Hope you had a safe and fun-filled 4th of July everyone!
As we shared, this trip was a tribute to Uncle Harry Garfield, US Army. It was a power-packed 460 mile trip that lasted only 36 hours! Gee, we rode alot, slept enough, scouted out plenty, and then had a big surprise which ate up almost 2 hours of play time (see the slide show to learn what happened)!
We created this blog to share the fun and adventure
with you as we ride for such a noble cause:
The Highground, Wisconsin Veteran Memorial Park
What are we talking about?
The miles we ride until mid-August support the non-profit organization: The Highground, which is a Wisconsin Veteran Memorial Park located in Neillsville, WI. It is very different than most memorial parks as it exists purely on donations, honors different war veterans who have fallen, honors the diversity of our Wisconsin Vets via specific memorials, AND it honorably assists families of vets with their healing process.
We first learned and visited The Highground last year. W learned each year there is a Motorcycle Rally in mid-August to help raise funds for their endeavors. We decided to participate and will do so next year too! Please see scout out The Highground for yourself (www.thehighground.org) and then come back here to make a donation to assist them with the fine work they do!
We still need your help raising $1000 for The Highground this year!
We placed the Donation Pledge Sheet and the explanation as to who we are and Why We Ride just below the image of the soldiers (from one of the memorials at The Highground). Sure would appreciate your support! Hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks left to raise funds for The Highground– please share this with others who would like to support the honoring of fallen vets and their families too!
Here’s our “Give Back to YOU” for your support and assistance:
We thought you’d love joining us on our rides/adventures so we created a section under ‘Categories‘ titled “Trip Adventure Photos & Stories“. Click on it and see how this all began with “Our Riding Season Begins” and then check out “May’s Riding Story- the Month of the Map” (guaranteed to make you laugh)! As a thank you to you, we will continue to post our scrapbook stories of our adventures throughout the whole riding season. If you would like to suggest a place to visit- comment back and let us know 🙂
Thanks for all your help to support and share The Highgrounds!
Semper Fi ~ SSgt. Chris Mongan, USMC, 77-88 and the Mrs., Maggie Mongan
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