ZELIENOPLE — The Zelienople Volunteer Fire Department will host its 4th annual Brotherhood Memorial Ride on Aug. 18.

Registration will be from 9 to 11 a.m. with the ride leaving at 11:15 a.m. from the Zelienople Fire Department at 615 W. New Castle St.

Food and refreshments will be served at the station following the ride.

This year’s proceeds will benefit the newly created Brotherhood Memorial Fund, which will benefit military and emergency service personnel.

Registration donation is $20 per motorcycle and $10 for passengers. Donations will be an additional $5 on the day of the event.

Josh Rader, co-founder of the event, said a committee made up of department members will vote on how to distribute the funds.

Rader said the event, which had more than 250 riders last year, has been so successful the past three years because of the support of the community.

Last year, the ride raised money for the Zelienople Memorial Skatepark and the late Harmony Volunteer Fire Company assistant Fire Chief Doug Pickett, who died of a heart attack at age 46.

The skatepark in the Zelienople Community Park is planned to honor Zelienople firefighters Trevor Barkley, Sam Bucci and Elijah Lunsford. The three young men died Jan. 27, 2010, when their vehicle went off an icy road and plunged into a lake.

The second year, the money raised was distributed to the Zelienople Skatepark fund and to two police officers.

Cpl. Dan Hahn of the Cranberry Township Police Department had been severely injured while chasing a fleeing suspect. He was able to return to service late last year. Former Sgt. Joe DeSanzo of the Zelienople Police Department had suffered a disabling stroke.

The inaugural ride in 2010 raised money to endow three scholarships in the three firefighters’ names. Those scholarships are now fully endowed.

This is a family event, and the organizers ask that no alcohol be consumed.

The informational flier is available on Zelienople borough’s website calendar.

For other information, call the Zelienople fire department at 724-452-3003 or Rader at 412-310-0406.