Remember Me. Skip to content. Facebook page opens in new window Instagram page opens in new window Twitter page opens in new window YouTube page opens in new window. Legion Riders. Purpose of The American Legion Riders To participate in parades and other ceremonies that are in keeping with the aims and purposes of The American Legion.
To promote motorcycle safety programs and to provide a social atmosphere for The American Legion members who share the same interest.
To use our association to promote and support programs of The American Legion through service to our community, state, and nation. American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded servicemembers and scholarships. Since , Riders nationwide have participated in the Legion Legacy Run, to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.
In Garden City, Mich. The two longtime riders wanted an environment where Legion family members could come together to share a common love for motorcycles. Hess replied that he liked the concept and wanted to pursue it.
Later, he gave Kaledas and Dare instructions for managing the program at the post level. He also explained how they could be approved to use the American Legion emblem, and how to gain Membership's support and recognition. At a regular meeting, Post members passed a resolution for a new program to be known as the "American Legion Riders.
The two longtime riders wanted an environment where Legion family members could come together to share a common love for motorcycles. Hess replied that he liked the concept and wanted to pursue it. Later, he gave Kaledas and Dare instructions for managing the program at the post level.
He also explained how they could be approved to use the American Legion emblem, and how to gain Membership's support and recognition. At a regular meeting, Post members passed a resolution for a new program to be known as the "American Legion Riders. Joined by 19 other founding members from their post, Dare and Kaledas were flooded with requests for information about their organization.
They agreed to establish a central source for the Riders to ensure that chapters formed not as motorcycle clubs or gangs, but as Legionnaires and Auxiliary and SAL members joining to ride as Legion family.
Currently, over , American Legion Riders meet in over 2, chapters in every domestic department and in at least three foreign countries. Riders in all states have escorted military units returning home from combat tours overseas, conducted massive cross-country fundraising events for wounded warriors from all services, and have raised millions of dollars for countless local, state and national charities.
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