TAA ride update 4/21/2012

[Gary Covert]

Hi Everyone,

The starting place for the 2012 Torches Across America 9/11 Memorial
Motorcycle Ride will be in Imperial Beach, CA, at VFW Post 5477
(Silver Strand Post) 123 Palm Ave. Imperial Beach, CA, 91932.

VFW Post 5477 Commander Mike Smith emailed me a couple of days ago
telling me the good news. I thank Mike and the rest of the members of
VFW Post 5477 very much for their help. This will be the first time
TAA has been to VFW Post 5477.

We will meet at VFW Post 5477 at 8:00am on September 4, 2012 and leave
at 9:00am and ride up Silver Strand right through Coronado, CA. At
this time know one has offered to give us an escort through Coronado,
CA. It is an easy ride though and the San Diego Freeway is close by.

Now I am going to take a different route to Kingman, AZ this year just
to change things a little. When I get on I-8 to Yuma, AZ. Then I am
going to get on HWY 95 North and stay on it through Lake Havasu City,
AZ then connect with I-40 West and go to our first nights stop,
Kingman, AZ, VFW Post 10386 (James L. Standfield Post) 2985 E. John L.
Ave., Kingman, AZ, 86409.
At this time we have not set up a time to arrive at VFW Post 10386 in
Kingman, AZ. But we do gain an hour on our first days ride. If you are
on CA time add an hour to it and you will be on AZ time.
I talked to Kenny the President of the Hoboken M/C, 50 Hoboken Ave.,
Jersey City, NJ and they are getting ready for us on September 11,
2012. They are great and have always treated us like family.

Kenny told me hMag, Hoboken Lifestyle Magazine just wrote an article
about the Hoboken M/C and you can see it by going to www.hmag.com and
clicking on Feature, Jessica Rosero on the left side of the page. I am
very proud to know they think enough of TAA to have said something
about TAA in the interview. If you have been on the TAA ride when we
have been to the Hoboken M/C Club House write a comment at the end of
the article for them.

I want to let you all know this about the Hoboken M/C. When I asked
them for their help this year they went into action right away because
they feel if riders from all across America and other countries want
to be with them to honor their brothers and sisters that died on
9/11/2001 they are proud to have you come and this is one way they
show it.

9/11 may not mean much now to a lot of Americans but it does to those
that lost friends and relatives on the East Coast especially.

Les is able to see out of one eye now and has posted on the TAA web
page, for information on the 2012 TAA ride click on (Gary’s blog) in
the menu bar on the top of the TAA web page.
Les has just come home from the hospital today and I was going to call
him tonight but by the time I get all this finished he will probably
be in bed.

You can now go to the TAA’s Sign Up link on the TAA web site and sign
up for this years ride.
Sign up and click submit, and on the top of the next page click
continue and it will take you back to the TAA web site.

Suzanne Schneider put together a TAA sign up sheet for me but since
Les has the main one going we will use it. Thanks again Suzanne and
Larry did look like he stuck his finger into an electrical pug the
other day on facebook.

Every time I put this ride together I feel like a beggar because I am
always asking everyone for help. So I just want to say this to all the
people that have helped make the TAA rides possible, your all very
very special people and thank you very much. And I thank all the
riders that take the time to be on this ride because we make a lot of
people happy inside knowing others care about them and their loved
ones.
Have a great night. Gary Covert