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Thursday, March 18, 2010 "Military Order Purple Heart", Chapter 804 Meeting is held at the VFW Post 483 ----- 2 Quincy St. Nashua, NH - Meeting at 19:00

Purple Heart Riders National Association

All Members; Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2010
As you can see by my recent e-mails the Purple Heart Riders are growing. NH has enough members to become a Charted Chapter and since most of the National Officers are from NH and Mass we need to start holding monthly meetings. Starting February 18Th and every 3rd Thursday of each month the Purple Heart Riders will hold a monthly meeting at the VFW in Nashua at 6pm prior to Chapter 804's monthly meeting which starts at 7pm. Please Let me know when you can not attend either the PHR NH or the Chapter 804 monthly meeting.

Hello Friends,

We have gotten an early start on this year’s Ride For Freedom, b/c this 2010 Summerfest is going to be the biggest and best yet.

For the motorcycle enthusiast, we will be giving away a 2010 Harley Davidson Fat Bob. Only 300 tickets are available. Motorcycle groups from all over New England will be represented including: Harley Davidson Black Sheep, Christian Motorcyclist Association, Bikers for Breast Cancer, Motor Maids, and “The Tent” from Laconia Bike Week. Come be a part of this destination ride through Stowe and Smugglers Notch.

For the music enthusiast, we have our Summerfest Concert Saturday evening. Taking the stage will be Shades of Skin from Worcester, MA, Joel and Janna from Livermore, Maine, Kaelum Way from Southern New Hampshire, and Burlington, Vermont’s own: Jorjah! (Youth Group Pastors and Leaders email me for group info) The youth group with the largest representation will have an opportunity to post a link to their website of choice on next year’s summerfest website!

For the family, enjoy a relaxing weekend at beautiful Common Acres Campground. Activities include bounce castle, swimming, mini-golf, go-karts, bonfire, etc..

Again, visit our new website www.tcsummerfest.com for complete details and ticket purchases.

Ride On,

Stephen Barnette

Teen Challenge

Program Development Office

1296 Collins Hill Road

Johnson, VT 05656

office phone: 802-635-7807

Hello everyone, Posted:Tuesday, January 12. 2010

Happy New Year,

The American Ex-POW group, N.H chapter, will hold a small ceremony in honor of New Hampshire's Former Prisoner of War day.

On April 9th, 11am at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.

The brief ceremony will take place at the POW monument.

The ceremony is opened to everyone, and all are welcomed.

Sincerely

Sheila Peters POW coordinator

VAMC

Every Thursday Night at 19:00 Weekly POW/ MIA vigil Meredith, NH

Every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM, people gather at Hersky Park located in Meredith, New Hampshire. The Thursday evening Vigils started in 1989 in an effort to raise awareness about the abandonment of Prisoners of War and those Missing In Action. The First Vigil lasted 15 minutes; one minute to symbolize each year since the United States declaired; "There are no more prisoners in Southeast Asia. They are all dead." The vigil now spans 32 minutes. The Meredith POW/ MIA Vigil is believed to be the longest consecutively-held vigil in the United States. There has never been an unatended vigil since its inception. Vigil goers have weathered rain, sleet, snow, hail, thunder, lightning, and even temperatures of -37° F.

First Wednesday of every MONTH at 19:00

Monthly POW/ MIA Vigil, Veterans Park in Manchester, New Hampshire. Veterans Park is located across fron the Radisson Hotel & Conferance Center on Elm Street, one block north of the Verizon Arena.

Sunday, May 02, 2010 Spring Motorcycle Swap Meet Keene NH

The annual Keene Motorcycle Swap Meet will be held at the Cheshire County Fairgrounds (rain or shine) at 09:30 to 17:30 Cost: $5.00 per person. A great crowd, lots of Vendors and Food. For more info call: Ray Murdough at (603) 352-1836; Note: The Spring swap-meet is always the first Sunday of May.

Friday, May 28, 2010 to Sunday, May 30, 2010 • Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC ... http://www.rollingthunder1.com/PDFs/RT2010.pdf

Day Schedule: Friday, May 28 - Candle Light Vigil at 21:00 • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Washington, DC Saturday, May 29 - Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10:00 A.M. • U.S. Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC, on the Plaza • Saluting Our Troops 12:00 to 17:00 • Reflecting Pool at the base of the Lincoln Memorial • Sunday May 30 - Rolling Thunder will assemble at the Pentagon Parking Lot at 07:00 to 12:00 departing at noon to Washing, DC • Musical Tribute at 13:00; Speaker Program 13:30 - the stage is located at the Reflecting Pool across from the Lincoln Memorial.

