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The Ride For Reed

Helping the Servicemen at Walter Reed and Bethesda Military Hospitals

The Ride

The Ride for Reed is a Charity Ride sponsored by the Knights of Columbus in Milford designed to raise money for Operation Gift Cards.

The 2nd Annual Ride will take place July 15, 2012. Register below to ensure your spot and ride souvenir!

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Operation Gift Cards

Operation Gift Cards is a program put on by the Veterans of Connecticut among 34 different chapters of varios organizations.

The American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and others have come together to support our troops home from overseas.

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The Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization focused on Charity. Founded in 1882, in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights has grown toto more than 13,000 councils and 1.7 million members throughout the United States and other countries, including Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, Cuba, Poland, and the Philippines.

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American Legion

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide.

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On February 22, 1900, the first Fourth Degree exemplification or degree ceremony was held in New York City. The Fourth Degree imparts a lesson on the virtue of patriotism. The primary purpose of this degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism in members and the community at large and encourage active Catholic citizenship. Today there are some 300,000 Fourth Degree Knights out of the total 1.6 million member Knights of Columbus.

The Ride For Reed was born of a desire to give back to all the soldiers who sacrificed on our behalf as Americans and have been wounded.  Operation Gift Cards approached the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly in Milford, Connecticut and asked us to help.  Rather than just make a small contribution, it was decided that not only could we help financially, but also it is our duty to raise awareness about the struggle of soldiers who are stateside but still fighting.

 
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