FUNDRAISER BIKE RIDE & BIKE SHOW WITH A BBQ COOK-OFF

&  LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

FOR THE

LYNCHBURG MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009          raindate:  Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009

Bike Ride:  All bikes are welcome and first bikes leaving at 10:30 a.m. from the Lynchburg Marine Corps League, 2337 Lakeside Dr. and will last for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs.  Breakfast biscuits & coffee will be available for purchase from 9:00 a.m. until the last bike leaves.

Bike Show:  1 p.m.  to 4:30 p.m. at Steve Garner's place at 2705 Old Forest Rd., Lynchburg. 

Marine Corps League is located on Lakeside Dr. just past the intersection of Rt. 501 & Lakeside Drive (Billy Craft Honda) and is on the right just before WW Novelty.

Steve Garner's place is located  near King's Island Restaraunt.   Coming from Lakeside Dr. to Old Forest Rd., turn right at the traffic light at King's Island and continue on Old Forest Rd.   From the traffic light, It is 3 doors down on the right.  Plenty of parking.

                       $100 People's Choice Award for Bike Show                                 $100 Door Prize for Biker Event

BBQ & Live Entertainment:  3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Tickets for Bike Ride & Bike Show:  $5 

Tickets for BBQ & Entertainment:  $5   

BBQ Cook-off includes All-U-Can-Eat BBQ, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, & desserts.  Entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. and will begin serving dinner at 5:00 p.m.

BYOB

$100 drawing for BBQ Ticket holders     50/50 drawings

Tickets for the Bike Ride & Show and for the BBQ Cook-off & Entertainment are available for purchase at the Lynchburg Marine Corps League on Lakeside Dr.  between 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday or 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sundays,

or for tickets, after 6:00 p.m.,  you can call 

Red:  665-0911   Steve:   944-1316     Bill:  426-8756

Live Entertainment performed by:  Bruce, Diane,& Robert; Nancy Fortune Wilcox, Dorrie Self, Rocky, & Angie

                               Bring Lawn Chairs & a cooler

The Lynchburg Marine Corps League is a non-profit organization that raises money from fundraisers and donations, so we can be of assistance to local veterans and the community, such as:

• We give 5 scholarships, annually, to local high school seniors.
• Provide an annual flag burning ceremony  on June 14th, Flag Day, to properly dispose of flags for members of the local community.
• Last year we sent over 120 boxes of items to Marines in Iraq and now we are in the process of collecting items, they want snacks,  and cash donations to send packages to the Lynchburg Charlie Company Marines that are currently in Iraq.
• Recently raised $2,000 for a Marine in Richmond who lost a leg in Iraq, had complications from the surgery, and he, his wife, and baby were about to be evicted from their home. 
• Recently raised money for a Marine's father, so he could travel here to Lynchburg from out-of-state, to be with his son, who was dying from a terminal illness.  
• Provide money and/or manual labor to do home repairs for local veterans. 
• Regularly take personal items to patients at the Salem VA Hospital.   Patients have to provide their own personal items, such as, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, combs, razors, shaving cream, etc.  Many of them do not have family members nearby to help with these personal items.
• Every Christmas we do a "Hero" Tree at the Marine Corps League for patients at the Salem VA Hospital.

These are examples of some of the services & assisstance that the Lynchburg Marine Corps League is able to provide through hard work and dedication from our members and donations from the local communty & businesses.    Events like this, will allow  the Lynchburg Marine Corps League  to be able to continue to provide assistance & services to, not only, veterans from all branches of the military, but to the local communty as well.

Many thanks to Marine Corps League members, Steve Garner, for his generosity & hospitality for this Bike Show & BBQ;  Sandra Wright for her hardwork and great cooking in the big "re-match" BBQ Cook-off against Steve;  to all the entertainers for giving their talent, their dedication to the MCL, & their friendship;  and to all the people working to make this event a success and lots of fun.   A big OORAH & Semper Fi to all involved.

Any updates & info will be posted, if needed, so please check back on the website concerning this event.