American Legion Riders #957

About Us

As the membership of the American Legion Riders is a very diverse group, so are the programs that they are involved in. By allowing each American Legion Rider Chapter to give their members the ability to manage their program at the Post level, the program has been allowed to grow. Today there exist Legion Rider programs in several states, and many more starting. The types of things that these groups are doing are far too many to mention in this article, but here are a few examples:

  1. Participation in the annual POW/MIA Rally held each Memorial weekend in Washington D.C. known as "Rolling Thunder".  
  2. Sponsoring or participating in local Charity events.  Raising money for such organizations as local VA Hospitals, 
  3. Battered Women and Children's Center, Varied Children and Youth programs, a School for Blind Children, Veterans Relief, Needy families and many, many others.  
  4. Sponsoring or participating in motorcycle "Runs" to benefit numerous charities, including charities for underprivileged children and medical research, just to name a few.   
  5. Participation in memorial ceremonies and community parades.    
  6. One group is spearheading an effort to erect a "Veterans Memorial Park" in the center of their Downtown area. 

The recognition by local communities has marked the program as a true success. The American Legion Riders Group in Michigan was even honored by the Local City Council, when they drafted a resolution Declaring the American Legion Riders as a valuable asset to the community. Motorcyclist can be a very dedicated group of people. When you combine this with the fact that they are legionnaires, you create a win/win situation.

 

Mission Statement

For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:

To participate in parades, programs, events and other ceremonies, that are within the aims and purposes of the American Legion. To promote motorcycle safety; honorable military service; American Legion membership; POW-MIA efforts; to provide a social atmosphere for the American Legion family member; and to use our programs to support other motorcycle organizations; and most of all, our veterans, veteran's homes and hospitals