Ernie's Ride 2024

Ernie’s Ride 2024 saw all 10 riders “Make the Lake” on Sunday, August 11. This year’s ride generated over $54,000 of pledged support for 4 pro-life women’s centers: Family Life Center of Auglaize County (over $17K), Elizabeth's New Life Center (over $16K), Community Pregnancy Center (over $12K), & Hope Rising Pregnancy Center (almost $8K). We trust & Thank God for these ministries as they serve & love these women & babies in the name of Jesus & for the Glory of God. Emails with donation links directly to each of these centers went out Sunday Evening, August 18 from erniesride@gmail.com. If you have not received yours, please check your Spam/Junk Email Folder. If you still cannot locate it, please email Doug at erniesride@gmail.com. (For a more detailed account of the 2024 Ride, click the "Past Rides" tab above.)

What is Ernie's Ride?

Ernie’s Ride is a group of friends on a self-supported (no assistance vehicle) ride, typically, on the second weekend in August (Friday – Sunday) to be close to Ernie's birthday in early August. The 10th Anniversary ride will take place Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 10, 2025. This challenging ride is an event created to raise funds, prayers, and awareness for four pro-life women’s centers here in Warren, Butler, Greene, & Auglaize Counties. The Community Pregnancy Center is located in Middletown, Ohio. Family Life Center of Auglaize County is in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Hope Rising Pregnancy Center is in Xenia, Ohio. Elizabeth's New Life Center is located in my hometown of Lebanon, Ohio. In the first nine years, Ernie's Ride has raised just over $226,000 in pledges - and 100% of it goes to the centers!

The premise of the ride is very straight-forward: Riders complete as much of the 320-mile distance between the Ohio River, in Cincinnati, and Lake Erie, in Cleveland, as possible during the 3-day event. You can see information on past rides on the tab above. And, you can read more about the history, the Centers, the Ernie’s Ride Cycling Kit, and more by using the navigation tabs at the top of this page. The 2025 Ernie's Ride will be the 10th Edition of the ride.

You can be a part of Ernie's Ride by sponsoring a rider a set amount per mile. We start receiving sponsors in July of each year. When Ernie’s Ride is over, we send you an email with the total amount your sponsorship based on the number of miles (320-mile max) your sponsored rider has covered. The email contains a donation link & a mailing address for the Center you selected. You choose how you donate. Then, you make your donation directly to the Center you have chosen!

If you'd like to sponsor, you just visit the “Sponsor” section during July or early August, and pick the rider you want to sponsor and the Center to which you wish to donate. Then tell us your name, email address, City, and State, and the amount per mile you are sponsoring. The website will even calculate your maximum commitment for you! Sponsoring a rider takes less than 2 minutes. After the ride, we email you with the final total of your sponsorship and a link, address, and instructions to fulfill your pledge. We don’t handle the money. Your donation goes directly to the Center!

You might say: “Why don’t I just give a set amount?” Well, you could. And, you can. Anytime. But that’s not what we are doing here. We are making a focused push to challenge us all to give big. The ride is part of your motivation to do so. Your per-mile pledge is THE motivation for riders to keep pedaling and to share the benefits of their joy of riding. As the miles roll by, and fatigue creeps in, we will continue to pedal knowing that each mile means life to women, babies, and families in our area. Plus, you can follow the riders' progress virtually via our LiveTrack! on the Ernie's Ride Facebook page.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Godspeed,
Doug

Sponsor

Ernie's Ride 2024 was a huge success thanks to all our sponsors!. Ten riders raised over $54,000 of pledged donations to four incredible pro-life women's centers. Thank you!! See you in 2025!!