Support Our Troops - Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride on September 4

My friend, Dougan Sherwood, along with Cambridge City Councilor Craig Kelley, are organizing a charity bike ride in the Boston area to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization that provides support to severely wounded servicemen and women.

WWP has a national program called Soldier Ride that was originally created as a form of therapy for wounded veterans. It has grown into a nation-wide effort that not only gets these heroes out on bikes and united them with other wounded veterans, but also helps organize the communities – both civilian and military – around them. These communities in turn show their support and appreciation either by riding with the vets, or cheering them along on the sidelines – all the while raising money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

I asked Dougan to explain how he got involved and how veterans and other concerned citizens can become involved with the Soldier Ride.

"I'm organizing this charity bike ride in the Boston area to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization that provides support to severely wounded servicemen and women.

I got involved because I'm one civilian who's benefited from the deep sacrifices many of these soldiers and their families have made. Along with several other civilian and former-military friends, we're hosting the first ever Boston Soldier Ride on Labor Day weekend: 10AM on Saturday, September 4th, 2010. The ride will begin and end at Minuteman Historical National Park in Concord, MA, and there will be ride distances for all ages and abilities.

The most important thing you can do is to join us as a rider and ask your friends, family, co-workers for contributions. If you're unable to ride, I'd be grateful for any contributions you can make to my ride. Beyond all that, we'd love to see you out there on September 4th, supporting our troops."

To learn more or register for the ride, please visit our Boston Soldier Ride website:

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To make a donation to my ride, please click here:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=428048&supId=263207846

Hope to see you there!

Dougan Sherwood

617-223-7971

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The first ever Boston Soldier Ride will be held on Labor Day weekend: 10AM on Saturday, September 4th, 2010. The ride will begin and end at Minuteman Historical National Park in Concord, MA, and there will be ride distances for all ages and abilities.

Anyone interested in getting involved can either contact Dougan at or visit the Boston Soldier Ride website.