American Legion Riders

 

Director: Rick Hency

Telephone (517) 699-2235

Meetings held the last Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Post

New ALR Officers for 2010:

Rick Hency, Director  richardhency@yahoo.com  Phone (517) 580-7483

Dennis Fosberg, Assistant Director  spartanden@comcast.com

Bonnie French, Secretary/Treasurer   mscobra6@msn.com

Eric Black, Sgt. at Arms  james48e@yahoo.com

Ray Howe, Chaplain

Lulu Lopez, Historian

Veteran's Day 2009 Parade, Mason, Michigan

Holt ALR Led the Parade

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Pictures from End-of-Year Ride and Party, August 2009

                                              

                                                                    

"Give a Kid a Project" and "VFW National Home for Children" donation

Post 238 Chapter of American Legion Riders presented checks to the VFW National Home and "Give a Kid a Project" on December 17, 2008. Pictured above are Kari DaRosa, Kris Hummel, Tom Monosmith, Tim Smith, and Bonnie French. [Click on the picture to enlarge]

5th Annual "To Hell and Back" Ride

Did you know:1 in 3 homeless men are armed services Veterans

This annual ride, sponsored by American Legion Riders of Holt Post #238, was held on August 11, 2007. 63 riders visited Dansville, Gregory, Hell, and Howell to raise money for VOA Michigan.

At the October 31, 2007 meeting of the ALR, Kate Reed, coordinator of the VOA Veteran's Homeless Fund, was presented with a check from the ride.

 

The dollars help support, in addition to services at the New Hope Day Center, the following:

Veteran's Dormitory Program (VDP). Open to male and female homeless Veteran's, provides all services of New Hope, plus assistance of the Veteran's case manager, and physical and mental health services of the VA Medical Hospitals. 80% of individuals recover to independent living within 6 months of time available.

Veteran's Housing Program (VHP). Provides longer-term transitional housing to Veteran's, including those with substance related disorders and/or mental illness. Veterans can participate for 18 months and receive case management, individual and group counseling, referrals to substance abuse treatment, medical treatment, job interviewing and placement, and anger management. Aftercare is offered for 6 months after graduation.

This is another of the great program our Riders support! Once again, our Riders come through!

Check Presentation to Dimondale Center

Post 238's Riders held a "Ride for Care" to benefit the Dimondale Nursing Center on June 2, 2007. On August 2, 2007 several members of the Riders presented the check to residents of the home. Our Chapter does this ride every year, among other charitable rides. Our Riders are the best!! Thanks for all that you do!

               

Above: Former ALR Director Bruce French and Assistant Road Captain Charlie Bott present the check to resident Carol Billings. Group shot of members with residents.

               

Above: Residents and members looking at the bikes. Chuck Proper explaining the finer points of motorcycles to a resident.

This picture was taken on November 30, 2005 when the Holt's 238 Chapter of the American Legion Riders presented a check to the local Volunteers of America shelter to help homeless veterans.                                                            

Click here for Legion Riders' Power Point Presentation

Please note:  When you click the link above, you will be asked to either "Open" or "Save" the file; you will want to save it to your computer.  This will take maybe a half hour if you are on a DSL or cable internet connection, or up to three hours if you use dial-up.  The Presentation is in Microsoft PowerPoint, which you will need to have on your computer in order to view it. 

For more information about the American Legion Riders, the national web site is www.americanlegionriders.net

 

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American Legion Post 238 * 1785 Cedar Street * Holt, Michigan * 48842