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Wisconsin
Ride for Homeless Vets
Motorcycle Poker Run
Saturday,June 20th, 2009
All
proceeds from this Poker Run will go to the New Community Shelter,
Inc. of Green Bay, for the sole purpose of helping homeless
veterans. (www.newcommunityshelter.org)
They
stood up for us. Now it’s our turn.
Road Captain: Duane Pohlman and Charlie Bowers
 Come ride or drive through the beautiful national forest!
Saturday,June 20th, 2009
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$20.00 per bike or vehicle.
$10.00 Passenger if they wish to enter poker run.
Send Payment to:
Ride For Homeless Vets
P.O. Box 52
Mountain, WI 54149-0042
Registration on day of event: from
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Skinny Dave's Highway 32/6, Mountain Wisconsin
Blessing of the bikes: 10:30 am
Remembrance and Respect Service
11:00 at Schoolhouse Bar, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
14007 Hwy 32/64 Mountain Wisconsin
Ride ends
At the Ski Hill in Lakewood Wisconsin, and the Ski Hill Bar
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- Rough camping available free of charge.
- Continental breakfast, and lunch provided on ride
- Raffles, food and other venders
- D. J. Wild Bill, LIve Music by Johnny Mars also one other rock band.
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33% of American's homeless male population are veterans.
47% of them are Vietnam Era Veterans.
67% served over three years in the armed forces.
89% received an Honorable discharge.
76% experience alcohol, drug, or mental health issues.
46% are age 45 or older.
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Sponsors
uBig John and Sherry’s Little River Inn (John Hager) uGreen Lake Tap (Doug Weller) uKlaus Lake Bar and Grill (Jim and Cindy Schindel)
uLogan Roadhouse Pub and Grill (Mark and Dinah Huffman)
uSchoolhouse Bar (Jeff and Steve School) uShady Acres Bar and Grill (Fuzzy and Woody Fredenburgh)
uSnazz and Jane’s Bar & Grill (Jane Hutchinson) uWouters Front II Bar and Grill (Brad Breuninger)
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