PHOENIX -

Ready Auto Transport has announced it will be one of the lead sponsors for the Ride 430 Challenge. The fundraising occasion is a four-day, 430-mile biking event aimed at raising money for injured military personnel and their families.

The challenge, which had its first iteration in 2008, has raised more than $1.8 million for military and service families, with the average charitable bike ride raising $12,000 a year. Ready Auto Transport plans to raise $100,000.

Jerry Tassone, president of Ready Auto Transport, says the company’s sponsorship of the event will show its employees’ commitment to the military’s sacrifice.

“We know the need for assistance and support of injured service people and their families will continue long after our troops have come home,” Tassone said. “America’s brave military men, women and families are in it for the long haul, and Ready Auto Transport is proud to support them as they travel the road to recovery.”

For more information about the Ride 430 Challenge, click here.