Saturday, February 11, 2023

Please join us as we hold a Community Kick Off for the building of a specially adapted custom home for Army SGT James Kingensmith in Orlando, Florida (click link to view SGT Kingensmith profile)

We will meet up at Sweet Mama’s Restaurant for Breakfast for anyone interesting at 8:00am. Anyone not looking to join us for Breakfast would meet in the restaurant parking lot at 9:00am. From there we will depart at 9:10am for a quick 10 minute ride to the escort staging location.

Location Details

After the event we will determine a lunch location.

Let’s get a large turn out to support SGT Kingensmith’s Community Kick Off for his new home. Sign up in the comments below. Hope to see you there.

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

7:30 am Meet up at Wawa, 2499 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL
7:45 am PROMPTLY Depart and ryde via Old Hickory Tree Road then cruise down Route 192 to Route 1 south to Route 1 Motorsports, 1300 Highway 1, Malabar, FL for the start of the Space Coast Poker Run. Poker Run instructions will be given out at the on-site registration.

Here’s the GPX file to Route 1 Motorsports

Advance registration is $20 per ryder, $10 per passenger.
Register at the door is $25 per ryder, $10 per passenger.

Register in Advance Here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/396867595868747/

Post a comment if you will be ryding with us.

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

We will be starting out from our favorite sponsoring dealership (Central Florida PowerSports) and will ryde to our lunch and meeting destination in DeBary. 

As per our Bylaws, Nominations are now open for all Voted in Positions. These positions include, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer/Member Admin and Webmaster. If you are not interested in one of the voted in positions, we are also soliciting for our appointed positions of Coordinators, Chaplain, and Road Captains. Looking to understand a little bit more about the positions please visit our nomination form Nominations Form (click the button to the right).

We will once again be utilizing our website and a custom form for the nomination process. Within the form, you will find a description of the main responsibilities for each position.  Please submit a members name that you wish to nominate. Your submission will be recorded and we will begin to draft ballot sheets for our meeting.  Nominations will be accepted up to Thursday, January 19, 2023 and I ask that before nominating someone for a position, please make sure you read the requirements which are posted prior to entering the form. Prior to creating the ballot sheet we will make sure those nominated are members in good standings.


Agenda

  • 2022 Year in Review

    • 501c3 Charitable contributions

      • Support for Road Warrior Foundation

      • Support for Valor Ranch

      • Support Building Homes for Heros

      • Support for Home for Our Troops

  • Treasury Update

  • Discussion around 2023 501c3 Charitable Contributions

    • Discuss Annual Chapter Awareness Ryde for Road Warrior Foundation

  • Open Discussion from Membership

  • Voting of 2023 Board Members (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer/Member Admin, Webmaster)


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Ryde and Lunch Details - 

Meet up -
         Central Florida PowerSports at 9:00am

Feet up will be at 9:30am, route to lunch will be 75 miles. 

Meeting & Lunch will be at Backfins in Downtown Eustis with an arrival time of about 12:30pm.

Download the GPS File - Click Here
Route via Calimoto - Click Here

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Please join us as we hold a Community Kick Off for the building of a specially adapted custom home for Army SGT Noe “Lito” Santos Dilone in Kissimmee, FL. (click link to view SGT Santos Dilone’s profile).

We will meet up at the Wawa at 2499 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL 34744 at 8:45 am to depart by 9:10 am for quick ryde to the staging area where we will group up with other escort groups to ryde to the event location, about a 0.5 mile escort.

  • STAGING LOCATION:  Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E Dakin Ave, Kissimmee, FL (Parking Lot)

  • ARRIVAL TIME: No later than 9:30AM

  • DEPARTURE TIME: Directive will be given at the staging site. No later than 10:00AM.

  • EVENT LOCATION: Kissimmee Christian Church, 415 North Main Street, Kissimmee, FL

After the event we will determine a lunch location.

Let’s get a large turn out to support SGT Santos Dilone’s Community Kick Off for his new home. Sign up in the comments below. Hope to see you there.

