PA Chapter XX
International Red Knights Motorcycle Club
WELCOME
We are a club for members of the fire service, and their
families, who enjoy riding motorcycles. Membership is open to ALL
firefighters, active or
retired, volunteer, or industrial, who have access to a
motorcycle and hold a valid motorcycle drivers license. Spouses,
members' children, boy/girlfriends
and brothers/sisters are also welcome as Social Members.
At present, a minimum of 7 firefighters are required to charter a new
chapter.
So have a look around, and contact us to tell us what you
think!
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
To promote motorcycle safety.
To project a positive image of motorcycling.
To enjoy the fraternity of Firefighters.
To engage exclusively in social, charitable and
educational activities directed at increasing the general
understanding of,
enjoyment of, competency, sportsmanship and participation
in the sport of Motorcycling.
Red Knights PA Chapter XX
We became a chapter on 28 February 2005. Our chapter has 33 members
at this time who come to us from many surrounding Monroe and Pike County Fire companies.
Our Chapter holds its meetings at the Marshalls Creek Fire Station (Station 29).
We take pride in our profession and the duties that we take on as Red Knights,
our chapter is involved in fund raising which benifits locals who have been affected
by fire disasters, this is one of the reasons we enjoy being a Red Knight.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE
To see a list of our Officers or to download an application to join see our Contacts Page
History of the Red Knights
During the summer of 1982 several firefighters were
visiting "Randy's Cycle Shop" in Boylston, Massachusetts and the
subject of motorcycle clubs came up. Soon they were all grousing
about the fact that law enforcement people had a motorcycle club
known as the Blue Knights but there was no club for firefighters.
After this tire kicking session, owner Randy Wilson suggested to Ed
Wright, a firefighter from Northboro, MA, that he stop talking about
the lack of a club and form one instead.
Recognizing a good idea when he heard one, Ed Wright went
home that afternoon and made some hand printed posters inviting
firefighters from the area to meet and determine if there was enough
interest to form a motorcycle club. On August 17th, 1982, Fire Chief
Jack Pierce allowed a small group of motorcycle enthusiasts to meet
in Northboro Fire Headquarters to lay the ground work for the
formation of a motorcycle club.
On October 19th, 1982, firefighters Colin Mackey, Bob
Bourassa, Ed Wright, Roger Wentzell, Dave Hamilton, Bob Goulet, David
Hunt, Jon Tripp, Don Parker, Norm Beausoleil and Chief Pierce met
again. There was interest in promoting the positive image of
motorcycling while enjoying the camaraderie of other firefighters. It
was decided then that this group would be known as the Red Knights
Motorcycle Club.
News of this new club spread like a grass fire. In July of
1983, a chapter was formed in Connecticut. In October of that year a
second Massachusetts chapter was formed. Soon applications came in
from such distant places as Nevada and Louisiana. In August of 1983
the founding members realized the organization was rapidly growing
beyond their original expectations. To properly handle this growth
they elected a committee to serve as a National Board of Directors.
With applications from Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada, the club
became the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club.
As a result of the seed that was planted at Randy's in
1982, there are now more than 300 Red Knights chapters and 9,000
members throughout the world,
Check out our chapter
locations page for the various chapter locations. MALs are not
listed.
Contact us for information on Red Knights Motorcycle Club
chapter and members-at-large information.
In 1984 the first club convention was held in Boylston MA.
Each year since that time a convention has been held for all Red
Knights. Convention sites have been Boylston, Massachusetts (1984,
1985, 1987), Cromwell, Connecticut (1986), Toronto, Ontario (1988),
Mentor, Ohio (1989), Waterville Valley, New Hampshire (1990),
Leamington, Ontario (1991), Worcester, Massachusetts (1992), Angola,
Indiana (1993), Belleville, Ontario (1994), Dublin, Ohio (1995),
Leamington, Ontario (1996), Marlborough, Massachusetts (1997), New
York City (1998), Daytona Beach, Florida (1999), Indianapolis,
Indiana (2000) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (2001), and Warwick, Rhode
Island [2002], and la convention de 2003 sera à Laval,
Québec (Laval, Quebec, Canada, 2003), Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada [2004], Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2005], and New York, New
York [2006], Worcester, Massachusetts [2007], Sandusky, Ohio [2008]
Ft. Lauderdale, FL [2009].
PA Chapter XX 2012 ST Patrick's Day Parade Stroudsburg, PA
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