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Unless marked as "To be confirmed", here are the events you can sign up for now:

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 MS Spring Fling Charity Ride
Saturday, June 10, 2023
This event has 20, 35 and 65 mile courses. SAGS and Rest Stop Hams are needed. This is a fund raising event sponsored by TeamCBC for the benefit of the National MS Society.
* Location: (New) Hugger Mugger Brewing Company, 229 Wicker St, Sanford, NC 27330
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: 2023 MS Spring Fling
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 Cup 'n Cone Tour
Saturday, June 24, 2023
This is a 25 and 50 mile bike event that requires SAGS, as well as Hams assigned to Rest Stops. The event benefits the National MS Society.
* Location: Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Pkwy, Cary, NC 27519
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: 2023 Cup 'n Cone Tour
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 Firecracker Ride
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
This is a 32 and 62 mile bike event (800+ riders) that requires SAGS, as well as Hams assigned to Rest Stops. This event is sponsored by the Capital Cycling Club and benefits the Greater Carolinas Multiple Sclerosis Society.
* Location: Carolina Brewing Company, 140 Thomas Mill Rd., Holly Springs, NC 27544
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: The July 4th Firecracker Ride
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 NCBC Summer Rally
Sunday, August 13, 2023
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 27562
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: NCBC Website
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 Five-O Memorial Ride
Saturday, August 19, 2023
The full-day event benefits the Raleigh Police Department Memorial Fund. Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations needed to cover 50k and 100k routes.
* Location: Wakefield High School
* Ham Volunteer Coordinator: Brian Young (KA9QJT)
* Website: Five-O Memorial Ride
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride
Saturday and Sunday, September 9-10, 2023
This 2-day bike ride is the premier event of the season and attracts ~2000 participants annually.
If you are going to volunteer for this event, we recommend making overnight accommodations as early as possible.
Mobile stations (SAGs) and rest stop stations are needed to cover 30, 50, 75 and 100 mile rides each day. This event benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
For 2023, please consider volunteering to work this event mobile (as a SAG). Having 15 or more Ham SAGs on the course each day is necessary to be effective. If you've volunteered to work a Rest Stop in the past, please consider being a SAG this year! As noted below, you are also required to signup for Saturday and Sunday volunteer positions on the MS Society's website.
* Location: Union Point Park, 210 E Front St, New Bern, NC 28560
* Ham Coordinator: Brian Young (KA9QJT), working with Bill Sanford (K4VHO) from New Bern
* Website: Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride 2023
* Facebook (Optional and informational only): Bike MS Ham Radio Support group
* MS Society Sign-up (Required - Scroll down to the bottom of the page): Bike MS Ham Sign-up Page 2023
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page (also Required) here.

Confirmed. Sign up now. 2023 Bikefest
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Sponsored by the Carolina Tarwheels Bike Club, this event benefits the promotion of bike related activity and awareness. SAGS and Rest Stop Hams are needed to cover 35, 62 and 100 mile routes.
* Location: 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough (near the Orange County Court House), NC 27278
* Ham Coordinator: Jeremy Lindsley (K2HJX)
* Website: BikeFest
* Signup on the HPSNC Events page here.


To participate in typical public service events (e.g., bicycle charity rides), volunteers must have the following equipment:

* Dual band (144/440) 25 watt (min) mobile transceiver
* A 1/2-5/8 wave well-grounded dual band mobile antenna
* A working cell phone for calling 911 in case of emergencies.
* A reliable, long-lasting power source like a fully charged 12v battery with a capacity of at least 35 amp hours.
* If you are serving as a mobile ham support vehicle, a valid drivers’ license and a properly insured, reliable vehicle. If possible, the vehicle should be able to transport at least one person and one bicycle either with a bike rack or inside the vehicle.

Other helpful, but not required, equipment includes:

* A GPS/Mapping device (cell phone or other)
* Dual Band (144/440) hand held transceiver
* Extra set of charged batteries
* Ear phones & speaker mic or boom mic/headphone set
* Higher gain antenna than the supplied rubber duck. For example, the Comet BN-24 or SMA-24, the Diamond RHF40 or SRH77CA, or a similar high gain model.