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Meet up at RaceTrac, 1102 Hermit Smith Rd, Apopka, FL (near Rte 429). Meet up is at 8:30 am. Depart at 9:00 am

Continuing our Polar Bear tradition, we ryde to New Smyrna Beach for fun and to dip our toes in the Atlantic Ocean. More hardy plunges are welcome. From the beach we ryde to Norwood’s Restaurant and Treehouse Bar, 400 2nd Ave E, New Smyrna Beach, FL for lunch and fellowship.

Calimoto Route Here

Garmin GPX Here

Join the fun! Post a comment below if you will be a 2023 Polar Bear!!!

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Join us on December 3, for a day of fun while supporting the Road Warrior Foundation and helping our local Toys for Tots.

Guided Ryde, lunch, door prizes and 50/50 drawing Ryde.

Your donation of $25 / person will go entirely to the Road Warrior Foundation to support these worthy veterans The mission of Project Road Warrior is providing wounded, ill, and injured U.S. veterans memorable adventures that serve as one of the critical steps in their rehabilitative journey.

We are also asking this year to bring a new unwrapped toy of at least a value of $10 to the event. During Storm Ian this year, there are a number of local children that can use our help and everything collected around toys will be given to the local Toys for Tots.

This event will start at the Central Florida PowerSports and check in starts at 9:30am with group departures starting at 10am. Central Florida PowerSports is located at 2575 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL.

To Register for the event, visit the Facebook Fundraiser located at with the below lin.

Registration Link - Click Here
Annual Event Page on Facebook - Click Here


Meet up location Central Florida PowerSports -

 
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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Celebrating Hal’s birthday, we will DEPART from the Okahumpka Service Plaza, 299 FL-91, Wildwood, FL on the Florida Turnpike promptly at 7:30 am. Be there fueled up and ready to go at 7:30. This is an all day ryde, 372 miles round-trip to the Okahumpka Service Plaza.

We will ryde a short way on the FL Turnpike and exit to secondary roads, Rte 44 then over to Route 41 North, for a nice back road ryde to Valdosta, GA and the Smok’n Pig BBQ getting there around 11:45 am. There will be a brief fuel/rest stop about 2 hours into the ryde up.

Return will be direct on I-75 to the Okahumpka Service Plaza arriving there around 4:00 pm.

Post a comment if you plan to join Hal’s Birthday Ryde.

GPX file of route

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Saturday, November 5, 2022

Breakfast Meet Up: 8:00 am at Grills Lakeside, Grills Lakeside, 4301 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL
Depart Grills Lakeside: 9:30 am
Group Meet Up: 10:00 am, Oakland Charter School, 456 E. Oakland Ave, Oakland, FL.

The Orlando and Tampa Chapters of the Buffalo Soldiers will host the second annual Julius "July" Perry Memorial Highway Honor Ride. The motorcycle club will start the ride at the Oakland Avenue Charter School, 456 Oakland Avenue (Town of Oakland) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 5. The ride will end at approximately 11:30 a.m. at Bill Breeze Park. Other motorcycle clubs and riders are invited to join the honor ride. Interested motorcyclists can register on-site starting at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the event or pre-register online at OcoeeRemembers.org. Immediately following the honor ride, the Unity Family Festival will begin.

Learn more about Julius “July” Perry here.

We’ve been invited by the Orlando Buffalo Soldier MC to join them on this memorial ride. Let’s have a good turnout to support them as they support us at the Deland Rally. Sign up if you plan to attend. Thank you!!

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Join us on October 29th, for a day of fun while supporting the Road Warrior Foundation. Ryde hosted by our Ocala Chapter and Seminole PowerSports North in Eustis.

Guided Ryde, lunch, door prizes and 50/50 drawing Ryde will originate and end at Seminole Powersports North, Eustis Florida

Your donation of $30 / person will go entirely to the Road Warrior Foundation to support these worthy veterans The mission of Project Road Warrior is providing wounded, ill, and injured U.S. veterans memorable adventures that serve as one of the critical steps in their rehabilitative journey.

This event will be held at Seminole PowerSports North, in Eustis Florida and check in starts at 9am.

To Register for the event, visit the Facebook Fundraiser located at with the below lin.

Registration Link - Click Here



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