NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Dallas, TX, United States, 04/05/2010 - Motorcyclists will hit the road to support the Women of Wind Energy, as Shermco Charities, an organization funded by employees of Shermco Industries, host Ride for Wind 2010. The event will start on May 22 in Sweetwater, Texas.

Ride for Wind is an annual motorcycle touring event that raises funds for WoWE, an organization that supports and encourages the participation and advancement of professional women in the wind energy industry. Funds raised will help build new opportunities for women’s career growth, leadership and impact in the wind industry.

Participating motorcyclists will cruise approximately 260 miles of scenic West Texas highway, pit-stopping at wind farms along the way to learn the benefits of wind power. The ride will end at the Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse in downtown Sweetwater, and will be followed by a dinner and awards banquet.

“This event is designed to creatively encourage public support for the work of WoWE and wind power,” said Chris Dehart, Ride for Wind rally master and project leader for Shermco Industries. “Wind power expansion is an essential element of our energy future, and is providing greater opportunities for women to enter and advance in the wind energy industry.”

About Shermco

Shermco Industries (shermco.com) is a provider of safe, reliable testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems and related equipment for the light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide. Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised of two strategic business units; Machine Services Division and an Engineering Services Division. With a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in Brussels and service centers in Austin, Tulsa and Sweetwater, Shermco Industries has over 250 full-time employees. The company is a member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, American Wind Energy Association and the International Electrical Testing Association.

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