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Dallas, TX, United States, 2010/03/16 - The Wounded Warrior Soldier Rides connect disabled young veterans with communities and cyclists across the U.S. The week of March 21 - 27 the rides will come to Texas, culminating in a fundraising ride from Dallas to Ft Worth.
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DFW Soldier Ride 2010 on Saturday, March 27, The Wounded Warriors Project will bring its team of wounded veteran cyclists to Dallas-Ft Worth, for a community bike ride. Starting at the Dallas VA Hospital, the ride will give local civilians a chance to ride with heroes; all the way to the Ft Worth Police Academy! There, the Wounded Warriors and their friends from DFW will celebrate the end of the Lone Star Ride across Texas. The ride is open to everyone—registration is $50. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
In Texas, there will be rides in San Antonio (March 24), Austin (March 25), Ft Hood (March 26) and Dallas-Ft Worth (March 27). The tours are about getting the injured out of their beds and into the sun, and connecting the local community to U.S. service men and women.
To learn more about the ride in Austin on the 25th, contact Eileen Schaubert by email at melloweileen[.]gmail.com. The Temple/Ft Hood ride on the 26th is directed by Sgt Nieves Rodriguez. At 9:30 am, the ride starts at the Temple Visitors' Center (Central Av and 3rd St). It will end at Frank's Deadfish Grill on Lake Belton. Total ride distance is 18.5 miles; for more info, Sgt Rodriguez can be reached at 254-493-5504, or by email at nieves.rodriguez[.]us.army.mil.
About Soldier Ride
Through Soldier Ride, veterans with traumatic injuries participate in multi-day bicycle tours across the country. Rides have taken place in Washington D.C., New York City, Denver, Little Rock, Miami, Nashville and Las Vegas.
About The Wounded Warrior Project
The Wounded Warrior Project was created on a shoestring budget in 2003 when a group of veterans began delivering backpacks filled with items like CD players, calling cards, and clothing to the hospital beds of injured soldiers. These bags are still the way most injured vets discover the program. The Wounded Warrior Project also delivers family counseling and assorted outdoor activities, as well as the Warriors to Work program, which offers career services for veterans, and TRACK (Training Rehabilitation Advocacy Center), which sends groups of returning soldiers to community college.
THE DALLAS VA Penny Kerby, the Public Affairs Officer for North Texas VA, has brought up a very sad fact—the VA of North Texas cannot allow any patient to participate in the ride, at any level, because to do so, they would need to have funds for an overtime day for one of their therapists. Because of severe cutbacks, the hospital does not have ANY extra funds. If you or your organization would be interested in donating funds toward local Wounded Warriors at the Dallas VA, please contact us.
For information about riding and/or volunteering in the DFW event, call or email soldier[.]common-senseinc.com.
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