Thanks to all of those who gave time and came out to support the

15th Annual Firefighters Fighting Cancer Benefit!  

 

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Click links below for printable 2026 Benefit Documents – COMING SOON

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2025 Beneficiaries (see below)

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GENAYA VORWEK

Genaya works as a Physical Therapist Assistant in a Transitional Care Unit. She and her husband Sterling have been married for 13 years in May. They have two boys Parker (8) and Grayson (2).  As a family they enjoy spending time together playing games, reading and being outside.

Genaya was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in September 2024. After her diagnosis, she found out that she has what is called the BRCA1 gene mutation.
Since her diagnosis, Genaya has undergone 16 rounds of chemotherapy over 6 months. Genaya will be undergoing a few surgeries to decrease the risk of cancer returning as well significantly reducing her risk of ovarian cancer.

 

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SHAWN JOHNSON

Shawn joined the Minnetonka Fire Department as a paid-on-call firefighter in 2006, fighting all manner of fire, from grass fires, car fires, and running medical calls in the city.  Shawn became a station Lieutenant in 2008, managing 6 firefighters and having to ran both engine and truck companies for two years.  Shawn was promoted to Department Training Captain in 2011, provided training to 80+ firefighters and Officers. The training provided consisted of teaching everything from basic firefighter and technical rescue operations.

Shawn became a National Association of Fire Investigation (NAFI) certified fire investigator in 2011. Just before completing his NAFI certification, he joined the Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team (HCFIT). HCFIT is an investigation team to help fire departments within Hennepin County without fire investigators, meet the state requirement of determining origin and cause of fires within their AHJs. Shawn became a lead investigator for HCFIT in 2014 and then took over as Team Supervisor in 2019.  Shawn remains a member of HCFIT as a fire investigator and conducts, interviews, takes exterior photographs, and conducts fire investigation training for fire departments within Hennepin County.

Shawn became a full-time Fire Inspector for the Minnetonka Fire Department in 2016 and was promoted to Deputy Fire Marshal in early 2024.

In April of 2024, Shawn was diagnosed with stage four cancer, and as of today, is still working at the Minnetonka Fire Department and continues the battle to overcome the cancer and the side effects of treatment.

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Cash donations accepted year-round – click here

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This benefit and ride welcomes both motorcycle riders
AND
Non-motorcycle riders.
** ALL ARE WELCOME **

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We are the Minnesota Red Knights Motorcycle Club Chapter #4 – a 501 (c) 4 Non-Profit organization.
We host an Annual Benefit Ride each year and choose a beneficiary/beneficiaries that ALL money raised from the ride go to.