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Activities during the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Weekend, Oct. 6-7 are being scheduled for those who wish to attend the Emmitsburg, MD ceremony. Announcements on a golf tournament and the annual motorcycle ride have been released.

The Libertytown, Maryland, Volunteer Fire Department and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will host the first annual Fall Golf Scramble on Friday, October 5, at the Glade Valley Golf Club in Walkersville, Maryland. The tournament will be held annually on the day before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Fifty percent of all proceeds will go to pay for expenses of families attending the national tribute.

The tournament includes a morning flight teeing off at 7 a.m., with a 1 p.m. tee off for the afternoon flight. All players will receive a commemorative shirt and hat, a buffet lunch, and complimentary gifts. Prizes and other gifts will be given away during the day and at the awards dinner.

Flights will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis with an entry fee of $75 per player or $300 per foursome. Sponsorships from departments, unions, organizations, and individuals are welcomed at $100 each. Sponsors will be recognized on the golf course and in the tournament program.

Contact Marty Fuller, Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department, (301) 898-7879 or mfuller17@aol.com for further information on the golf tournament.

On Saturday, October 6, motorcyclists from across the country will ride to show their support of the families and coworkers of America’s fallen fire heroes. The Third Annual Red Helmets Ride will be a highlight of the 20th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend held on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg. This year’s ceremonies will honor the 98 men and women who died in the line of duty during 2000.

Motorcyclists, including current and past firefighters, EMTs, and other riders, will show their support by rolling onto the NFA campus around noon and holding a wreath laying ceremony at the national monument. The family members and coworkers of the fallen firefighters being honored this year will attend the ceremony. Several of the fallen firefighters were motorcyclists themselves.

Groups participating in the Red Helmets Ride will come together at Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland. They will leave the Key Mall at 11:30 a.m., escorted by the Maryland State Police for the 30-mile ride to Emmitsburg. A group will leave at 9:30 a.m. from the Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy off Veterans Highway in Millersville, Maryland, with a state police escort to the Key Mall in Frederick. Maryland State Police Superintendent, Colonel David B. Mitchell, is expected to ride with the group again this year.

Following the wreath laying ceremony, riders are invited to a cookout at the Log Cabin on campus. Participants will receive pins commemorating their ride and a Memorial Weekend patch.

To join the ride or for more information, contact Tom Baker at 301-262-9060 or Conyank@ix.netcom.net, or Terry Lewis at 301-416-7251 or windfire31@msn.com.