Pam, thanks for sharing this. . . it is important! Cheers!
lyle On 3 October 2012 22:00, pam <[email protected]> wrote: > I just wanted to share this group with y'all. I hope it's ok to share > this on this forum. > > From the website : > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://longroadhomeproject.com/ > This summer, five U.S. veterans will bicycle across our great nation to > heal their wounds from war. This group of former service people > includes men and women of diverse ages, backgrounds, and interests. > > *Empowered by their differences, these five veterans are united.* > > *United* in their effort to heal their wounds from war via a long > distance ride. > > *United* to bring awareness to the fact that hundreds of thousands of > service people often face difficulty returning home and, > > *United* to raise money to help other veterans live more fulfilling and > meaningful lives. We are raising $75,000 to accomplish this year’s ride. > Funds raised above this will go towards supporting future rides and Operation > First Response <http://www.operationfirstresponse.com/>, a national > non-profit dedicated to serve all branches of our nation’s Wounded Heroes > and their families with personal and financial needs. > > The 4,200 mile journey begins July 15th near Tacoma and ends 90 days later > in Washington D.C. > > By the end of these 90 days: > > *1,500* vets will have committed suicide. > > *270,000 *cases of PTSD will have been reported since the inception of > the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. > > *50,000* veterans will have returned home physically wounded since 2001, > and > > *300,000* vets will spend a night on the street. > > ---------------------------- > > From the site, you can check the schedule and see where they are. They > were gracious enough to let me ride along for a few miles. I rode with the > hand cyclists and they were incredible. I was so inspired and in awe that > I wanted to share this with you. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ZMugkFya96wJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
