American Legion Riders Post 119
Placerville California
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General Meetings
| Every 2nd Wed of the month at 6pm
| American Legion Hall..American Legion Hall #119, 4561 Greenstone Rd. Placerville Ca...Take US 50 to Greenstone Rd. go south 1.5 miles to Hall on left
| Come early for Potluck or BBQ
| American Legion Riders:
| Who are we?
| American Legion Riders (ALR) members answer the call to ride in service to America's military, veterns, children and youth. The activities of ALR are limited only by the imagination of its members.
Many chapters have independently raised thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veternans' homes, severely wounded service men and women, as well as American Legion scholarship programs.
| The Patriot Guard
| No single activity or program defines the American Legion Riders,
but several key issues have been given national attention largely because of the efforts of individual ALR chapters and individual
riders. For example, the Patriot Guard originated in August 2005 by the Kansas American Legion Riders of Mulvane, Kansas.
The Patriot Gurard members started by providing escort and shield to the families of the fallen Legion Riders and other
veteran motorcyclists from the sight and sound of protestors. Today, at the request of stricken families, the Patriot Guard
is providing escort for funerals and memorial services in tribute to our fallen warriors all over the country.
| The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund
| Since 2006, riders have united nationally for "The American Legion Legacy Run"
to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund. This fund has been established for
the children of those who have given their lives on active duty defending our freedomes around the world.
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Heroes to Hometown Program
| The Heroes to Hometown Program is yet another way the Riders assist with one of the Legion's
oldest missions--to help recover the wounded from our battlefields. The Heroes to Hometown is a new partnership between the Pentagon and the
Legion--one that will unfortunately need to continue for many years as our severely wounded combat veterans return home.
Lots of work to do. |
