Our Mission is to promote and enhance bicycle safety by providing resources to children, educating the public and supporting activities that raise awareness to cyclists and drivers alike.
In addition to bicycle safety, we also provide annual scholarships for outstanding student athletes, purchase and donate helmets as well as provide other charitable donations as deemed necessary by the community and our supporters.
Accidents involving bicycles and cars not only affect the rider and the rider’s family. The person driving the car has to live the rest of their life knowing that they were unintentionally involved in an accident with a bicyclist. It could happen to anyone of us and we want to prevent such tragedies from both ends. We want to take a proactive approach in the prevention of accidents by promoting awareness of both cyclist and driver on safety procedures and sharing the road.
On September 21, 2006, David D. Hammar was involved in an accident while riding his bicycle. He was riding for health reasons and was excited to start a new job the following Monday. He was thrown to a temporary death on the side of the road, then revived by paramedics who responded very quickly. His heart was beating once again and he was breathing on his own, only, his brain was severely injured. He was rushed to the hospital in a helicopter and was diagnosed with severe brain trauma and eminent brain death. He clung to life for the rest of the day but began to show signs of brain death that evening. We arranged for organ donation which took place on September 22 and he was deceased following surgery. His liver and both kidneys were immediately transplanted into 3 people, and some of his tissues may be used in the future.
David was an inspiration to his family and friends throughout his life and now through his death. He was a teacher, friend and father to those he touched in his lifetime. He now lives on in his family and we owe our courage and determination in starting this foundation to the values he bestowed in us.
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