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| American Legion Riders Give $500 Donation Sunday October 5th, American Legion Riders Post 88 joined the Gold Wing Ronald McDonald Ride to St. Johns Children Hospital Ronald McDonald House in Springfield. Pictured are Glen & Carla Poorman, Robert Hensley, Kenny Downs, Ronald McDonald, Bryan Briggs and Oren Lockhart. |
American Legion Riders Post 88 in Mattoon IL, pose in front of an
Army helicopter which landed during the dedication for the new
Veterans Memorial in Teutopolis IL May 24th, 2009.
Left to right are Duane Enis, Glenn Poorman, Oren Lockhart and
Brian Biggs.
Army helicopter which landed during the dedication for the new
Veterans Memorial in Teutopolis IL May 24th, 2009.
Left to right are Duane Enis, Glenn Poorman, Oren Lockhart and
Brian Biggs.
On June 12, 2009 the American Legion Riders Post 88 of
Mattoon IL in cooperation with the Eric Bahney Foundation
purchased 5 Dell computers w/web cam to be sent to
Afghanistan for the troops in the 634th- Mattoon Division. The
computers were donated as to help the troops maintain contact
with their loved ones while being deployed. This is one of the
objectives of the Bahney Foundation set up by Amanda Bahney.
Left to right are: front row- Glenn Poorman and Amanda Bahney;
second row Duane Enis, Oren Lockhart, Bill Belleu, Karamel
Belleu, third row- Kraig Koester, Gina Lockhart, Angie Ritter, Tim
Ritter, Carla Poorman and back row- Bob Hensley, Tom Corbin,
and Dale Bailey.
Mattoon IL in cooperation with the Eric Bahney Foundation
purchased 5 Dell computers w/web cam to be sent to
Afghanistan for the troops in the 634th- Mattoon Division. The
computers were donated as to help the troops maintain contact
with their loved ones while being deployed. This is one of the
objectives of the Bahney Foundation set up by Amanda Bahney.
Left to right are: front row- Glenn Poorman and Amanda Bahney;
second row Duane Enis, Oren Lockhart, Bill Belleu, Karamel
Belleu, third row- Kraig Koester, Gina Lockhart, Angie Ritter, Tim
Ritter, Carla Poorman and back row- Bob Hensley, Tom Corbin,
and Dale Bailey.
Donation to JROTC
| RONALD mCDONALD HOUSE DONATION American Legion Riders, Post 88, donate $500 to Ronald McDonald House. Pictured above: Glenn Poorman, Robert Hensley, Kenny Downs of GWRRA, Mike Weaver, Brian Briggs Duane Enis, and Ronald McDonald. |
Special Edition - February 1, 2010 Share this: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the desk of the National Adjutant of The American Legion February 1, 2010 Riders, The American Legion family has raised more than $300,000 to purchase comfort items for U.S. troops recovering in hospitals and warrior transition units around the globe. Now we have the opportunity to nearly double what was raised. Pepsi Cola is offering a $250,000 grant to the top two charities (based on votes) as part of its Pepsi Refresh project. There are 729 charities competing and as of Feb. 1, Operation Comfort Warriors is 21st in votes. There is no time to lose--the voting period ends on February 28, 2010. All overhead and administrative costs for Operation Comfort Warriors is paid for by The American Legion, meaning 100 percent of donations go toward helping the troops. If OCW were to receive the Pepsi grant, that money would also go entirely to the troops. Please go to http://refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors and vote. Just as importantly, use your post and department newspapers, facebook pages, web sites, twitter and all other tools at your disposal to encourage others to vote for this great cause. The http://refresheverything.com grant can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of our disabled troops. Log in and vote now, and share this email with all your friends and co-workers. If you have any questions about Operation Comfort Warriors, please feel free to call Communications Director John Raughter at (317) 630-1350, or visit http://legion.org/troops/operationcomfort. Thank you for your support, Dan Wheeler National Adjutant, The American Legion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your $$250,000 grant proposal "Provide comfort items for U.S. military troops recovering from wounds." has been approved and posted online. Check out http://refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors to track your idea while votes are cast. Start spreading the news to your friends & family and tell them to vote. There's no time to lose, voting ends 2-28-2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |