Clifford Harter Post 163 has recently added an American Legion Riders (ALR) Chapter to our Post. You might ask who are the Riders?  

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The idea for a Motorcycle group within the American Legion Family of Organizations originated in Garden City, Mich., in 1993. The Riders have since grown to over 110,000 American Legion Riders that meet in over 2,000 chapters in every domestic department and in at least three foreign countries.

 

American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded servicemembers and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have participated in The American Legion Legacy Run to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed since Sept. 11, 2001.

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The following guidelines are recommended for The ALR program of The American Legion:

1. All members of The American Legion Riders shall be current members of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary or Sons of The American Legion

2. Each ALR member shall establish and maintain membership by owning, individually or through marriage, a motorcycle licensed and insured as required by state law

3. ALR programs may allow for continued membership for those members who have given up motorcycle ownership because of age, illness, injury, or other reasons outside the member's control

4. All ALR members shall strive to maintain the image of The American Legion, at all times upholding The American Legion name and emblem, which symbolizes the integrity and principles of this great organization

5. All The ALR groups shall avoid the perception of being a "motorcycle club" or biker club"

6. The only recognized The American Legion Rider logo is that which is copyrighted and sold through The American Legion National Emblem sales

7. All Members will obey the motorcycle laws of their state

8. No use of rockers with the ALR patch because touching the patch violates trademark laws of the ALR patch

9. Sponsoring organization (Post and Department) will review liability insurance coverage to ensure that adequate coverage is available to cover the organization to include coverage for any specific special riding events.

 

American Legion Rider groups shall abide by The American Legion Constitution and By-laws as well as the established Post and Department directives.