The national day of giving to local non-profit organizations fast-approaches, on May 1, 2025. The American River Bike Patrol (ARBP) is an all-volunteer team that provides emergency medical and mechanical assistance to walkers, cyclists, equestrians and other users of the 32-mile American River Parkway's Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail (Old Sacramento to Folsom Lake), one of the most heavily-used recreation trails in North America (8 million users), the City of Stockton’s trail network, the 37-mile El Dorado Trail (Folsom to Camino) and City of Roseville Bike Trail. ARBP is a unit of the National Ski Patrol (NSP) and its National Bike Patrol (NBP).  To be certified by the NSP/NBP, all ARBP bike patrollers undergo rigorous and ongoing training in first aid, CPR, bike repair and trail etiquette.    Unlike ski patrols, the ARBP has no ski area to underwrite the cost of first aid supplies, equipment and training and receives no funding from the County of Sacramento, California State Parks, the County of El Dorado, City of Placerville or City of Roseville, which manage the trails on which it patrols.  Since the ARBP began patrolling in 2020, its bike patrollers have conducted 7,687 patrols, ridden over 19,524 hours (avg. 2.54 hours per patrol) and 128,881 miles.  During those patrols, they assisted 19,720 parkway users, repaired 1,192 bicycles and provided emergency first aid to 1,677 cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians.  And they did this all as volunteers without anyone being paid or the patrol receiving any subsidy. In partnership with UC Davis Trauma Prevention and Outreach, the ARBP has given 366 bike helmets to kids whose families are otherwise unable to afford them.  This program seeks to prevent and reduce the #1 cause of death and disability among children - traumatic brain injuries from riding a bicycle while not wearing a helmet.   In 2023, the ARBP initiated a Junior Patroller program which trained 17 at-risk teenagers in cycling, leadership, first aid and community service, awarding each graduate a brand-new Trek bike and related equipment. In 2024 Patrol mentors coached 29 Cordova High School students to complete a final ride down the entire length of the American River Trail and a public graduation ceremony on November 9th. In 2025, two other high schools are considering starting a similar program with the ARBP.