American Legion Riders

First of all, let me apologize for not getting this post done earlier this week. It’s been rather hectic around here.

We got quite a bit accomplished at our meeting on Sunday. We will be doing a couple of rides next month – the North Pole Parade on July 4, and we’ll also be doing a run on the 29th of July to the Anderson Bluegrass Festival. Dates and times for both events are on our iCalendar. We will leave Post 57 for the run to the bluegrass festival, and it’s optional whether or not you want to camp overnight. Jim and I are planning on staying overnight, and there will be a follow-on vehicle carrying all the camping gear. If you are interested in staying over, get with Jim to drop off your camping gear.

Also, at our last few meetings we have been discussing a charity to sponsor. We have decided to sponsor Alaska Youth Football (also known as Pop Warner Football). Howard Smith (Smitty) was supposed to come to our meeting and tell the group what it’s all about, but he was unable to make it. We went ahead and voted to give AYF the monies collected at our burger burn last month. I got with him to find out what it’s about, and what’s needed. This is the information that I received from him -

Alaska Youth Football

It is the only sport not sponsored by Eielson Air Force Base.

There are three divisions -

• Rookies: ages 7-10
• Juniors: ages 10-12
• Seniors: ages 13-14 (15 if the student is home-schooled)

There are four AYF teams in Fairbanks: Cowboys, Rams, Redskins, and the Saints. Delta Jct. has one team, Green Bay, and North Pole has three teams: Vikings, Broncos, and the Seahawks. The season runs from July 5 – Sept 15. Practice season is from July 5 – July 21, with the regular season starting afterwards.

Moose Creek has 10-11 kids in AYF, and the cost per child is $150.00 if they have their own equipment. If they need equipment, the cost goes up to $185.00.

Well, that pretty much wraps it up for this post. Have a great month, and we look forward to seeing you on July 4 and July 29!!

P.S. – Click on the picture; it will take you to our new Flickr account. As time permits, I will move the photos from the Memorial Day Run to this account. Also, if anyone else would like to submit ALR-related photos, let me know and I will show you how to upload the pictures.