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American Legion Legacy Run 2008
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, December 04, 2007 - Planners for The American Legion
Legacy Run (ALLR) have announced the dates for the annual motorcycle
fundraising run, now in its third year, from Indianapolis to The American
Legion’s national convention. Many of the participants from both the 2006
run to Salt Lake City and the 2007 run to Reno, Nev., are expected to
return for the nearly 1,800-mile run to Phoenix, Aug. 17-21, 2008.
American Legion National Commander Marty Conatser will kick-off The
American Legion Legacy Run, which will begin with a national gathering of
The American Legion Riders at American Legion Post 64, 602 S. Holt Road,
in Indianapolis. The riders will depart on Sunday, August 17, 2008, and
thunder through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico to
Phoenix and the site of the 90th American Legion National Convention.
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The riders, many of them members of The American Legion Family, will
journey for five grueling days to make possible a college education for
the children of comrades who died defending our freedoms since the attacks
of September 11, 2001.
According to Conatser, the ALLR raises the public’s awareness of the
honorable nature of military service and is “one way to show The American
Legion’s deep appreciation for those who paid the ultimate price for
freedom.” The goal for 2008 is to raise at least $350,000 for The American
Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund.
“As an unfortunate consequence of America’s war on terror, many children
of our active-duty military personnel are now members of single-parent
families,” Conatser said. “In most cases, this also means their chances to
attend college have greatly diminished. Children of military personnel who
die on active service are entitled to receive some money toward a college
education. It is the least a grateful nation can do.”
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The American Legion Legacy Fund has already
distributed $74,000 in critically needed scholarship assistance to
students enrolled in college level courses since 2004, including $36,000
in 2007.
“We will ensure that higher education will be a reality for these
families,” Conatser said. “Providing for the children our military
personnel have left behind is our civic duty, and an education is a
powerful way to show our thanks.”
The commander encouraged motorcycle enthusiasts from all parts of the
United States to join The American Legion Legacy Run either in
Indianapolis or along the route.
“The ride is open to all who are interested in supporting these children.
We will pause along the way for rest stops, meals and other events and
services arranged by American Legion posts,” Conatser said. Tentative
plans include possible visits to military installations and a variety of
communities in states along the route.
The American Legion Riders and American Legion posts nationally play a
crucial role by conducting continuous fundraising runs and charity rides,
operating refueling stops, coordinating with local law enforcement
officials, and supporting The American Legion Legacy Run with meals and
water. All who register for the ride receive the 2008 Run patch set as
well as a mapbook with information about exact routes, scheduled stops,
timetables, daily maps, and checkpoint locations.
The national headquarters has released a promotional video asking American
Legion posts and riders chapters to conduct local or regional fundraising
efforts on behalf of The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund.
Materials and information tailored specifically for fundraising is
available from The American Legion at the contact listed below.
Information and online registration will open in January 2008 at
www.legion.org/legacyrun .
“We encourage all interested Legionnaires and indeed all supporters to
register in support of the Run,” said Conatser, “to help us help the
children of our fallen heroes.”
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