LCpl Alec E Catherwood Memorial Ride

01/31/2026

Good Morning and Happy Last day of January! We are so close to riding season I can taste it!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - Sunday May 3rd

THE 4th Annual LCpl Alec E Catherwood Memorial will continue and be run by the rebranded Three-five 25 Foundation!

Keep your eyes open for the flier to be coming out soon!

There will also be a lot of other activities over the entire weekend prior to the ride so keep your eyes on the Three-Five 25 Foundations page and here for added information!

07/08/2025

To all that help support the ride every year, we are asking for a little more help for an awesome Brother if you can! Please check it out and donate if you can but at least pray for his healing and his families strength!

My son Cole was in an unfortunate severe motorcycle accident on Ju… Lisa Bircher needs your support for Help support Cole and his family through his recovery.

05/09/2025

THE RIDES TOMORROW!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone on that beautiful day! A couple of things quick!

1: Preregistration is open until 2pm today so if you wanna beat the lines and get your shirts as well you have a couple hours.

2: We will have a food truck and coffee truck available during registration from 0900-1030 so get your eats and caffeine on when you get there .

3: We have a ton of cool raffles that I am showing on this post. So if you can’t partake in the ride, we will be setting up at Sledgehammers after about 1pm and you can get your tickets in then and party with us later that evening!

See ya’ll soon!

04/30/2025

The ride is just over a week away and we can’t wait to see everyone.

FYI we have some pretty cool raffle items up for grabs, if you can’t make the ride and want in on the raffle please see the site below. If you can meet up with one us for pick up if you winthat works, if you can’t and want it shipped, you will be responsible for shipping costs of the raffle item.

If you have any questions feel free to let us know!

Check out Online Store front by Darkhorsemen Chapter Marine Vets MC!

03/16/2025

Hey all!

We are actively seeking sponsorships for the Ride. Please reach out here or our page Marine Vets MC-Darkhorsemen Chapter, if you are interested in sponsoring the ride this year or if you knoww someone that would loke too!

Remember all sponsorship monies get donated straight to Darkhorse Lodge

03/01/2025

We are busy getting ready for the ride on May 10th!

Who’s in???

Registration: 0900
Kickstands up: 1100

Stops
1: LCpl Catherwood Gravesite
2: Weezy’s Bar and Grill Byron IL
3: Lena Brewing Company Lena, IL
4: Chesty P’a Polo, IL
5: Sledgehammer’s Oregon, IL

There will be a band, amazing food, raffles, 50/50 and a great time at the end!

Music will be provided by Mr. Grimm & His Bad Luck Go check them out!

Let us know if you have questions

Can’t wait to see ya’ll and support a great cause that is Darkhorse Lodge

01/17/2025

Who’s ready for riding season!

I know we sure are! What better way to kick off the season than raising money for Darkhorse Lodge.

We will have raffles, 50/50, Sponsorship Opportunities and most importantly a ton of riding and fun!

Thank You Sledgehammer’s Bar and Grill for being our final stop and hosting us! More to come on other stops along the way!

Keep an eye on our website for additional information Darkhorsemenmvmc.com or Facebook on this page and Marine Vets MC-Darkhorsemen Chapter

10/18/2024

We start planning tonight for the next ride on May 10th to Honor LCpl Catherwood!

But in the meantime time check out our website for our latest raffle and get some tickets. It all goes to a good place to support veterans and veteran causes!

05/07/2024

I wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who helped with the ride Saturday. First, Thank you to our sponsors that made this event better than last year. Thank you to everyone who helped set up and tear down and keep everything moving. Thank you to the Genoa Police Department ,the Genoa Veterans Home and the City of Genoa getting started safely. And of course, thank you to all or the riders, drivers and everyone who showed up and braved the looming rain storms to help support this ride. With all of your help, we were able to give more to Darkhorse Lodge this year. All of your support truly means the world to us. Can't wait till next year.

Huey
President
Marine Vets MC-Darkhorsemen Chapter

05/06/2024

Thank You all for a great ride! I have a favor to ask…

If you took any pictures during 2nd Annual LCpl Alec E Catherwood Memorial Ride can you kindly add them in the comments section of this post. We want to kell the memories alive on the website for years to come.

Thanks in advance!

Everyone