Regardless of your political affiliation, I invite you to show your support for our troops by helping a fellow blogger raise money for children of military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms.

Cyberotter, who owns the Donkephant blog and is a fellow member of Bloggers Against Torture, will be joining hundreds of wartime veterans and American Legion members in the American Legacy Run, a fundraiser for the American Legacy Scholarship Fund, a trust that awards scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed on duty since the terrorist attacks on or after September 11, 2001.

The five-day motorcycle run will begin at the American Legion national headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, August 18th, and end in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, August 22, the site of the American Legion 88th National Convention. 

Their goal is to raise $100,000 for the American Legacy Scholarship Fund and here’s how you can help:

Participation: You can register for the event as a rider/operator ($35), a passenger ($10), or a non-rider supporter ($35). Click here to download the registration/release of liability form.

In person: If you live near Interstate 70 and/or Interstate 80, please consider attending one of the following events listed on this press release I found on U. S. Newswire and donate in person:

Aug 17, 1 p.m., a pre-run event, along with road-captain training, rider registration and briefings at Wayne American Legion Post 64 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Aug 18, travel to Effingham, Ill., for a lunch event and travel to Columbia, Mo., for an evening event at Post 202.

Aug 19, travel to Leavenworth, Kan., for a wreath-laying event with U.S. Army dignitaries at the Buffalo Soldier Monument. Travel to Hays, Kan., for an evening event at Hays, Kan.

Aug 20, travel to Aurora, Colo., hometown of National Commander Bock, for a lunch event at Post 23. Travel to Post 32 in Longmont, Colo., for a special event.

Aug 21, travel to Craig, Colo., to Post 62 for a special ceremony honoring a fallen soldier with the U.S. Army’s 244th Combat Engineer Battalion and then to Rock Springs, Wyo., where Post 24 will host an evening event.

Aug 22, arrive in Salt Lake City for a special arrival event.

Online or snail mail: If you can help a fallen soldier’s child receive a college education, please make a tax-deductible contribution to the American Legacy Scholarship Fund by clicking here, or mail a check to:

American Legacy Scholarship Fund
The American Legacy Run,
PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206

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