Legion ride to benefit Wounded Warrior Project

Wounded_Warrior_Project_25A motorcycle ride that will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project will be held this Saturday.
American Legion Riders Post 323 is organizing the event. Interested riders can register from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 16 at the Legion Post at 10 Columbus Street. The cost is $20 per bike or $35 per couple and the rid will depart at 11 a.m.
Registration includes a chicken barbecue and raffles at the Granville Legion Post after the ride. The ride will wind through Vermont and New York.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which serves veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound during their military service.
The project, which was established following Sept., 11, 2001, has helped tens of thousands of wounded service members and their families successfully return to civilian life. The project is structured to engage warriors, nurture their mind and bodies and encourage their economic empowerment.
For more information on the event, call Garry Loomis at 642-2581. To make a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project, visit www.support.woundedwarriorproject.org/individual-fundraising/alrpost323.