Post 91 is hosting a Welcome Home Event Saturday August 1 2009 for Duane Frey. Duane is coming home from Iraq and is a very recent Bronze Star Recipient. The event will be from 12:00 to 3:00 and we will have a door prize for the first 8 ALR members that show up from a post other than 91.

We are a new Chapter and look forward to meeting and supporting every other Chapter that we possibly can. Our post is located at Alma School and Ray Rd in Chandler, AZ.

We hope that you can join us Saturday to welcome Duane home and show him our appreciation.

Craig was a Desert Storm Veteran and a Blue Star father who’s son is in the Arizona Army National Guard 158. We will miss him dearly and that big black cowboy hat that he wore everywhere.

Military Escort Mission details:

Date: Friday, April 10th

0900: Pre-staging in the parking Lot on the Southeast Corner of Broadway Road and Higley Road, Mesa Arizona. We will mount flags here.

0945: KSU. Ride in formation from the pre-staging area to the mortuary at Mariposa Gardens, 400 S. Power Road in Mesa, which is on the Southwest corner of Broadway Road and Power Road.

1000: Gathering of family, friends, PGR

1100: Memorial services

Noon (Estimated): KSU. Procession from the mortuary to the reception at the Boys and Girls Club at Boys and Girls Club Grant Woods Branch, 221 W. 6th Avenue, Mesa

I am the secretary of the American Legion Riders Post 53 in Buckeye, AZ. I just wanted to let everyone know that we are hosting the Traveling Wall in Buckeye, AZ April 1-5. For more information e-mail me at alr.learch@q.com

PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW CHAPTER OF THE ALR AS OF 1/20/2009
POST 44
LOCATED AT 7145 EAST SECOND STREET
SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85251-5575.
WE HAVE 12 MEMBERS TO DATE.
ALR MEETINGS TO BE HELD THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:00 PM..
DIRECTOR: JIM (BAGS) BAGINSKI
jimb60az@cox.net

We are a newly formed chapter. We got started in July of 2007. We are currently 25 members strong.
We are sincerely interested in participating in any rides or events promoted by other ALR chapters. We feel that it is our duty to support as many of the Legion programs as possible, and since there are far too many for any one chapter to promote by themselves, we try to attend and support those events sponsored by other posts. So if you are having an event and are seeking participation by other chapters please contact me via the US Postal service, at Post 107 20001 N Cavecreek Rd Phoenix Az .

We are also interested in developing relationships with other chapters for nothing more than the friendships. We try to get together and go for a ride each week, so if any of you are interested in joining us we meet at Post 107 at 0900 Hrs every Saturday for breakfast, and decide where to go while enjoying the great food. If nothing else you should try to make it in for breakfast. I am proud to say that we offer the best breakfast around.

I hope I have the opportunity to meet and get to know everyone within the organization in the near future.

Henry "Van" Van Evera
Pres.
Post 107 ALR

The quarterly ALR meeting is in Tucon November 3, 2007 1130 - 1300 Lunch meeting from 1300 - 1500. This is a VERY important meeting as we need to discuss the new mandate from National regarding recognition of the Legion Riders. I hope we can get a good reprensentation from all Arizona Posts.

I work at The Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn located 14 miles east of Peach Springs, Az. We are a biker friendly establishment. Currently we have four bike organizations that hold events and/or runs with us. River Riders has been holding events with us for 24 years now. The Vietnam Vets. have held events here for the past 4 years. The European Motorcycle Organization also have been holding events annually for 4 years. We have also catered to the Outsiders Drinking Organization for 4 years. Our establishment has alot to offer to bike groups. For example we have 48 motel rooms, 48 RV site with water & electricity, restaurant, two bars, pool, Frisbee golf, stage, horse shoe pits, a rodeo arena to have barrel racing or drag racing events, and we have cavern tours. If this sounds like a place you would like to hold an event and/or run please feel free to contact us. We have a web site grandcanyoncaverns.com check it out and feel free to call with any questions. Our toll free # is 1-877-422-4559 or 928-422-4565
Thank you,
Kelli
Administrative Assistant

I am the secretary of the Gilbert American Legion Riders Post 39 in Gilbert AZ. Our group is only a year, year and a half old, but we're looking to possibly get together with other ALR's for rides, Events, or just to get together and hang out. If your ALR group wants to get together with us and form a relationship and help each other out, please email me at alr39az@yahoo.com. We'd love to share ideas and be supportive of other ALR's in the area and state. Thanks!

Angie
Secretary
Gilbert American Legion Riders Post 39

At Post 69 in Payson, AZ we are forming a riders group and would be happy to have any legioneers from the surrounding area that are interested to call the post and leave your name and number. That number is 928-474-6969.
We hope to get things together this winter and be ready to ride in the spring.

Although we are still working on establishing a Department level program for the ALR in AZ, we are working together to get some things done. Currently, we are working on Operation Wounded Warrior. This is a ride in conjunction with the ALR West Coast Rally.

We will be riding out to the WCR and then heading down the coast to Camp Pendletion and Balboa hospitals to deliver needed items to our returning wounded troops and to personally thank them for their service and sacrifices for our country.

Like most first time events this started with a simple idea of supporting our troops since we are going to ride out to CA for the WCR. It has grown to independent and other organizations getting involved. The date planning of the WCR and Operation Wounded Warrior conflict with ideas and we hope to resolve this in the future. But for now, we are happy to support our troops and meet with the our brothers and sisters at the WCR in Santa Maria.

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President, Chapter 9, Florence, AZ