BikerDown November 2021 Newsletter |
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Letter from President and Founder
For 11 years, BikerDown always thought of itself as a small non-profit out of Denver, Colorado who tried to help injured riders to the best of its limited ability. Every time I got a help request from out-of-state, I was always shocked how someone in Tennessee or Georgia knew about BikerDown and felt that we could help them. For years, I called every out-of-chapter help request and would do all that I could to help them, as we had no financial resources that I could share
This past weekend, I attended Daytona Bike Oktoberfest, and with the help of The Badgers and their group Support Bikers, we launched a new fully functional chapter in the state of Florida. BikerDown is sponsored by Carmen Dellutri and the Sunshine State Biker Law firm will head our legal team of motorcycle attorneys ready to Help Biker's Better!
BikerDown National is now receiving at least 4-5 nationwide help requests from injured riders from states such as Missouri, Kentucky, Oregon, Alabama, etc. While I have always said that BikerDown didn't invent helping injured riders.
We will continue our growth, but I wanted to take this time to Thank You ALL! For years, BikerDown struggled with credibility, struggled to get noticed with the mainstream biker community, and today, we can help any injured rider anywhere because of all the years of support from the biker community.
Laurie Montoya
President & Founder
BikerDown Foundation.
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BikerDown Florida - Meet our New Executive Directors |
As you read above, BikerDown Florida is now a full-time chapter. Angie "Momma Badger" and her husband Sonny Badger will be taking the lead as Executive Directors in Florida.
We chose Angie and Sonny based on their organizational skills in putting together The World Record Poker Run, as well as their group Support Bikers.com, which has a network of riders from all over the country. We encourage our followers to please like their website for great updates and information.
BikerDown was their charity of choice and surprised to find out that 95% of all motorcycle charity rides went to organizations outside of the biker community. Avid riders who put on over 8k miles in 60 days and traveled thru 22 states, and began to recognize the needs of the biker community above their shared love for the ride and wanted to take a more avid role in helping the biker community stay safer on the roads thru motorcycle awareness and services that injured riders might need if they go down.
Thanks to Angie & Sonny, we had the privilege of meeting Carmen Dellutri from the Sunshine State Biker Law firm and instantly knew this was the type of firm very similar to RiderJustice our long-time partner. A Firm that cares about bikers and their safety while still having that level of motorcycle injury success for injured riders.
If you are in Florida, or traveling to Florida and find yourself needing assistance, please contact angie@bikerdown.org.
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BikerDown Membership growing because riders are seeing the value of having real services
Motorcycle accidents are at epidemic levels with accidents up in some states 35% from 2020 with still a lot of riding left in 2021. Riders are finding out too late just how underinsured they are on their bikes. They are also learning just how under or UN-INSURED the drivers are who are hitting them. Riders need memberships and services that can truly help them in their time of need the most ... their recovery.
Our BikerDown Roadside Plus membership for $35.00 per month offers motorcycle riders real value, but over the years, riders just couldn't wrap their arms around giving BikerDown $35 per month. Well, the truth is that you aren't giving BD 35.00 We are going to break down what you get with this membership and what it actually costs us to pay for those services.
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Aflac Accident Essentials Policy - BD Cost $27.69 This is an accident policy that is inclusive in our membership and provides riders cash benefits, paid directly to YOU based on the services you receive at the hospital. Here are some examples of what you will get.
1200 admittance into the hospital for overnight stay
300-400 per day in ICU
150-200 per day in a regular hospital room
100-150 per day in a rehab facility
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Aflac Accident Death Benefit - Included in the above policy - 35k accident benefit paid to the family members that you designate. In some states that benefit will be 25k
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Nationwide Motorcycle Roadside Assistance - BD Cost $2.00 You get 2 tows per year ($150 each) While many riders will say I already have roadside assistance, having our policy gives you a certified motorcycle tower who if you need to be towed over $150 dollars will work with you to stack your bike roadside, BD roadside to get you safely off the road. Many ride in rural areas where to get your bike home will cost you well over 200 dollars.
The total that BikerDown pays is 29.69 with a balance of $5.31 going into our national accident fund to enable us to help injured riders. To sign up for this membership program please click here
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BikerDown Gears Up for their 9th Year of Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays |
For 9 years, BikerDown has been helping families over the holidays to ensure that children have Christmas under the tree. To date, we have helped over 700 families in Colorado and 100 families in Nevada & Arizona. We do this thru a very simple program, apply for adoption, and we will do our best to find a donor to Adopt YOU.
