Biketoberfest Daytona Event
The American Legion has joined forces with AbbVie Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company, to launch TAKE ON HEP C, a nationwide movement to bring free hepatitis C (hep C) testing to veterans and their communities. Taking center stage of the TAKE ON HEP C campaign is a 45-foot tour bus that is used as a mobile veteran outreach command center known as “The Legion One.” The bus offers free hep C testing, on-the-spot results and information for how to seek treatment, if needed.
This project also provides a great opportunity for local posts to staff a membership outreach tent setup with the bus. We provide the tent, you engage your community AND GROW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
| EVENT: | Biketoberfest Daytona |
| DATE(S): | Thursday, October 18 – Sunday, October 21 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday |
| LOCATION: | 307 N Beach St • Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (Adjacent to Indian Motorcycle Daytona Beach) |
| REQUEST: | Please send up to four (4) volunteers who can engage those attending the event. Share information about the benefits of being an American Legion member and encourage them to participate in the free hep C testing.
Volunteers should be scheduled in four-hour shifts. Duties include support with light set-up/tear down (tents, tables, chairs). Free parking is available onsite. However, please plan ahead and allow extra travel time as parking is limited. Staff shirts will be provided for all volunteers to wear upon check-in at the event. One shirt per person. This is a casual, outdoor event so jeans or shorts of an appropriate length are recommended with Legion logo items and cap. |
| ABOUT BIKETOBERFEST: |
This annual Daytona Beach motorcycle rally draws more than 100,000 visitors. Bikers, motorcycle enthusiasts and curious travel seekers will enjoy beautiful fall weather, live music and more. |
| ABOUT HEP C: | Testing for hep C is especially important for veterans, specifically those who served in the Vietnam conflict between 1964 and 1975. One out of every 20 veterans enrolled with the Veterans Health Administration has hep C, more than three times the infection rate of the general U.S. population. |
Thank you in advance for your consideration in supporting this important effort. If you’d like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Dave Baughman at 317-517-4161 or DBaughman@legion.org.
