Nonprofit Briefs

Female biker group helps Mason General

The Warrior Angel Riders, a Tacoma-based women's motorcycle group, donated $2,000 to the Mason General Hospital Foundation through the Foundation's annual Bikers for Babies fundraiser.

The group presented a check Oct. 8 at the hospital.

This is the first year the Warrior Angel Riders have hosted the Bikers for Babies fundraiser, with a poker run Aug. 24 in Pierce and Thurston counties.

"We are just so happy to be supporting Mason General Hospital Foundation and the babies in this community," Warrior Angel Riders Director Lili Lear said in a news release. "Warrior Angel Riders is proud to support this fundraiser and we are excited to do it again next year."

The money raised from Bikers for Babies will benefit the Birth Center at Mason General Hospital, with the purchase of three new types of equipment: new Stryker LD304 birthing beds; a new Intellivue MX400 transportable cardiac monitor to track a baby's heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and blood pressure; and a new Intellivue MX100 portable stand-alone monitor for on-the-go patient monitoring.

The Sierra Pacific Industries Foundation also donated $2,500 to Bikers for Babies with money raised from its Jack Stark Invitational golf tournament.