WHEN IS THE RIDE?
The 3rd Annual Ride for Missing Children in Buffalo will be Friday, May
8, 2009.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE RIDE?
You may register online or by registration form. You will know
you are registered when you receive a return email as well as a small
rider packet with additional information in the mail.
Go
To The Online Registration
WHERE DOES THE RIDE START?
The Ride will start from Erie Community College's South Campus,
located at 4041 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY 14127.
Click
here for Directions
WHEN DOES THE RIDE START?
Registration check in begins at 6:45 AM; the opening ceremony will
start at approximately 7:15 AM and the Ride will depart at
approximately 7:45 AM.
WHERE DO I PARK THE CAR?
Free parking is available E.C.C. South Campus.
HOW FAR IS THE RIDE?
The Ride will cover approximately 100 miles throughout Erie County.
There will be frequent stops at approximately 15 mile intervals allowing
15 minute breaks. Food and water will be available at each stop.
A rider is not required to ride all 100 miles! A support bus will
be available for those who wish to either take a rest or who have
reached their own personal mileage goal. A support vehicle will also
be there to safely transport bicycles on to the next stop.
DOES A RIDER HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED?
Yes! This is a safety issue. See the certification guidelines.
Download
the Certification Guidelines
WHY ARE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS REQUIRED?
Social Security numbers are required since this program involves
children. The number will be used to screen nationally for people
convicted of child sexual assault and exploitation offenses. Your
application and social security number are kept in a secure location
and are destroyed and deleted after the Ride. Access is only through
the Special Events coordinator and that portion of the database is
shared only with the Senior Analyst in the Case Analyses Unit who
executes the search. We exercise the utmost discretion and respect
your privacy.
DO I HAVE TO RAISE MONEY IN ORDER TO RIDE?
Yes! One of the primary goals of the Ride is to raise much needed
funding to support the services of the NCMEC/NY branch. $250 is required
for each rider to participate in the Ride.
Download
the Sponsor/Donation Form
Download
the Pledge Form
HOW DO I RAISE THE FUNDS?
See the Fundraising Tips in the Rider's Manual.
Coming Soon!!
WHERE DOES THE RIDE GO?
We will travel all throughout Erie County before ending
the Ride around 5:00 PM at Erie Community College's
South Campus.
DO I HAVE TO PARTICPATE IN THE TRAINING RIDES?
If you are a new Rider it is mandatory that you join at least two
of the training rides. All riders are urged to attend and participate
in as many as possible. You will learn important skills for riding
in a team and how to maintain an even pace.
Download
the Training Schedule
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR THE RIDE?
View both the Rider's Manual as well as suggestions from our Head
Shepherd:
Download
The Riders Manual - Coming Soon
Download
the Shepherd's Advice
WHY IS THE RIDE DURING THE WEEK?
The Ride for Missing Children rides during the week in order to
stop at targeted schools to help bring a safety message to school
children. This year the emphasis will be on internet safety. The
children will have a pep-rally several days prior to the Ride and
will have another mini-rally during our stop at their school. Riders
participate by giving pencils with a safety message to the children
and by joining in on the singing!
IS THERE A JERSEY FOR THE RIDE?
Yes! A distinctive, high quality jersey from Voler will be given to each rider.
Note: the shirt follows the colors of the Ride logo and might not be correctly
represented in the shirt image!
Take
a look at the jersey!
Checkout the our fund raising inventives!
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charity and publicly supported organization as defined in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Federal ID #52-1328557. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
1As reported by David Finkelhour, Heather Hammer, Andrea J. Sedlak, and Dana J. Schultz in "National Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview," National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, October 2002, page 5, an estimated 797,500 children were reported missing in 1999. Thus an average of 2,184 children are reported missing each day.