Local Harley shop collecting packages for overseas troops
Harley-Davidson of Fort Myers is working with AnySoldier.com and will collect packages full of personal care products for soldiers stationed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Potential donors are asked to remember that refrigeration is an issue. Also, pork of any kind is strictly prohibited in Iraq as well as X-rated material.
The poker run registration will be held from 10-11 a.m., with the last bike leaving at 11 a.m. Jan. 31. The run is open to all riders.
From HDFM the next poker run stop is the Iwo Jima Survivors Memorial Park, the run will continue to The Joint at Cape Harbour, the Paradise Tiki Bar and ends at Harley-Davidson of Fort Myers. An afternoon reception will feature food, live music, vendors and guest speakers.
For those who are not riding in the run, there will be food, vendors, live music and adult beverages at the dealership from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call Jessica Fischer at 275-4647, e-mail JessicaF@HarleyFlorida.com or visit: www.hdfortmyers.com.
Sergeant Brian Horn, an Army Infantry Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was in Iraq when he created AnySoldier to help care for his soldiers. Horn agreed to distribute packages to soldiers who did not get any mail when the address included “Attn: Any Soldier.”
Started in August 2003 as a simple family effort to help the soldiers in one Army unit, the organization continues to grow. For information, visit: www.anysoldier.com.