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From the Chairman

December 2023

This is the December Legion Link; wow, Christmas already! The Wineland Family and the Leadership of your ALR, we wish each of you and the families of our organization a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. This year went way too fast. Looking back, we have accomplished a lot and provided much-needed help to the Suicide Prevention Initiative. The Challenge 22 events and the individual fund-raising efforts across our organization provide the support needed for our veterans. And well done!

Personally, I can’t tell you how much your support has meant to the program. We have grown into a professional organization, and I, for one, applaud your efforts, Thank You!

For those who haven’t heard, we are one of the three organizations the “Division of Motor Vehicles,” selected to help reduce motorcycle accidents in Florida. We will talk more about it in the future, but for every motorcycle registration made in Florida, $2.50 is allocated to the program. This amounts to approximately 8 million dollars over the five-year program, shared by the three motorcycle organizations. The dollars come with many restrictions. It can be spent on billboards, bumper stickers, key chains, and support programs at events like Daytona Bike Week, Poker runs, and any event that would draw motorcycle enthusiasts. We will be looking for individuals who want to get involved in Rider Safety!  We already have one individual who stepped up, Ted Wieder, our Road Captain and Safety officer, and he will be looking for more help.

We have more committees coming on board to help us out. As I mentioned, we have grown into a professional riding organization, and we need to delegate more responsibilities to other individuals, which should make a smooth leadership transition in the future.

All the scheduled activities are coming together, and at this point, we are on schedule.

Ride Safe; looking forward to seeing you soon!

Your 2023 – 2024 Schedule

• Summit
  Meet & Greet
  January 31, 2024
  Classes
  February 1-3, 2024.
• Round Robin
  Month of April 2024
• Children and Youth Picnic
  TBD
• In-State Unity Ride
  Meet & Greet
  April 21, 2024
  Ride
  April 22-26, 2024
• Rally, OCC Clearwater, FL
  April 27, 2024

If you have any ideas, please share! Thank you for what you do, and we are proud to be part of your leadership team of such an excellent group!
“For the Cause, Not the Applause”

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Jim Wineland
American Legion Riders
legionriders@legionmail.org

“For the Cause, not the applause.”