2024 EVENT SCHEDULE

Welcome to the HPSNC Events Page

The complete 2024 event schedule appears below and registration is open for all events.

How to Sign Up - NEW FOR 2024

To make the signup process easier for everyone, we are now using SignUp Genius.  The orange "Sign Up" button for each event below will take you to the SignUp Genius site for that event.  You do not have to make a SignUp Genius account.  You will receive an immediate confirmation email from SignUp Genius and a reminder email about two days before the event.

Event documentation will continue to be supplied via email from the ham volunteer coordinator listed a few days before the event.

If you have already signed up for events in 2024 the old way, you do not have to sign up again.

Changes to the Schedule

Inclement weather or other factors can cause changes to dates, times, and locations, or the cancellation of an event. We will let you know of any changes or cancellations to the events you signed up for as soon as possible.

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February

2024

2024 Wilmington Marathon

Saturday, February 24, 2024

This all-day outdoor event features a 26.2 relay race, 5K, half-, and full marathons in Wilmington, NC. 

Several hams with HTs or mobile radios are needed to staff various locations along the race routes.

This is not an HPSNC event, and Jeff McCulloch(K4JEL) in Wilmington is recruiting and organizing the ham volunteers.

The "Sign Up" button takes you to the Signup Genius website, where you can sign up for this event.

*Location: Wilmington, NC
* Ham Volunteer Coordinator: Jeff McCulloch (K4JEL) coachmac88@gmail.com
* Website:  Wilmington Marathon


  


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March

2024

2024 Eastern Region Odyssey of the Mind Tournament

Saturday, March 2, 2024

This is an all-day indoor event, starting at 7 AM and ending shortly after the last team competes in the late afternoon.

8-12 Hams with HTs and headsets are usually needed to staff this tournament.  Some will be assigned to a specific room and 1-2 may be assigned to shadow an event official. 


* Location: Wakefield High School, Raleigh
* Ham Coordinator: Kenn Kubacki NE4Y
* Website: Odyssey of the Mind


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March

2024

Walk MS: Raleigh 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024

NEW LOCATION FOR 2024!
Perimeter Park, Morrisville, NC


This is a walking event, one or three miles around Perimeter Park in Morrisville, NC. The event benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  

4-6 Shadows and Rest Stop Hams with HTs and headsets are typically needed at 7:30 AM.  The event wraps up around noon. 

Volunteer Registration with the MS Society is required for this event. Register with the MS Society at the Walk MS Volunteer Registration website.

* Location: Perimeter Park, Morrisville
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: Walk MS: Raleigh 2024


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March

2024

NC Bike Club Spring Rally

Saturday, March 30, 2024 

The NC Bike Club sponsors this full-day event promoting bicycling activity, education, and safety. Mobile operators (SAGs) and rest stop stations are needed to cover 20, 37, and 64-mile routes. 


* Location: Fainting Goat Brewing Co. Fuquay-Varina, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website:  NCBC Spring Rally


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May

2024

2024 Raven Rock Ramble

Sunday, May 5, 2024

This full-day event benefits the UNC Kidney Center. Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations are needed to cover 10, 31, 42, 62, and 100 mile routes.

Volunteer Registration with the Raven Rock Ramble is required for this event.  Sign up here: RRR - Volunteers  There is a category for HAMS near the bottom of the page.  Don't forget to indicate your T-shirt size when you sign up!

* Location: Harris Lake County Park New Hill
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: Raven Rock Ramble


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May

2024

CARA Ride for Their Lives

NEW EVENT FOR 2024!

Saturday, May 11, 2024

This multi-route fundraiser ride benefits Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption, Inc., and takes place near Sanford, NC.  We need mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations to cover 10 mile, 50K, and 100K routes.

* Location: Deep River Park/Camelback Bridge, Gulf, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
*Website: Ride for Their Lives 





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May

2024

Tour de Cure

NEW EVENT FOR 2024!

You must register here and at the ADA signup website.

