You don't need a pair of wings to be an Angel, just a motorcycle

Atlanta (June 26, 2009) - You Ride So We Can Fly. When you crank it up for Tristan’s Dice Run on August 16, 2009, your entry fee will support Angel Flight. This means that every mile you drive helps provide free air transportation to anyone who needs special medical care that is not available in their local area. The volunteer pilots of Angel Flight fly so that no one is denied potentially life saving treatment simply because they cannot afford the travel costs or who are otherwise unable to travel via public means. So come and enjoy a great ride and help Angel Flight fly missions offering hope to the hundreds of patients being served.

Tristan’s Dice Run Motorcycle Ride is a labor of love organized by Tristan’s father, Bill Anastasio and the Blue Knights Police Motorcycle Group. Sergeant Anastasio was inspired to put together a benefit motorcycle ride to raise money for Angel Flight so that other sick kids can get flights to medical facilities. Bill Anastasio is a Roswell police officer and has been an officer for twenty-five years and a member of the Blue Knights Police Motorcycle Group. Last year his infant son, Tristan, was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation/Brain Compression. It is a condition that pushes the brain against its stem and Tristan was in constant pain. He had to be fed through a tube, and his mother and Bill thought they were going to lose him. He needed major surgery which was in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was only 5 months old.

Bill could not take Tristan on a commercial airline due to cabin pressure and the road trip was long for a sick infant as well. Angel Flight flew them to Cincinnati for surgery and again for follow-up in March, 2009, at no expense. Tristan's surgery was nothing short of miraculous. He is healing and developing at a great rate. Bill said, “I could not be any more grateful and Angel Flight is truly our lifesaver.”

It takes off from Killer Creek Harley Davidson in Roswell on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. It will make several stops in North Fulton, Cherokee and Forsyth counties. At each stop the rider will toss 5 dice and get a score, then ride to the next stop. The last stop will be at Ethyl's in the Andretti's complex in Roswell. At the end, the rider with the high score wins $300, second place $ 200, and so on. We have door prizes, t-shirts, etc. Your entrance fee of $25 includes a great ride and a T-shirt (first 100 registrants only). 

The Angel Flight philosophy is that travel should never stand in the way of receiving medical care and their volunteer pilots are ready to act as angels in the lives of others. Angel Flight is totally committed to their mission of removing the obstacle of transportation for individuals with medical and financial needs. Therefore, these pilots will take flight to get patients to the hope of lifesaving treatment. 

When you participate in this Ride, you too can act as an Angel in the lives of the families that Angel Flight serves. All proceeds support Angel Flight…You'll never take a more rewarding ride!