Thank you for your interest in becoming a sponsor for the First Annual Randy CARES Memorial Ride to benefit CARES NW.
The Randy CARES Memorial Ride was established in 2007 to honor the memory of Detective Randy Nunnenkamp and his dedication to prevent child abuse. Randy was killed in June 2006 while riding his Harley in rural Yamhill County, Oregon.
Randy worked for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years and in 2002 he became a member of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit. While assigned to the unit, Randy investigated physical abuse, sexual abuse, and death cases involving children. Before joining the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, Randy was a D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) instructor working with students in grades K-12. Randy also instructed police officers at the Oregon Police Academy. Randy took great pride in his work and knew of no greater calling than to protect children. His innovation and work ethic led him to pioneer a program to educate citizens about recognizing patterns of sex offenders. He educated thousands of teachers, clergy, and parents about the signs of sexual predator practices and child abuse recognition.
In 2006 just a few months prior to his death, Randy received the Oregon Peace Officers Association’s award for "Outstanding Service in the Investigation of Crimes Against Children." Randy would be humbled and honored by the awards that have been established in his memory: The Clackamas County Child Abuse Summit and Family Violence Conference Champions for Children Randy Nunnenkamp Award, The Randy Nunnenkamp Oregon D.A.R.E Officer of the Year Award and The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Detective Randall Lee Nunnenkamp Child Abuse Investigator of the Year Award.
The Randy CARES Memorial Ride will take place on September 13, 2008. The memorial ride is sponsored by the Oregon IV chapter of the Blue Knights®. Blue Knights® is a non-profit fraternal organization consisting of active and retired law enforcement men & women who enjoy riding motorcycles. All proceeds raised from the memorial ride will benefit CARES Northwest.
CARES Northwest is a medically-based child abuse assessment and intervention program that puts children first. CARES Northwest’s mission is to promote a child’s well-being through quality child abuse assessments. This coordinated approach increases effectiveness and minimizes trauma to the child helping to prevent future abuse and set the child on the road to healing. It also saves the system time and money and makes our communities safer. Without donations, CARES Northwest would not exist as they depend on 15% of their budget to come from donations in order to provide these services to any child who needs them, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. All donations are tax deductible because CARES Northwest operates under the 501 © (3) of Emanuel Children’s Hospital.
Your donation can help pay the cost of services. Some of those costs are:
$1000 - Emergency/Urgent Assessments
$750 - Necessary medical and non-medical equipment
$500 - Necessary laboratory testing for drug-endangered children
$250 - Clothing for the Emergency Clothing Closet and personal hygiene supplies for children who cannot return home.
$125 - Provides interpreter services for non-English speaking families
$50 – Will help provide entertaining waiting room materials for children (crayons, coloring books, markers)
$25 - Provides snacks for children during the day they
spend at CARES Northwest
Become a sponsor and get your name or company logo on the back of up to 500 ride t-shirts and on our website.
Platinum sponsors
For a donation of $1000 or more your name or business name will be printed in the largest font on the back of approximately 500 t-shirts to be distributed and/or sold for the ride.
Gold
For a donation of $500 to $999 your name or business name will be printed in a large size font on the back of approximately 500 t-shirts to be distributed and/or sold for the ride.
Silver
For a donation of $250 to $499 your name or business name will be printed in a medium size font on the back of approximately 500 t-shirts to be distributed and/or sold for the ride.
Bronze
For a donation of $100 to $249 your name or business name will be printed in the smallest size font on the back of approximately 500 t-shirts to be distributed and/or sold for the ride.
For more information, please call or email Johnny Cage at 360-241-6815