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American Legion Riders Chapter 67 Bridgton, Maine

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American Legion Riders Chapter 67 Bridgton, Maine

We are The American Legion Riders Chapter 67 from post 67 in Bridgton Maine. To be of service to our Veterans and our community.
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The American Legion Riders are a Program of the American Legion. Beyond our love of motorcycles we are dedicated to raising funds for Charities such as, The American Legion Legacy Fund, Mission 22 and Homeless Veteran needs.

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Bridgton
Bridgton, ME
04009

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(207) 595-1172

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The American Legion Riders are a Program of the American Legion. Beyond our love of motorcycles, we are dedicated to raising funds for Charities such as, The American Legion Legacy Fund, Veteran Su***de Prevention and Homeless Veteran needs.

The American Legion Legacy Fund was an existing program of the American Legion that the Legion Riders nationwide took on as their own. American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded service members and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have participated in The American Legion Legacy Run to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed or disabled since Sept. 11, 2001.

Our Veterans outreach efforts are evolving in ways we could not have imagined three years ago. From our beginnings to today our Chapter has helped many homeless veterans get off the streets and into homes, helped many veterans get their VA benefits and this year we were able to intervene and stop two veteran suicides. Over all in the last three years we have helped stop five Veteran's step back from the abyss.

Currently, over 110,000 American Legion Riders meet in over 2,000 chapters in every state and in at least three foreign countries. Riders in Iowa have formed an honor guard called The Five Star Freedom Riders, and Riders in Mulvane, Kan., founded the Patriot Guard to protect the sanctity of military funerals from protesters. Riders in all states have escorted military units returning home from combat tours overseas, conducted massive cross-country fundraising events for wounded warriors from all services, and have raised millions of dollars for countless local, state and national charities. Many Riders, supported by their State Departments, conduct annual statewide Legacy Runs in direct support of American Legion scholarship programs of Operation Comfort Warriors (OCW), supporting our wounded service members across the nation.

True to the Legion's grassroots tradition, each chapter manages its programs at the post level, where the best ideas are born. The Riders are part of many projects and events, including:

Rolling Thunder, the annual POW/MIA rally in Washington on Memorial Day weekend.

Local charity events in support of The American Legion and local communities.

Raising money for VA hospitals, women and children centers, children and youth centers, schools and other facilities.

Sponsoring or participating in motorcycle runs to benefit numerous charities.

Local memorial ceremonies and community parades.

Riding to honor fallen military men and women, and to protect the sanctity of their funerals from those who would dishonor their memory.

Escorting military units to departure airfields and airports for combat tours overseas, and welcoming them home upon their return.

We want to thank everyone who took the time to stop by our booth at the Fryeburg Fair this year and donate. So, the next time you see us out and about raising funds stop and say hi and donate forget to join the team by donating.