Greetings form the Battle Born state
Just 100 days before Kick Stands Up for Run For The Wall XXXII. That mat sound like a lot of time. But believe me it will go by fast for Leadership, and for others, seem like forever.
By now I would expect you have your hotel reservations made, your plan to get to Ontario (or wherever your starting point is), scheduled your bike check-up and started your personal wellness plan. If you haven’t, it’s not too late to start.
I would like to thank Bob “Captain” Mazzone, our Road Guard Captain for making four Great Looking Stained-Glass Panels with wood frames. They measure 14” wide x 16” tall. He made a unique one for each Route. The Southern Route panel pictured here will be raffled off with the proceeds going to the Southern Route Educational Grant & Schools Fund. It will be on display at our Merchandise Trailer. Tickets will be on sale starting in Ontario. The cost for tickets will be $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. The drawing will be help in Wytheville, VA at the Moose Lodge as part of our evening program.
The Ontario pre-Run itinerary has been posted. Meetings for Route Leadership will begin Monday morning. Please note the Mandatory events on Tuesday and be sure to be there for them. Speaking of Ontario, at the Gateway Hotel the parking area to the right of the entrance will be limited to motorcycles and trikes only. Starting Sunday night until KSU on Wednesday it will be patrolled by security.
The pre-sale orders for the Southern Route 20th Anniversary T-Shirts are underway and doing well. I would like all who get one, to wear them on Saturday May 23rd for our massive group photo on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It would be awesome to see a sea of maroon shirts there. For the FNG’s this photo is taken just prior to the placing of our Mission Complete Plaque at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The order form and instructions can be found on our Facebook page. Again, the profits benefit the Southern Route Education Fund.
Our first day’s itinerary is really taking shape, this year we will bypass Phoenix altogether and travel through Buckeye and Gila Bend on our way to our overnight destination Casa Grande, AZ The local communities have shown great support for our Mission and are looking forward to our arrival. We owe a lot of Thanks to our Great Arizona State Coordinator Team for turning an idea into a reality. The complete Route itinerary is coming together, and I hope to have a draft posted before the end of the month.
We still have some of the 20th Anniversary Commemorative Patches available.
Keep checking the website and RC Newsletters for the latest news……….
