The Gallant Knights Charity Sports Association is proud to officially present the 2019 Soldier On Charity Motorcycle Ride & Classic Car Rally on behalf of, and in support of, the Soldier On Program which is administered by the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services Directorate as part of its Support Our Troops- Yellow Ribbon Campaign.
Major Cory Moore is the Event Director behind the Motorcycle Ride and Classic Car Rally that is taking place in 18 cities across Ontario, raising funds for specialized, adaptive sports equipment for Team Canada. 100% of the net profits raised will be used to support Soldier On programs related to Team Canada’s participation in events such as the Warrior Games and Invictus Games.
Soldier On, the Warrior Games and the Invictus Games at a glance:
Soldier On is a Canadian Armed Forces program that supports serving and retired members to overcome mental health or physical illness or injury through sport and physical activity. The program re-introduces service men and women to an active lifestyle and provides members with opportunities to develop new skills, build confidence in their abilities and meet peers with similar challenges.
The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The Games is an international event to encourage service men and women to stay physically active when they return to their local communities, make new friends and inspire and promote opportunities for personal growth and achievement.
The Invictus Games was created by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in 2014 after he attended the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado, USA. The Invictus Games uses the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for ill and injured service men and women. The word ‘Invictus’ means ‘unconquered’ – it embodies the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and sick service personnel who are taking part in not only the Games but their personal recovery journey.
Team Canada has just returned home from the 2019 Department of Defence Warrior Games in Tampa, Florida where the hospitality was second to none. Team Canada achieved an impressive 21 medals, including 10 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze. Understanding that using the power of sports to help service members recover, United States Special Operation Command Colonel Cary Harbaugh with 40 years of service committed himself to one additional year of service to host the 2019 Games, of which 6 countries participated. Major Cory Moore was on the receiving end of the Director of Logistics, Meredith Seeley’s generosity in receiving over 130 new and unused 2019 Warrior Games volunteer t-shirts in support of this upcoming Soldier On event.
Registration for the 2019 Charity Motorcycle Ride and Classic Car Rally is $50. The registration includes an entry ballot to win major prizes, including two motorcycles, a poker card for both ride dates, and a 2019 Poker Run and Ride pin and patch. Passenger tickets are $30.
The 2019 Soldier On ‘September Saturday Double-Header’ Charity Motorcycle Ride & Classic Car Rally Royal Canadian Legion Poker Route List for Port Hope area residents:
Warrior Games Run on Saturday September 21 2019
Regional Route 4 – Peterborough
Legion Stops occur in Peterborough –Lakefield- Omemee – Port Hope – Oshawa
Designated Start Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 Peterborough — 1550 Lansdowne St.
(Marshaling: 8:30 am. Motorcycle Departure 10:00 am. Cars – 10:30 am)
77 Lakefield — 10 Nicholls St.
497 Omemee — 46 King St.
30 Port Hope — 29A Thomas St.
Designated End Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43 Oshawa — 471 Simcoe St. S.
In 2019, there has been a deliberate effort on the part of the organizing committee to visit as many Legions across Ontario as possible. As a result, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 30 Port Hope is being visited by riders and classic car enthusiasts on Saturday, September 21 in support of the event.
The 2019 Soldier On ‘September Saturday Double-Header’ Charity Motorcycle Ride & Classic Car Rally Collecting Donations Incentives & Motivations
As an incentive for anyone wanting to participate in raising funds, for every $100.00 in donations collected and remitted they will receive a bonus contest prize entry ballot to win one of the major prizes.
Early Bird Prize: $2,500.00 Two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollar Harley-Davidson Cash Card redeemable at any Harley-Davidson dealer across Canada, to be drawn on August 2 Aug 2019
Warrior Prize: consisting of one 2019 Harley-Davidson Street 750 cc motorcycle, in Wicked Red Deluxe, to be drawn on Saturday September 21 2019. Retail value: approx. $9,000.00.
Invictus Prize: consisting of one 2019 Triumph Speedmaster 1200 cc motorcycle, in Black, to be drawn on Saturday September 28 2019. Retail value: approx. $16,000.00.
For example, if you raise $500.00 in donations, you will receive five prize entry ballots. Keep in mind that each of these prize entry ballots come as part of a registration package for the 2019 Soldier On Charity Motorcycle Ride & Classic Car Rally. That means if you ride a motorcycle, or intend to ride as a passenger, you’ve earned your registration package. Similarly, if you drive a classic car or truck, or intend to ride as a passenger along a regional route in a classic car or truck, you’ve earned your registration package by collecting $100.00 in donations and returning the form according to the instructions on the back.
Poker Hand Prize Rules
For each Regional Route, there will be a series of Poker Stops, including the Legion that is your Designated Start and End Location. When you start your Poker Run, the Event Volunteer will stamp your Poker Card and enter the Card Description representing the card you pulled from the card deck. The card pulled is placed back in the deck. You pull your next card at the next Legion stop until all 5 cards complete your Poker Hand.
1st Prize – $500.00 cash for the highest Poker Hand – if tied, the $500.00 is split evenly.
2nd Prize – $250.00 cash — same as above.
3rd Prize – $150.00 cash — same as above.