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$250 Walmart Gift Card - Each family receives a $250 Walmart gift card so that they can purchase the items on their kids Christmas list.
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$150 Holiday Meal to take home - To ensure that kids and families have a holiday dinner at home and food to get them thru the holiday break, BikerDown provides hams/turkeys, stuffing and all the trimmings to have their own dinner over Christmas.
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Dinner with Santa - Each family is invited to attend our Dinner with Santa where we bring together the donors and their families. Santa always makes a special visit to our program and visits with every single child. Photos are taken, and memories are shared.
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Donors are also invited to come to the dinner with Santa to see their donations at work.
If you know of a family that is in need of adoption this year, please click here and go to our adoption page
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The Importance of Hiring an Experienced Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Immediately |
Hiring a real motorcycle accident lawyer is crucial to protecting your legal rights after a crash. Keep in mind, if you hire a lawyer to assist you in your motorcycle accident claim, we only get paid when we make a recovery for you. Since our fee is a contingency fee, it does not cost extra to hire us sooner rather than later. Your delay in hiring a lawyer can lead to the loss of critical evidence at the scene such as skid marks, debris, damage to the vehicles, the testimony of witnesses, and other important evidence.
Please don’t rely on the police at the scene to get all of the necessary evidence you will need. Your motorcycle accident lawyer should hire an accident reconstruction expert immediately to analyze the scene and the vehicles involved. They should also obtain the vehicle’s black box to determine the car’s speed before the vehicle is destroyed or sold by the insurance company as salvage. The car or truck driver’s insurance company often retains accident reconstruction experts as soon as they are notified. You need one as well to have the same evidence as the insurance company because they probably won’t turn over all of the evidence. Without immediate accident engineering evidence, you are at a serious disadvantage to making a fair and full recovery for your losses. If you or a loved one has been in a motorcycle accident, you should hire an experienced motorcycle accident lawyer immediately. Waiting to hire a lawyer can often be devastating to your claim.
If you are in need of a vetted motorcycle attorney, please go to BikerDown's resource page, we will be adding more motorcycle law firms as our foundation grows.
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BikerDown celebrates 8 years of Sponsorship from Rider Justice |
There isn't an hour of the day whether driving, listening to the radio, or watching TV, that a law firm isn't advertising trying to get your business. How does an injured rider know truly who to turn to for legal advice at the most vulnerable time in their lives?
For 8 years BikerDown has been supported by Rider Justice and Scott O'Sullivan. This motorcycle law firm's commitment to the biker community goes beyond just handling your personal injury cases - Rider Justice provides the best trial attorneys who are driven because they know what injured motorcycle riders are up against after an accident. This team has a heart and is devoted to riders in every way.
Rider Justice's humanitarian financial donation to BikerDown has enabled us to provide necessary services to injured riders and their families, provide medical equipment, pay some household expenses but most importantly, increase motorcycle awareness, brand messaging so that more riders know about and utilize all that BikerDown has to offer them. Here is some other behind-the-scenes assistance Rider Justice has given to this motorcycle community.
Humanitarian Biker Support
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Texting and Driving - Scott has testified many times and worked with organizations to raise the fines for texting and driving to keep riders/drivers safer on the road. 60% of all motorcycle accidents are caused by some form of distracted driving. Scott also is working on getting cell phones out of drivers' hands in 2022, after the bill failed due to COVID in 2020.
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Children's Hospital Toy Run, by sponsoring the food provided each morning to keep the bikers warm as we stage to the hospital
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#2Wheels4Meals program to help biker restaurants stay afloat during the shutdown and to make sure homeless, biker families, first responders, and charities such as Denver Rescue Mission and Hornbuckle Foundation have good nutritious meals. Scott and his kids could be seen at every event, packaging and delivering food.
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Adopt A Family for the Holidays - 200 families over the years have been adopted by the firm to ensure that children throughout Denver had Christmas under the tree each year.
When you need to choose a motorcycle attorney, choose one who is supportive of all aspects of the biker lifestyle. It is an honor to work with such a team of motorcycle attorneys at RiderJustice.com
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Remember If You Go DOWN....We Step UP! |
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