Greene Ride to benefit cancer-stricken police officer
WAYNESBURG – When Waynesburg police Officer Brian Tennant was diagnosed with a stage-three glioma on his brain stem, Greene County emergency responders joined forces to provide aid to the patrolman. The Waynesburg Borough Police Department scheduled a Greene Ride to raise money for Tennant, who is also a volunteer fire fighter for Company 61 in Waynesburg and EMS Southwest employee.
The Greene Ride is a motorcycle ride that will meander through the rural hills of Greene County on Saturday, Tennant’s 27th birthday. Fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, police motorcycles and other emergency response vehicles will accompany the motorcyclists.
“I’m amazed at the outpouring of support from my community and my coworkers,” Tennant said. “I never imagined that Id spend my 27th birthday fighting cancer, but I’m so grateful to have the community supporting me.”
The 70-mile ride, which will begin at Waynesburg Yamaha Dealership on Route 21, is expected to take about 2 1/2 hours to complete.
Registration will be held 10 a.m. to noon. Following the ride, there will be a dinner catered by Hot-Rods at the Waynesburg Veterans of Foreign Wars post on East Lincoln Street. Non-motorcyclists are invited to meet the bikers at the VFW but are required to purchase a meal ticket during the 10 a.m.-to-noon registration. Tickets for motorcycle riders are $25 and $10 for a passenger. Meal tickets for non-riders are $10. Organizers said bikers and non-bikers are encouraged to pre-register for the ride by contacting the police department at 724-627-8113.
There also are will be T-shirts sold, and there will be a raffle to win a 2010 Harley Davidson Fatboy motorcycle.
The $20 tickets will be available at the Greene Ride and also may be purchased by contacting the police department. The raffle will take place Aug. 31 and will be decided by the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Big 4 game.
For more information, call the police department at 724-627-8113.