The Other 17 Warrior Games Poker Runs Across Ontario on Saturday September 21, 2019
Region 1 – Ottawa: Kanata –Brockville-Westport-Perth- Carleton Place- Manotick
Region 2 – Cornwall: Cornwall- Alexandria-Hawkesbury-Rockland-Russell-Manotick
Region 3 – Kingston-Trenton: Trenton-Brighton-Picton-Bath-Napanee-Belleville
Region 5 – GTA: Stouffville (Markham) –Lindsay-Port Hope-Pickering –Milton
Region 6 – Mississauga: Milton-Barrie-Angus-Creemore-Collingwood-Kitchener
Region 7 – Kitchener-Waterloo: Kitchener-Paris-Scotland-Simcoe-Port Dover-Hagersville-Mount Hamilton
Region 8 – London: London-Rodney-Ridgetown-Blenheim-Chatham-Sarnia-Strathroy
Region 9 – Windsor: Windsor-Belle River-Tilbury-Chatham-Thamesville-Ridgetown-Blenheim- Tilbury-Tecumseh
Region 10 – Brantford-Hamilton: Mount Hamilton-Cambridge- Dunsdon (Brantford)-Woodstock-Norwich-Caledonia
Region 11 – St. Catharines-Niagara: Niagara Falls-Niagara-on-the-Lake-Port Dalhousie (St. Catharines)- Smithville- Beamsville-Grimsby-Mount Hamilton
Region 12 – Pembroke-Renfrew: Pembroke-Cobden-Renfrew-Arnprior-Stittsville-Manotick
Region 13 – Sudbury-North Muskoka: Sudbury-Sturgeon Falls-North Bay-Powassan-Sundridge-Parry Sound-Huntsville
Region 14 – Muskoka: Orillia-Coldwater-Midland-MacTier-Port Carling -Bracebridge -Gravenhurst
Region 15 – Bruce Peninsula-Owen Sound: Orillia –Hepworth- Wiarton -Lion’s Head -Tobermory -Port Elgin- Walkerton – Palmerston-Hanover
Region 16 – Sault Ste. Marie-Manitoulin Island: Sault Ste. Marie-Richard’s Landing & St. Joseph Island Loop-Bruce Mines-Thessalon-Blind River- Elliot Lake-Massey-Espanola-Little Current-Gore Bay (via Manitowaning & Timberton Shores
Region 17 – Winnipeg-Kenora: Kenora-Vermillion Bay-Dryden -Fort Frances
Region 18 – Thunder Bay-Lake Superior: Thunder Bay Area Legion Loop-Nipigon-Terrace Bay-Marathon-White River-Wawa
All 18 Invictus Games Run on Saturday September 28 2019
Region 1 – Ottawa: Orleans- Kemptville-Prescott-Iroquois-Cornwall
Region 2 – Cornwall: Cornwall -Prescott- Smiths Falls-Richmond-Orleans
Region 3 – Kingston-Trenton: Trenton-Madoc-Tweed- Sydenham –Westport-Kingston
Region 4 – Peterborough: Peterborough –Lindsay-Fenelon Falls-Beaverton-Uxbridge-Whitby
Region 5 – GTA: Don Mills (Toronto)-Barrie-Sutton-Sunderland-Bowmanville –Whitby
Region 6 – Mississauga: Woodbridge –Barrie-Wasaga Beach (Stayner)-Orangeville-Guelph-Oakville-Bronte
Region 7 – Kitchener-Waterloo: Waterloo-Stratford –Goderich-Kincardine-Guelph
Region 8 – London: London-Tillsonburg-Aylmer-Port Stanley-St. Thomas
Region 9 – Windsor: Windsor- Amherstburg-Harrow-Kingsville-Wheatley-Merlin-Chatham-Dresden- Wallaceburg- Tilbury-Essex
Region 10 – Brantford-Hamilton: Brantford-Hamilton-Georgetown- Acton-Fergus-Waterloo
Region 11 – St. Catharines-Niagara: Niagara Falls-Fort Erie-Port Colborne-Dunnville-Cayuga-Welland-Fonthill-Thorold
Region 12 – Pembroke-Renfrew: Pembroke-Barry’s Bay-Eganville-Cobden Campbell’s Bay, QC (via Portage-du-Fort)-Chalk River-Deep River
Region 13 – Sudbury-North Muskoka: Sudbury-Sturgeon Falls-West Ferris (North Bay)-Callander-South River-Parry Sound-Huntsville
Region 14 – Orillia-Muskoka: Orillia -Victoria Harbour-Port McNicoll-Bala-Port Carling -Bracebridge –Gravenhurst
Region 15 – Bruce Peninsula-Owen Sound: Owen Sound-Chatsworth-Durham -Mount Forest-Shelburne-Dundalk-Flesherton-Markdale-Thornbury
Region 16 – Sault Ste. Marie-Manitoulin Island: Sault Ste. Marie-Richard’s Landing & St. Joseph Island Loop-Bruce Mines-Thessalon-Blind River-Elliot Lake-Massey-Espanola-Little Current-Gore Bay
Region 17 – Winnipeg-Kenora: Kenora-Vermillion Bay-Dryden -Fort Frances
Region 18: Thunder Bay-Lake Superior: Thunder Bay Area Legion Loop-Nipigon-Terrace Bay-Marathon-White River-Wawa
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