RIDIN' STEEL

Join us on this Sunday's RIDIN' STEEL for the EAGLES MAKE A WISH RIDE.

On August 8,2011,Sherry Bourgoin Host for RIDIN' STEEL and Todd Sanders introduced us to the Maxim Family,recipients of the Make A Wish Foundation. The ride focuses on Brighton;a young man whohad recently underwent heart surgery and was coming along very well. He hadbeen granted a shopping spree by the Foundation and traveled throughout Augusta from store to store in a limo. He said that it was the 2nd best day...

On this weeks RIDIN' STEEL we'll be broadcasting MATTHEW'S RIDE. Organized by our sponsor Dan Libby of HOUR GLASS COMPANY, this ride was to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes. It was also a memorial ride for our friend Sam Wolfe Willetts who lost his fight against this disease that plagues so many. You can catch it al on WPME at 10:30am and on TIME WARNER at 11am on Sunday Morning.

On July 17th, I accompanied a small group of riders that had gathered to ride in memory of their friend Kelly Colby. Kelly was killed in 2006 while riding his motorcycle in Bath, Maine. Each year since his passing, his closest friends retrace the roads they once rode together. It was a beautiful sunny and warm day, that made for a great ride and time to reflect on Kelly's passing as well as for the friends I have lost since beginning RIDIN' STEEL. Later on that same day, I broke away from the...

This Sunday on RIDIN' STEEL we join up with the Nadeau Family in support of Sandy Barnie who was diagnosed  with Colon Cancer last year. Once again the family unites to raise funds to assist her in the cost that she has incurred while undergoing treatment. Part of the proceeds for this benefit went towards the GET ON THE BANDWAGON NOW! Charity. This organization offers financial assistance to cancer victims by providing them with gas & food cards to help offset some of the cost that ...

The OWIE BOX RIDE which is organized by Maine Elks Club members raises and donates thousands of dollars each year to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. RIDIN' STEEL host Sherry Bourgoin and her husband Dan took on the responsibility of covering this ride for us while we were on the WOUNDED HEROES RIDE shown on last Sunday’s Show. Sherry and Dan met and spoke with Leanna Doane of the MCCP. They interviewed a young boy by the name of Michell Hopkins and gentleman by the name of Ch...

On Sunday January 1st. RIDIN' STEEL takes you on the WOUNDED HEROES RIDE 2011.

This Ride organized by the Pam Payeur and her Team of the WOUNDED HEROES PROGRAM of MAINE takes us to the Scarborough Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine where a very Patriotic scenerio unfolds. Veterans from our current conflicts to those of World War 2 mingle with each other sharing time and hopefully stories of their experiences with each other. This Ride took special meaning to me personally because Pam ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS from RIDIN' STEEL and don't forget to watch this Sunday's show on Christmas Day as we cover the BLESSING OF THE BIKES held on June 26, 2011. This is a special show where hundreds of Motorcyclist not only rode in memory of Pam Morrill but for many friends that were presently ill or have passed through the years. It was especially meaningful to Father Jack Fles and his family due to a liver transplant he was to have at this time last year. There's also a visit from...

This Sunday December 18th. RIDIN' STEEL will be broadcasting our coverage of ZANE'S RIDE. Organized by Ernie Debiasio, this Benefit Ride is to raise funds for the Maine Childrens Cancer Program. Ernie holds a position of Sagadahoc County Director for the United Bikers of Maine. Zane (a cancer survivor and success story) is his Grandson. This years ride experienced some changes to make it a more family friendly environment.

The 2nd. half of the show will be on a young man  by the n...

This Sunday December 11th. RIDIN' STEEL will be airing our coverage of North Country Harley's OPEN HOUSE. This Event also had the Kennebec County Sheriff's Dept there representing the D.A.R.E Program.

We also included some footage just taken last week on Saturday December 3rd. of Big Moose Harley's PAJAMA PROGRAM. Hope you'll take the time to watch it. This weeks soundtrack will feature the music of Carlene Thornton.

This Sunday December 4th. RIDIN' STEEL Fans will be able to catch 2 episodes of the show. The regular scheduled show for the morning will be the RALLY IN THE VALLEY. Todd Sanders and I got together during Laconia Bike Week and headed to Laconia Harley Davidson to meet up with MJ & Jocelyn Britton. They were going on a ride to Franconia Notch with the Red Knights in support of the unveiling of the Old Man Of The Mountain Memorial. There were Blue Knights and Legion Riders in attendance as ...

This Sunday on RIDIN' STEEL join us on WPME at 10:30am and on TIME WARNER at 11 a.m. for Mike's PANCREATIC CANCER RIDE. This ride took place on May 22nd and was organized by Shawn O’Connor of Mike's Water Street Grill in Gardiner, Maine. Shawn organized the ride to honor the memory of his brother Michael and also to raise money to benefit the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Center as well as Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine.

Pancreatic cancer is the 5th. most deadly disease i...

This Sunday November 13th. RIDIN STEEL will be airing the ALR Post 150 BIKE SHOW which was held back in May. The American Legion Riders  are committed to helping our Veterans that are staying in various Veterans Homes throughout our State of Maine. On this day they were in So. Paris doing their thing. The day was sunny and warm and Bikers were looking for something fun to do. The Veterans were out and about checking out the rides and talking with the people that had come to admire some o...

There will be a spaghetti dinner ($10.00 donation) for Gary Jasper at the Topsham Grange Hall on Pleasant St in Topsham on Nov 12 from 4 to 6 30pm. Gary  recently lost his memory and some motor function to a rare form of bacterial meningitis.Gary has been very active in various motorcycling charity events such as "Shake and  Bake", the "Purple Heart Poker run" etc. If you have a photo of you and Gary together, please bring it along.

This Sunday November 6th. on RIDIN' STEEL we'll be covering Dave Provencher's BREASTFEST 2011. David held a 3 day Concert Event with the help of  17 or so Bands and even managed to throw a ride in there. All to try and raise money for the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. Meanwhile Jason Grimes of NORTHEAST CHOP SHOP held an Event or Open House to raise money for his Local Food Pantry. Catch it this Sunday at 10:30am on WPME and at 11am on TIME WARNER. Bath /Brunswick can catch it at 9am on...

Under normal circumstances I edit the Charity Rides captured in the sequence they were taken, but this week I have made the decision to leap forward and work on the project that the Production Crew of RIDIN' STEEL captured last Saturday the 22nd. of October. We had the oppurtunity to ride for a lady by the name of Robyn Hesseltine who was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and it is threatening her life. Earlier this week I was notified that her condition had worsened with another tumor found on h...