NEWS RELEASE
Contact:  Jocelyn D. Mejias
June 19, 2006
(315) 785-4043

NORFOLK AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS CHAPTER
CONDUCT “MIRACLE RIDE” TO HELP SICK & INJURED KIDS

Watertown, New York --- The Norfolk Chapter of the American Legion Riders is sponsoring its “2nd Annual Miracle Ride” to benefit Children’s Miracle Network on Saturday, July 8th, 11 a.m. The fee is $15 per rider or $20 per couple. 

Riders will register and leave from the Norfolk American Legion parking lot and make scheduled stops throughout St. Lawrence County. The 118-mile ride is scheduled to take four to six hours to complete before returning to the Norfolk American Legion Post for a meal in appreciation the riders’ support.

The American Legion Riders (ALR) is composed of members of the American Legion who are also motorcycle enthusiasts. They can be found participating in parades, partaking in motorcycling events, and supporting the communities in which they live, work, and play. Members of the ALR come from the Legion, the Legion Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion. The American Legion Riders is family-oriented, just as is its parent organization, the American Legion. The Norfolk Chapter of ALR was formed earlier this year. For more information about the ride, please call Chapter President Royal Sheldon at 384-3001.

Children’s Miracle Network is a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness for its 170 member hospitals including Samaritan Medical Center. All contributions to Children’s Miracle Network of Northern New York at Samaritan benefit children in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties by helping to purchase up-to-date equipment for Samaritan and other hospitals, such as Clifton-Fine Hospital, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, and Canton-Potsdam Hospital. In addition, Children’s Miracle Network of Northern New York at Samaritan is one of only five hospitals that provide direct assistance to families with children in a medical crisis.  For more information, contact the Children’s Miracle Network Office at 785-4053.