Saturday, May 18, 2024


This multi-course event benefits the American Diabetes Association. SAG vehicles and rest stop stations are needed for this event.

* Location: Bicentennial Park, Asheboro, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: Tour de Cure


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June

2024

2024 MS Spring Fling

Saturday, June 8, 2024

This ride, organized by Team CBC, benefits the Multiple Sclerosis Society and includes 62, 38, and 20-mile routes. Mobile and rest stop hams are needed for this event.

*Location: Hugger Mugger Brewing Company, Sanford, NC.
*Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
*Website: MS Spring Fling


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June

2024

2024 Cup-N-Cone Ride

Saturday, June 15, 2024

This half-day event, sponsored by Precision Race, benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We will need mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations to cover 25 and 50 mile routes.

* Location: Panther Creek HS, Cary, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Kenn Kubacki NE4Y
* Website: Cup-N-Cone


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July

2024

2024 Firecracker Ride

Thursday, July 4, 2024

This full-day event, sponsored by the Capital Cycling Club, benefits the Greater Carolinas Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations needed to cover 36, 60, and 100 kilometer routes. 

* Location: Carolina Brewing Co.
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: Firecracker Ride (2023 site)


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August

2024

2024 NCBC Summer Rally

Sunday, August 11, 2024

This charity-focused bicycle event features 22, 39, and 62 mile routes. SAGS and Rest Stop Hams are needed. 

* Location: Shearon Harris Visitors Center, 3932 New Hill Holleman Road, New Hill, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: TBD


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August

2024

2024 Five-O Memorial Ride

Saturday, August 17, 2024

This full-day event benefits the Raleigh Police Department's Memorial Fund. Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations needed to cover 50k and 100k routes. 

* Location: Wakefield High School
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
* Website: Memorial 5-0 (2023 site)


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September

2024

2024 Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride

Saturday Sept. 7 and Sunday Sept. 8, 2024

Sign up for Sat., Sept. 7 here.
Sign up for Sun., Sept. 8 in the next section.


This 2-day bike ride benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and is the premier event of the season.  The event attracts over 2000 participants annually.

Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations are needed to cover 30, 50, 75, and 100 mile routes each day.  

For 2024, please consider volunteering to work the event as a mobile SAG station.  We need at least 15 mobile stations to effectively cover all of the routes.  If you have volunteered to work a rest stop in the past, please consider helping as a SAG this year!

If you are going to volunteer for this event, we recommend making overnight accommodations as early as possible.

Volunteer Registration with the MS Society is also required to work this event. Register with the MS Society here: MS Volunteer Registration 


* Location:  Union Point Park New Bern, NC
* Ham Coordinators: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX & Bill Sanford K4VHO
* Website: Bike MS: New Bern
* Facebook (optional): Bike MS Ham Radio Support Group


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September

2024

2024 Bike MS: Historic New Bern

Sign up for day two: Sun., Sept. 8, 2024.


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September

2024

2024 Gears for Goldens Ride

Saturday, September 21, 2024

This charity ride supports the Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue's (NRGRR) dedication to the rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption of golden retrievers and "golden-hearted" dogs in need.

This event features 22, 35, and 64-mile routes with rest stops and bike mechanics.  We need mobile SAGs and rest stop hams for this event.

*Location: The Plant, Pittsboro, NC
*Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley K2HJX
*Website: Gears for Goldens (2023 site)


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October

2024

Bikefest 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024

This Carolina Tarwheels Bike Club-sponsored event promotes bike-related activity and awareness.  We need mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations to cover multiple routes.

* Location: Hillsborough, NC
* Ham Coordinator: J Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: Bikefest (2023 site)


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October

2024

2024 Le Tour de Femme

Saturday, October 12, 2024


This women's only ride benefits the UNC Healthcare Cancer fund and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.  We need mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations to cover 25K, 50K, and 100K routes.

* Location: Little River Regional Park & Natural Area, Rougemont, NC
* Ham Coordinator: Gordon Fedoriw KM4GBF
* Website:  Le Tour de Femme (2023 site)