Rolling Thunder IL Chapter 1


Winner of the 2009
Heritage Classic is
Tom Rapp


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ABC News video


Congressman
Peter Roskam


POW flag presented to Sen. Durbin's acting Chief of Staff, Major
Benjamin M. Vennning, MSMC, Military Legislative Fellow


Midwest Shelter for Homelss Veterans
(Dr Robert Frank)

 

 
The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to publicize POW-MIA issues: To educate the public that many American prisoners of war were left behind after all previous wars and to help correct the past and to protect future veterans from being left behind should they become prisoners of war-missing in action.

We are also committed to helping American veterans from all wars.

Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is a non-profit organization. Members donate their time because they believe in the issues we are working on.


 

9th Annual


Big Thunder Run


Help those who fought for our freedom,
America’s Veterans.

All proceeds go to help Veterans
and obtain accountability of all POW/MIA.

2010 Harley Davidson “Street Glide” to be raffled on site!!!!!

Tickets are $10.00 for the bike raffle available in advance or at the run.

All Welcome, Cars are Welcome

Start/Stop at:

Batavia VFW
645 S. River St. (Rt. 25)
Batavia, IL 60510
630-879-9630
 

October 3th 2010


Poker Run Party at 3 PM Bike Show

Sign-up: 9:00 am-11am

Raffle Drawings start at 4:15 pm

Last poker hand in: 4:00 pm

Rain or Shine – no exceptions!

Food and Drinks Available

Poker Hand Drawn at 5:00 pm

Door Prizes Trophies Awarded

Mystery Drawings Individual Classes


BIKE RAFFLE!

LIVE MUSIC!


Minimum value of prizes for Poker Hands $600

For Ticket info please email:  RollingThunderil1@gmail.com

To request tickets by mail, send a check or money order for $10.00 per ticket -
along with your name, address and phone number, to the address below:


http://www.rollingthunderil1.com


Bike raffle will be drawn at 5:30 PM.

 Winner will be required to pay all applicable taxes before the bike can be picked up.


Bike Raffle




Tickets are $10.00 each


Rolling Thunder IL Chapter 1
P.O. Box 1042, Warrenville, IL 60555 

 Letter from the President

     Posted on:  January, 2010

Letter From the President – January 2010 

Thank you for visiting Rolling Thunder ®, Chapter 1, Illinois website.

My name is Bill Sharpness, President of the chapter.  Our mission is the accountability of the Prisoners of War and the Missing in Action of our military, past, present and future, and helping Veterans and Veteran Organizations.  We are one of many chapters across the country that belongs to Rolling Thunder ®, National.  Rolling Thunder®, National’s website is: www.rollingthunder1.com.  It will tell you the history of Rolling Thunder®, the events, and the many laws that have been passed to help veterans and address the POW/MIA issues. 

Illinois Chapter 1 mailing address is:

Rolling Thunder®, IL Chapter 1

P.O. Box 1042

Warrenville, Il 60555

RollingThunderIL1@gmail.com 

We invite you to attend our meetings, which are held the first Wednesday of each month at the Warrenville VFW, beginning at 7:30 p.m., or any of our other events which will be posted on our website. 

We are not a motorcycle club or any other kind of club.  We gather a lot with motorcycles to get our message out.  Politicians and others seem to listen when 600,000 plus motorcycles gather in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day weekend. 

If the American duty to address the POW/MIA issue is of an interest to you, please join and help us.  You are welcome and you do not have to own a motorcycle. 

Throughout the year we will be selling tickets for $10.00 each to win a new Harley Davidson Motorcycle.  The drawing will be at our Big Thunder Run on October 3, 2010 at the Batavia VFW. There will be a 100-mile poker run, entertainment, food and raffles.  There will be Veterans from Hines Hospital, the Homeless Shelter and others that will attend.  Come and meet with them.  Show them that they are not forgotten.  Have Fun!! Enjoy the day!!  There are no attitudes!! 

For other events, check the website, email or call. 

The Chapter and I thank you for your help and your support.  All monies that we raise go 100% to address the POW/MIA issue and to help veterans.  This is strictly a volunteer organization.  There are no administration fees or perks. 

Bill “Hawk” Sharpness

President Chapter 1, Illinois

630-669-1317

“IT’S AN AMERICAN DUTY TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL PRISONERS OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION”

 

 

(OFFICERS)

President
Bill "Hawk" Sharpness

Vice President
Dominic "Hard Core" Ruggerio

Secretary / Membership
Tony "Clutch" Leone

Treasurer
Jim "Snipe" Murray

COB
Rick "Popeye" Montgomery

Board Members
Bill "BB" Houghtaling
Doug "Skippy" Mahar
Dennis "LT" Reiter
Kriss Sedlacek
Rich "Fr. Guido" Zayat
Web Coordinators
Paul Simpson
Philip Ferrer, PMP

 Rolling Thunder® Inc.
Illinois Chapter # 1
PO Box 1042
Warrenville, IL 60555

 


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