MPO PETER J. LAVERY MEMORIAL RUN
SAVE THE DATE:
THE 15th ANNUAL PETER J. LAVERY MEMORIAL RIDE IS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15, 2019
The 15h Annual MPO Peter Lavery Memorial Ride is being held on
Sunday, September 15th, 2019 at Churchill Park, Newington. This ride
is in memory of MPO Peter J. Lavery who was killed in the line of
duty on Dec. 30, 2004 while responding to a domestic violence call.
It is an event that honors the sacrifice he made, celebrates his
life and love of motorcycling and keeps his memory alive. MPO Lavery
was an avid motorcycle rider throughout his adult life and was proud
to be selected to serve on Newington Police Department’s motorcycle
unit.
Registration takes place from 8:00AM – 9:45AM with a $20 donation
per bike requested. All law enforcement supporters on all makes of
motorcycles are welcome. The ride departs at around 10:00 a.m. from
Churchill Park and is escorted by many motor officers from
throughout our state. The ride is held rain or shine. The route
takes the riders from Churchill Park, Newington, through Berlin,
Rocky Hill, Cromwell, Middletown, Portland, Glastonbury and
Wethersfield before returning to Churchill Park at about 11:30AM.
15th Annual Peter Lavery Memorial Ride t-shirts will be sold in
advance of the ride and limited supplies will be available at the
ride. CT Police Supply on Fenn Rd. in Newington and Gengras
Harley-Davidson on Governor St. in East Hartford are selling our
t-shirts. We are proud to showcase our MPO Peter J. Lavery Memorial
Challenge Coins this year. Shown are the fronts and backs, featuring
two different designs. Coins are selling for $10 each.
All proceeds benefit the Peter J. Lavery Memorial Scholarship Fund,
Inc.
It takes a tremendous amount of support from our community to hold
this ride and a number of local businesses have generously offered
their financial support and assistance. We are very appreciative of
our sponsors and THANK them for their generosity and support for the
15th Annual Peter Lavery Memorial Ride. They include:
Stew Leonard’s, Newington
General Paving and Construction Corporation
KDM Kitchens
Sirois Tool
Pronto Printer of Newington, Inc.
Trantolo & Trantolo, LLC
Starbuck’s Main St. Newington
Shark Entertainment
T.J.’s on Cedar Bar & Grill
CT Police Supply
Gengras Harley-Davidson
We THANK the Newington Police Department, the Newington Parks and
Recreation Department and the Newington Volunteer Fire Department
for all of their support and assistance! We could not hold this ride
without them!
We THANK Pat Whelan of the State Police Pipes and Drums and Sue
Lavery Hilerio for performing at our opening ceremony! We THANK Mark
of Shark Entertainment for providing us with music before and after
the ride!
We THANK all of the motor units who come out to ride and keep all of
riders safe!
We THANK the many volunteers who offer their time in the days
working up to the ride and on ride day to put on an amazing event!!
We THANK Stew Leonard’s for their incredible generosity in providing
our hundreds of riders with morning donuts and lunch following the
ride. We also THANK Stew’s for providing us with expert cooks!!
We THANK all of the riders who come out for our ride, some traveling
great distances to attend. Some ride each and every year and some
are first time Lavery ride riders! We appreciate that you support
and ride in memory of MPO Peter J. Lavery!
We sincerely THANK everyone who helps or supports our ride in ways
big and small!
We sincerely THANK the committee members who work on the design of
the t-shirts each year, especially Pat Lavery, Don Lavery, Gina
Lavery and Kate Lavery. We especially thank James Reid, owner of
Shoreline Screen Printing, Waterford, CT for all of his design and
printing work!
We sincerely THANK David Guthrie, Master Police Officer (retired),
Newington Police Dept. for all of his design work for our new MPO
Peter J. Lavery Challenge Coins!
And lastly, I THANK the committee members, family and friends who
work for many months leading up to, for all of their time, planning
and executing the many details that are involved!!
Hope to see you on Sept. 15, 2019 for the 15th Annual MPO Peter
Lavery Memorial Ride!!
2019 Memorial Run
Flyer (PDF)
MPO Peter J. Lavery
Memorial Run Photo Archive 2010
MPO Peter J. Lavery
Memorial Run Photo Archive 2012
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Memorial Run Photo Archive 2013
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Memorial Run Photo Archive 2014
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