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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Ladies and Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>We had a wonderful day today at J&N Motorcycle Leather in Lake
Worth at the benefit and fund raiser put on for the North Texas Patriot Guard
Riders by James and Nancy Rhodes of J&N, the American Legion Riders and
Born Again Ministries. These folks and many others worked very hard for
many weeks putting this together and they deserve each of our personal thanks
for their hard work. Please remember that this was all their idea.
The PGR had no idea any of this was going on until they sprung it on us after
the ball was already rolling. These wonderful people not only donated
their time and effort but they provided beer, water and soft drinks and only
asked for donations in return, they bought trophies for the bike show (and
there were some GREAT bikes to see), they made trips to the sponsoring stops on
the poke…er…fun run and set up the activities at those locations, arranged
for vendors, several different raffles, display items, etc., and all to benefit
the PGR. It was just amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>I’m very sorry that more of you couldn’t have come by,
even for a few minutes, today to thank our hosts and to see what they had put
together for us. We didn’t wrap things up until about 5:00 PM but I
know a lot of you were busy with other plans. I know that James and Nancy
would have loved to have heard from you toward the end of last week, since they’re
only open Thursday thru Sunday, and would have been glad to pass along your
thanks to the other sponsors. All of us in North Texas will benefit
directly from all of these people’s efforts via the money they raised for
us. With that money we will be able to maintain the things we have been
doing and be able to do new things. We will be able to do our mission
better than we have before, to hopefully touch more families, include more
riders and become better every day at what we do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Our hosts insisted that today’s event begin with the North
Texas PGR riding down the street in formation in front of J&N. It was
truly inspiring to see people standing at the side of the road shouting and
pumping their fists in the air and knowing that they were doing that for the
North Texas PGR. Nancy was crying, being overwhelmed with emotion.
I know you all wanted to be a part of that. I know you all wanted to be a
part of such a wonderful event as this and wanted to stop by but just couldn’t
make it. And I know that each of you want to thank these people for
giving this great gift to us because you know that each of us will benefit
greatly from their kindness and generosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>You are all warm, kind and giving people or you wouldn’t be
in the PGR in the first place. Please give James and Nancy a call at the
store this week and tell them thanks for everything they did and ask them to
please pass your thanks along to the others. They’ll love to hear
from you and they’ll pass your thanks along, to be sure. It’ll
really make their day and it’s something those who weren’t able to
stop by the event can do let them know you appreciate them. Please
remember that they only work Thursday thru Sunday and their phone number at the
store is </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>817-378-8004.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>All of these folks love each of you. How about taking a
minute and loving them back just a little.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>Thanks, everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>See you at the next mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#0000FD'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>Steve Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>Deputy State Captain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000FD'>North Texas PGR</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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