Sunday, May 30, 2010 Vermont Thunder XVIII

Staging at both Sharon, VT and Richmond, VT. http://www.vt-thunder.org for the 18th consecutive year, Vermont Thunder is sponsoring a RIDE TO REMEMBER our Veterans and those STILL POW/ MIA. Through your generous donations and purchases of Thunder Products we have donated thousands of dollars over the years to many veterans in their time of need. The Ride begins at the Sharon, VT. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Welcome Center at I89 Northbound. Staging begins at 09:00, coffee and pastries available, donations greatly appreciated, and Vermont Thunder Products will be available for sale. A wreath Laying Ceremony will take place at 11:00 after, Riders will leave at 11:30 heading North on I89 and stop for fuel in Richmond, VT and join with those gathered at the J. Hitchins-Recycling Center lot off rout 117, food and drinks will be available from Lafond Vending Svc., the combined group will leave at 13:45 and travel thru Essex, Colchester, Milton, St. Albans and arrive in Enosburg Falls at 15:30 for ceremonies in the park and a light lunch following at the American Legion. All bikers are welcome and the ride is rain or shine, no rain date! For more info call: Mike at (802) 893-1191 or Nick at (802) 674-5180 or visit: http://vt-thunder.org/ …

Saturday, June 5, 2010 • Customer Apreciation Day • Wilkins Harley Davidson

663 South Barre, Vermont 05641 (802) 476-6104 http://www.wilkinsharley.com

Sunday, June 06, 2010 Ride to Support the Northfield, VT Veterans' Place

Who: The Vermont Thunder Crew; What: The First Annual Ride, support ride for the Veterans' Place 220 Vine St. Northfield, VT http://www.vermontveteransplace.org/; When: June 6, 2010; more information to follow.

Monday, June 07, 2010 Americade Lake George, New York 12845

http://www.tourexpo.com/ ; http://reg@tourexpo.com/ ; www.americade.info/

Saturday, June 12, 2010 Vermont Fallen Families Ride to Remember

Information at: mgsutpl@together.net ; We do not have a flyer for our ride, however, it is pretty much going to be the same for this year. We will ask the "Rider" participants, visit as many of the now 28 hometowns of our fallen, collect a chip "token", and return to Lucky's Trailer Sales in South Royalton before 5 PM June 12th. Participants may start anytime after 5 AM that day, as businesses in the hometowns will not be open before then, to pick up your poker chip. We expect to award another Harley motorcycle as grand prize for the person who collects the most in donations. A request to participate is a must, an armband and an donation collection envelope will be mailed. Two prize catagories: One for the largest amount collected as donations for the memorial; one for the best "poker hand" from the chips collected at each of the possible 28 hometowns. We found last year it is nearly impossible to get all of them in that 12 hour time span, but the choice is theirs where they go. There are lots of prizes, and the first 200 participants to register will get a free t-shirt at the end of the ride at Lucky's. It is a commemorative shirt dated for the ride. We do offer our fund raising t-shirt for sale anytime. Go to our website: http://www.VermontFallenHeroesGWOTMemorial.org/ for a picture of the shirts. It has a list of all the fallen soldiers thus far, hoping we don't have to add any more names.

Ride for Kids® 2010 Calendar

Motorcycle Friends,
Please add the Ride for Kids event in your area to your ride calendar.
Indiana Ride for Kids
11 July 2010
Pinhook Park
2801 Riverside Dr
South Bend, In 46616
Registration 8:00am to 9:45am EDT
Ride starts promptly at 10:00am EDT

Join us for an escorted charity motorcycle ride through the beautiful Northern Indiana Countryside and support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.   www.pbtfus.org

After the ride stay for a light lunch and the Celebration of Life and meet the Stars (young brain tumor survivors) who will join us for the ride.

Bobby Newman
219-324-0706 H
219-363-6071 C
Bear.kitten@verizon.net

Ej Ford
219-324-3459
EjFord@verizon.net

www.IndianaRideforKids.org