Thank you to all the participants, sponsors, volunteers and supporters who made the 4th Annual Armed Forces Freedom Ride a tremendous success.
The 4th Annual Armed Forces Freedom Ride raised over $50,000.00. The funds will be split between the Burlington County Military Affairs Committee (BMAC) and The Philadelphia Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (PMCLEF). BMAC supports our active troops at joint base McGuire, Dix Lakehurst. PMCLEF provides scholarships to children of Marines and Law Enforcement officials killed in the line of duty. So far we have raised over $150,000.00 on our Armed Forces Freedom Rides.
Additional event pins are being made and will be available at Barb's H-D in approx. 3 weeks
Because of you they saw over 1500 people and over 1100 motorcycles ride unto the base and say "thank you" for protecting our country, fighting for our freedoms and serving our people.
Because you our Military was reminded on Sunday that we all appreciate the many, many sacrifices made on our behalf. Because of all of you the day was a success, by simply saying "thank you". We have received countless emails and calls from the families of deployed men and women thanking us for recognizing their loved ones in harms way.
We want to thank General Ronald Coleman for coming to our event. When I spoke to the General he said "I'm wowed." He met so many fellow Marines on Sunday and was in awe to see the support of our Motorcycle community. Colonel Grasso from McGuire AFB , Colonel Kerr, Commander Sgt. Major Tony Young, thank you for coming to our event and thanking the riders who were thanking our Military.
Thank you to the State and local Police. They blocked every single traffic light and every entrance on 295 for the whole ride. Thank you to Collingswood and Westmont Fire Companies for hanging the 40 foot flag over the entrance to the dealership so that every rider got to ride under the flag! Thank you to all the volunteers for music, food, and the hard work that went into the day.
Sundays weather brought in countless riders, more then 600 people signed up on Sunday alone! Which brought our total to well over 1500. Sorry for the food glitch, we'll make it up to you next year! Because of the late Sunday sign ups we also ran out of event pins. There will be more pins at the dealership in 3 weeks so please stop in and get yours.
What can we say but, thanks for supporting our Military past and present. So many live right on base in our own backyard and need to be recognized.
Oh and thank you Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst for allowing us access to the base and making our ride so special. Where else in our great country can you ride your motorcycle down a Military flight line ??
Thank you Bob Kelly, Bill Barber, Frank the Animal for the cool Flyers bandanas that you passed out in the parking lot. GO FLYERS !