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IWAR 2018 is 8 Days away!!!
Do you have your registration and tickets already??
The Ride is next Saturday October 27th, 2018.
Retweet, Facebook, Instagram, Text or use your Rotary Phone to get the message out to help maximize support of this great organization.
The 7th Annual Injured Warrior Appreciation Run ONLINE Registration is still open!
Get your tickets TODAY and be sure to checkout the raffle link at the bottom of the registration page that connects you
to the Warrior Freedom Station to purchase tickets for a chance to win a 2018 IRON 883 Donated by Orange County Harley-Davidson.
100% of the ticket sales are going to the Charity, Orange County Harley-Davidson has donated the bike so that the charity
can receive the full value of tickets sold.
What an awesome dealership and partner we work with here at OCHOG. Hats off to Kim Briggs and her entire team.
2017 Photo Gallery
SAVE The Date – Saturday October 27th, 2018
Planning has been full speed ahead since the last event and we are happy to announce
that the 2018 Injured Warrior Appreciation Ride benefiting the Warrior Freedom Station will
be held on Saturday October 27th, 2018.
More information will be coming out soon with an exciting opportunity to support
our Warriors in a new way… More on that in the coming days.
Thank you for your continued support, we look forward to see you in October.
Raffle For Tickets to Jay Leno’s Garage
We have some awesome news for the 2016 participants of the Injured Warrior Appreciation Run. Jay Leno has graciously donated tickets to visit his garage.
Jay Leno, in support of the Injured Warrior Appreciation Run and Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station, has donated a Private Tour of his Car Collection to be Auctioned at the IWAR Event!!!
Attendees ONLY will be able to purchase a chance to win a pair of tickets (2 tickets per winner) for a PERSONAL TOUR of Jay Leno’s famous car and motorcycle collection. Mr. Leno will not be present during the tour.
If you are not familiar with his collection, here is an article from Business Insider about his collection. Please note we have no idea which vehicles will be present the day you schedule your private tour.
Tickets for the drawing will be sold at the Orange County H-D dealership and at the Planes of Fame Air Museum ONLY TO REGISTERED ATTENDEES of the event for $10.00 per ticket or 3 tickets for $20.00. Tickets will ONLY be sold on the day of the event, 11/6/2016. All proceeds go directly to Warrior Foundation~Freedom Station.
Below is a recent episode of the Jay Leno’s Garage show for those not familiar with it.
Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity.
Register Now For The 2017 Injured Warrior Appreciation Run
Registration for the 2017 Injured Warrior Appreciation Run is now open! Head over to the registration page and get your tickets now. You may also contribute additional funds using the Donate option on the same page.
The event is Saturday, November 4, 2017 and includes a lunch provided by Jersey Mike’s, a t-shirt, a pin for the first 1,000 that register..
Note: If you are reading this on a mobile phone (iPhone or Android phone) or a tablet, you should purchase your tickets via the free Eventbrite app in your app store. Registering via the web pages on those devices is not supported and may not work. You can then show your ticket via the Eventbrite app when you register. There is no need to print off your ticket.
Change of Venue For 2015 Injured Warrior Appreciation Run
Dear Supporter of the Injured Warrior Appreciation Run
Less than one week ago we received notice from Command at Quantico, VA, that reads:
“Given the current state of heightened security awareness we have an obligation to ensure stringent security measures are in place to support the service members and their families that live and work aboard Camp Pendleton. Regrettably, we are unable to continue to support your request to use Wounded Warrior Battalion – West as a site to conduct your event. We appreciation the sustained and generous contributions your event has made to our wounded, ill, and injured service members to assist them and their families during recovery.”
Alexander Graham Bell said “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
The Injured Warrior Appreciation Run committee did not spend time looking at the closed door; instead we focused on the purpose of the event which is to raise greatly needed funds to assist our injured service members with their recovery so we launched a full scale offensive to find a new end location.
I am thrilled to announce the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA has graciously opened their doors and will be this year’s end location. Lunch and the presentation ceremony will be held in front of one of the huge hangars and what’s new is every participant receives free admission to the Museum for the day to enjoy the over 150 vintage aircraft (many are still flyable) and displays. You can read more about the museum by visiting the site.
All other aspects of our ride remain unchanged. Our day will begin at Orange County Harley- Davidson and all participants will receive:
- Lunch
- Ride Pin
- Ride Ribbon (one per bike)
- Long Sleeve T-Shirt if you register by October 25
- Bag of goodies
- Free admission to the Planes of Fame Museum for the day
We want to thank you for your continued support and we are excited to see you all at our new venue on November 6th.
Sincerely,
Kim Kohlenberger
Founder and Ride Coordinator
Injured Warrior Appreciation Run
Additional 2015 Sponsors Added
We want to welcome some new sponsors for the 2015 ride. Thank them for their support!
- Dunham Metal
- Appfolio
- Devex, Inc.
- Nidec Motor Corporation
- The Clear Choice Realty Team
- Vortex Doors
- Candace Gate
- Mission Shirts
- Arc Document Solutions
- RD Systems
Welcome Russ Brown to 2015 Sponsor List
We want to welcome Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys to the 2015 list of sponsors for this year’s ride. You can see them and all of the rest of our great sponsors here.
Additional Sponsors for 2015
We’d like to thank the following companies for becoming sponsors to this year’s event!
- SMS Assist
- Shulman Hodges & Bastian, LLP
- Pallmar and Company
- Law Tigers
- Kelly Paper
- Randy Tiffany Associates
You can see a full list of sponsors here. All of these companies and people make this ride possible.