Save the date!
Our annual Escorted Motorcycle Ride to raise money for Project Lifesaver is October 1, 2023. Click to download the flyer and share with your riding buddies.
This rain-or-shine ride begins and ends at Newport News Park, Shelters 19 and 20. The park is located at 13560 Jefferson Ave.
The ride fee is $20.00 per bike and an additional $5 per passenger.
You can sign up ahead of time by downloading and mailing your completed registration form with your check or money order or you can register the morning of the ride beginning at 9 a.m. at Newport News Park, Shelters 19-20.
Following a safety briefing, we’ll leave at approximately 11 a.m. The ride usually lasts about an hour. Everyone returns to the park for the hot dog social, raffles, auctions, music, and more.
It’s a great event and we appreciate all the riders who support us each year. There are more than 80 adults and children enrolled in the Project Lifesaver program. Sheriff Gabe Morgan says it’s important that families who need this coverage can get it without worrying about how to pay for it, so NNSO clients don’t pay anything. All money from this ride goes directly to our program.
Learn about Project Lifesaver at the NNSO.
If you have questions, contact ride coordinator Capt. K. Gross. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
UPDATE: Nearly 100 bikers took part in our 10th anniversary ride. The event raised $6,000 for Project Lifesaver. We are grateful to everyone who took part and the volunteers who gave up part of their Sunday to help make the event a big success.
THANK YOU!
No date for 2025 has been set yet; however, we are planning it for October.
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On Sunday, October 27, motorcyclists will ride from Newport News Park to raise money for our Project Lifesaver search-and-rescue program.
Registration will open at 9 a.m. at Shelters 19 and 20. The fee is $20.00 per bike and $5.00 p/passenger.
The approximately hour-long escorted ride should start around 11 a.m., after a safety briefing. For some bikers, our ride has been their first experience with pack riding, so we want to make sure everyone's comfortable with it.
When the riders return to the park, they'll enjoy a hot dog social, DJ music, raffles, and more.
Project Lifesaver is a non-profit search-and-rescue program for adults and children diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Autism, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury and other mental disorders. Using Project Lifesaver equipment, deputies can locate clients who have wandered off and bring them home safely. The program has a 100% success rate and reduces the average search time from hours or days to about 30 minutes.
Sheriff Gabe Morgan offers this important program at no charge to those Newport News children and adults who need it.
Currently, the Newport News Sheriff’s Office has more than 70 adults and children covered by Project Lifesaver.
For information about the ride or Project Lifesaver, contact Community Relations Office/Project Lifesaver coordinator Capt. K. Gross at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
