Ride Information

Operation SOS Ride Sat. August 11, 2012

We will hold our 5th Annual Operation SOS Ride on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Registration/Check-in will begin at 8 AM at Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson. The Ride leaves promptly at 10 AM. Come out and support Operation SOS as we support deployed Pa National Guard and Reserve troops. All proceeds benefit Operation SOS. The Cost of this year's event will be $25 - bike/rider and $15 - passenger Watch for online registration to open soon!

We will ride a scenic route, ending back at Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson for our post ride celebration which will include food (provided by Roadhawg BBQ), live music by Last Call, games, prize drawings and more. There will be representatives from the PA National Guard to say thank you to all the supporters. This will be an event for the whole family.

We will also be drawing the winner of the Custom Knievel Chopper at the post ride celebration.

Tickets are availabe for $10 each from Guardian Knights members and on the Guardian Knights web site..

The Knievel Custom Chopper and some other great prizes will be raffled off to benefit Operation Give-Back. Operation Give-Back is a new project of the Guardian Knights MC, Inc. in cooperation with Youth Transit Authority, LLC, and GioCorp LLC, which will broaden the scope of our ability to support local troops and Law Enforcement. This effort will provide additonal funds for Operation SOS, but also allow for funding for disabled veterans and a wide variety of support that current efforts cannot. Watch in the coming days for more on Operation Give-Back.

Classic cars, military vehicles, and sports cars are welcome to participate with us in the ride.

Pre-Registration is encouraged, but not required. By pre-registering, you enable us to better anticipate the food, traffic control and other needs.

Operation SOS has been able to make life better for hundreds of our PA National Guard and Reserve troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Tthis is our primary funding vehicle for the project. Even if you cannot participate with us on August 11, please consider making donation to the cause. These citizen soldiers leave their jobs, families and friends when called on, to put themselves in harms way. The least the rest of us can do is make sure that they know we have not forgotten and appreciate them in some tangible way. ALL funds donated and raised go directly to supporting these troops. The costs of organizing the event are covered by the Guardian Knights.

Below is a list of some of the items that we are receiving requests for. While monetary donations are easiest to handle, we appreciate any donations that can be used to fill our boxes. We will continue to update the list as we receive requests.

Q-tips
Aspirin
Gel Pens
Travel Size Hygiene Products (shampoo, lotion, sanitizer, etc)
Jelly Beans
Silly Putty
Individual water flavorings
Flavored Coffee Creamers (other than hazelnut and french vanilla)
Books
Wet Wipes
Middlesworth BBQ Chips (snack size)
Chap Stick
water balloons/squirt guns

NO AEROSOL PRODUCTS PLEASE these cannot be mailed.

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to help us keep this program moving.