Red Knights Club to support several county charities

    The Maine 7 Chapter of the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club, pictures above,  held its first meeting of 2008 April 20, at the Presque Isle Fire Department.     The Maine 7 Chapter was started during the fall of 2007 and currently has a membership numbering 24. Members are made up of firefighters from central Aroostook fire departments.
    During the meeting, the club voted to support the following charities: The Aroostook County Learn Not To Burn Program, Maine Medical Center’s Burn Unit and Cary Medical Center’s Camp Adventure (a summer education/adventure camp for teens with Type 1 diabetes.)
    The Red Knights Maine 7 will be conducting charity fund drives throughout the summer and encourage community members to support their efforts.
    An upcoming fund-raiser scheduled is a carwash at the Caribou Fire Department, Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Following this same schedule, also on May 3, another carwash will be held at the corner of Church and Main Streets in Presque Isle.
    The Maine 7 Chapter of the Red Knights’ mission statement reads:
    To promote motorcycle safety;
    To project a positive image of motorcycling;
    To enjoy the fraternity of firefighters; and
    To engage exclusively in social, charitable and educational activities directed at increasing the general understanding of, competency, sportsmanship and participation in the sport of motorcycling.
    For more information about the club  Mark Baker, club president, at 551-7430.