not let his life become negatively affected by his lack of mobility. Instead, he has used his cheerful, encouraging, and overwhelmingly optimistic outlook on life to have an enormously positive impact on each person he speaks to. Isaiah is truly a special person and has more of a positive impact on people’s lives at the age of 13 than most adults do. "This is amazing," said Isaiah. "I now have the freedom to do things that I haven’t been able to do before."

Now Isaiah and The Daneault Family will have the freedom to go places and experience the things they once could not as a family. Isaiah and his family are looking forward to their first family vacation, and Isaiah is especially looking forward to partaking in one of his favorite activities, going to the movies.

During a time when the news has so many sad stories, an inspiring, encouraging story such as this can lift the spirits of so many, and give hope to those that might have once thought that there were no options for them. Isaiah and his story will continue to inspire not only those with DMD, but those looking for some peace within themselves.

Join Ride-Away of Norfolk,VA in Celebrating 20 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26th
07-23-2010
On Monday, July 26th from 4:00PM-6:30PM at the Endependence Center in Norfolk,VA, join Ride-Away of Norfolk, VA in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Enjoy music, food, and much more as we help celebrate this momentous occasion. Click here for more information on this event.

The Mobility Conquest Wheelchair Accessible Motorcycle to be featured at the 10th Annual MS Motorcycle Run
07-23-2010
Ride-Away of East Hartford, CT will be in attendance at the 10th Annual MS Motorcycle Run, showcasing the new Mobility Conquest wheelchair accessible motorcycle. The National MS Society’s Connecticut Chapter, is hosting this event on Sunday, July 25th at the Cadillac Ranch in Southington at 11:00AM. The 50 mile ride through Connecticut’s beautiful countryside will raise funds to help benefit more than 6,000 Connecticut residents that are battling MS. Come out to support a great cause, and get an up-close and personal look at the Mobility Conquest bike. For more information on this event, please visit the MS Society’s Connecticut chapter’s website.

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