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The Association for Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) is a Registered Non-Profit Society created in 1983 to foster the necessary measures to assist motorcycle accident victims and their families.  At present A.I.M. serves over 220,000 motorcyclists and their families throughout British Columbia, with six Chapters and total membership of over 1,000.  A person does not have to be a motorcyclist to be a member of A.I.M., just have the desire to assist injured motorcyclists and their families and pay a minimal yearly membership.

The Vancouver Chapter of A.I.M. is also a Registered Canadian Charity.  Donations to the charity are utilised, in accordance with federal regulations and laws, to assist motorcycle accident victims and their families.  Official receipts for Income Tax purposes for Charitable Donations to A.I.M. are issued by the Vancouver Chapter, which also administers these funds to achieve the objectives of A.I.M. throughout British Columbia.

Our service has grown from simple hospital visits to include legal, moral and rehabilitation guidance.  Some of the areas that A.I.M. addresses:

• VOCATIONAL:  A.I.M. seeks to assist victims unable to return to their former occupation.  At present, this objective is achieved by referral to existing education and rehabilitation agencies and institutions.  As membership and charitable donations grow, A.I.M. hopes to expand its services in this area.
   
• MORAL:  Membership input through hospital visits, guidance, meetings and recreational activities.  A.I.M also supplies the hospital victims with reading material, TV rentals and locates specialty wheel chairs as needed.
   
• LEGAL:  Lawyers in the membership to give legal counsel and support to the individuals and the Society as a whole.
   
• PUBLIC AWARENESS:  Helping the general public through education realise the road must be shared.  Consistent with this goal, A.I.M. also assists other motorcycle organisations in promoting safety and awareness.  A.I.M. also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Helping Rider, that is mailed to our members and can also be picked up at various motorcycle shops.

Directors, regional representatives and members serve the association on a volunteer basis.  The directors are voted into these positions by members in good standing on a yearly basis.

Funding for A.I.M. is attained by the membership fees, donations and recreational functions.  The fee for membership runs from the month you originally take out your membership, and is due the following year at the same time.

A.I.M. is not a "motorcycle club" but an organized cause.