AMVETS Riders Chapter 51 Thornville, OH.

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06/28/2026

We had our poker run benefitting Resurrecting Lives yesterday. Despite the off and on rain, it was a great day! We had 21 bikes, 4 vehicles, and 42 participants overall.
We could not have done this alone. Many thanks go out to:
~AMVETS Riders Chapter 176 (Richfield), American Legion Riders Post 283 (Pickerington), and family and friends for joining us.
~AMVETS Riders Chapter 76 (Athens) for their generous donation to Resurrecting Lives and Terrie Baringer (76 Immediate Past President & current Riders Department President) for hand delivering it to us at the Post despite not being able to go on our run.
~Roadpop's Bar and Grill (Newark), Zanesville VFW Post 1058, and Hole-in-the-Wall (Somerset) for being great hosts at our stops.
~Roadpop's for their basket donation to the auction back at the Post and the VFW for providing us lunch.
~AMVETS Post 51 for providing a great space and wonderful food for our riders to unwind once we got back.
~Perry County Safe Community for being there in the morning to hand out Look Out for Motorcycles magnets, yard signs, and banners for people to take with them.

06/21/2026

We had 15 bikes from Chapter 51 supporting our brothers and sisters of Chapter 5 yesterday in their ride.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to our Immediate Past Chapter President, Roger Lee, for being re-elected this weekend to serve as the Department of Ohio AMVETS Riders Sergeant at Arms for 2026-2027.
Congratulations to all the other officers elected as well. They are a great group of people!
It was also an honor to have our AMVETS Riders National President, Natalie Cummings, attend and see her swear in the new officers.

06/08/2026

Please join us in welcoming our newest member, Chris Thompson.

Congratulations to our newly elected and appointed officers for the 2026-2027 year.
President - Todd (Stinger) Winters
1st Vice - Russell (Bougie) Carter
2nd Vice - Mitch (Mad Dog) Ranck
Treasurer - Cecile (Karma) Ardrey
Sergeant at Arms - Tony Davala
Judge Advocate - Walt (Scorpio) Fawcett
Secretary - Debbie Pittock
Chaplain - JJ Pittock
Communications - Tiffany (Shortcake) Shaeffer
Road Captain - Ryan (Jolly) Devereaux
Liaison - Brenda (Ice) Ranck

04/01/2026

Honor. Respect. Never Forgotten. On March 29, fourteen members of AMVETS Riders Chapter 51, and many other AMVETS Riders from Ohio rolled out early with a solemn mission to honor and welcome home three fallen warriors of the Ohio Air National Guard who paid the ultimate price for our country and our freedoms.
The dignified transfer took place at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, where the remains of Capt. Seth Koval, Capt. Curtis Angst, and MSgt Tyler Simmons arrived home after being killed in action on March 12th during a refueling aircraft crash in support of Operation EPIC FURY.
Hundreds of motorcycles formed up to es**rt these heroes home to their families.
The journey to hometowns spanned miles through highways, city streets, and country roads of fellow Americans that stood united in grief and gratitude.
Citizens lined the streets, waved flags, saluted, and stood in silent respect. Fire departments positioned trucks with American flags and firefighters stood at attention while the procession passed by. Communities came together in grief and gratitude, honoring these fallen Airmen. Every miles was marked by honor and respect.
Law enforcement, including the Ohio State Highway Patrol, blocked intersections ensuring everyone's safety, and provided a final salute to these three heroes entering their funeral homes and honoring their selfless sacrifice for us.
Our commitment to our veterans and their families is unwavering. Remember Everyone Deployed until they all come home.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! 🎄

12/21/2025

Our Riders were honored to wish our veterans in local nursing homes a Merry Christmas, thank them for their service to our great nation, and provide them with sweatpants, a sweatshirt, a flag, and other swag.

12/14/2025

It was an honor for us to participate in Wreaths Across America again this year. Even with the cold and snowy weather, we had more people come out than last year. Our goal is to see participation in Thornville continue to rise.

There are many people to thank for making our location a success: ~our site co-coordinators, Brenda & Mitch Ranck, for their many hours of work organizing our event and securing donations
~Pastor Tom Jacobson of the Thornville Grace Lutheran Church for delivering a prayer during the ceremony
~Dan Baker, Jr. for providing a sound system so everyone could hear the ceremony
~the Thorn Township Fire Department for lending us a generator to work the sound system
~Sloan's Tree Service for bringing one of their boom trucks to display an American flag
~Sheridan High School Band Director, Dave Fazakas, for playing taps
~Sheridan High School Student Council Advisor, Mary Peresta, and National Honor Society Advisor, Gemma Heileman, for sharing our event with their students to try to help get volunteers
~Doug Cooperrider, Cemetery Manager, for providing us with the number of wreaths needed and leaving the Veterans Day flags up so it was easier for volunteers to find graves needing wreaths
~AMVETS Post 51 for their support and allowing us to have our breakfast beforehand
~the children who came out and were so excited to place wreaths and who also took the time to fluff the bows and greenery up
~everyone who joined to help us honor the lives of the veterans laid to rest in the Thornville Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
~local businesses and individuals who purchased wreaths or donated money for us to purchase them
~anyone else we may be forgetting - For that, we apologize.

We also took wreaths to the small cemetery behind the Thorn Township Fire Department, where 18 veterans are laid to rest.

12/13/2025

Come join us this morning for breakfast. We'll be here until 11:00am. Afterwards, we invite you to join us at the Thornville Lutheran Reformed Cemetery for our Wreaths Across America ceremony. The ceremony starts promptly at noon, followed by the laying of wreaths on veteran graves.

Address

9293 Township Road 79
Thornville, OH
43076

Telephone

(740) 246-4880

Website

http://Amvets51.com/

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