Kevin rides in RAGBRAI to Fuel Their Fire

RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is more than just a bike ride, it is an epic eight-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. It is the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world.

Monday, July 21, 2023, is I Ride 4 Day. With cyclists from all 50 states and over 20 countries, the I Ride 4 Day will offer riders a way to harness the sharing that happens so naturally on RAGBRAI, according to Director Matt Phippen says.

“RAGBRAI is a platform to tell a story and get people to listen to it. You’re on a bike next to someone, and you have nothing but time to get to the next town, so you either ride in silence or you talk and allow things to come out. And you may say something that you’ve never told anybody in your life, and it opens up a channel or a part of your body that you’ve kept so close for so long. You’ll be surrounded by people that are all in this with you that day, dealing with similar things that you’re dealing with, but you’re still in a space that is RAGBRAI. It allows you to still lose yourself, but have an even bigger support system around you.”

This year, I will be riding in honor of my brothers, Zach and Ivan, and sharing their stories on I ride 4 day. (Monday 7/21/23).

On March 22, 2018, York City lost two brave men dedicated to keeping our community safe – firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony. To keep their names and actions from fading in the memory of the community, the York Professional Fire Fighters Association and the B.P.O.E (York Elks 213) teamed up to provide three annual scholarships honoring the memory of our fallen local firefighting heroes. Each year scholarships are awarded to three deserving persons legally residing in York County Pennsylvania, who are seeking an educational opportunity in the area of Emergency Services (Fire Fighter, Paramedic, EMT, Law Enforcement), Fire Science, Criminal Justice, Nursing, and Conservation.

Please consider making a 100% funds raised donation to the Fuel Their Fire Scholarship Fund in honor of my brothers.