Women’s
Freedom Rally
2019
Topeka, KS will be the host city to over
1,200 women on motorcycles on June
13-15 as they converge from across the
USA. Riding to raise funds for veterans
while celebrating women riders and
their freedoms, these ladies will be
gathering to break the world record for
largest number of women to ride togeth-
er in one ride. This record is currently
held by a group of ladies in the United
Kingdom and the Women’s Freedom
Ride participants are ready to bring this
ride home to America.
“Topeka, KS was chosen as the location
for this record attempt because it’s in
the middle of the United States and
will allow for more women to partici-
pate due to the proximity of the riders,”
stated Karen Collins, Rally Director and
Founder of Women’s Freedom Ride.
Ms. Collins has been organizing Na-
tional women’s motorcycle rides since
2010. In 2018, she and a group of wom-
en riders accomplished a twenty-three
state tour last year within eighteen
days. They raised over $30,000 in
2018 putting the funds to good use by
donating to the medical expenses of a
wounded woman soldier who received
a prosthetic arm, as well as, sent five
disabled veterans and their caregivers
on a retreat. Collins expanded on the
donations saying, “The caregivers
need a break too. We donate funds for
veterans for equipment they need and
medical expenses, but for the veterans’
oklahoma biker the riders ragazine
caregivers, we donate trips that are
much needed to rest and rejuvenate.”
This year the annual ride has changed
by adding eight locations from which
over 300 women have chosen to take
part in organized, guided rides the
week prior to the rally. These rides will
be converging in Topeka, KS. They will
begin in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, South
Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana. Others will ride
in at their own pace from around the
country.
The rally headquarters will be located
at Ramada Inn Topeka, 420 W 6th
Street. At this location rally goers will
enjoy vendors, meet and greets, dinner
banquet with speakers including famed
motorcyclist Gloria Struck, Ride to the
Rally Group Ride arrivals, camaraderie
and a final celebration on Saturday
night with band and party. Heartland
Motorsports Park will host the over 1200
riders on Saturday morning with con-
cessions, live music and more as they
line up and complete two laps on the
road course track which will allow them
to break the world record. From there,
riders are encouraged to join the post
ride party at Historical Harley-Davidson
complete with a band, food trucks and
festivities.
Saturday night, everyone is welcome
to join the final rally party and dance at
the Ramada Inn. A band will be provid-
ing great tunes for everyone to enjoy
as they exchange numbers to arrange
for miles of rides together in the future
with their newfound riding friends from
across the United States. Interested
persons may locate more information
about the rally at www.womensfreedom-
ride.org or on Facebook.
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