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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Clawson Motorsports Combat Veterans Motorcycle Run made its instrumentality this twelvemonth successful Fresno— helping rise wealth for veterans successful need.
"All proceeds are going to Wreaths Across America and Beyond the Barracks it's to assistance enactment veterans present astatine the Central Valley," said Richard Oliver, Event Coordinator & Combat Vets Assoc. Chapter 33-5 member.
The sixth yearly Veterans Motorcycle Run aims to enactment veterans.
The motorcycle tally kicked disconnected with a pancake meal starting astatine Clawson Motorsports successful Fresno.
Over 250 participants connected motorcycles near for Buckhorn Saloon successful North Fork for luncheon connected Saturday.
For each bike, astatine slightest $40 spell to Wreaths Across America and Beyond the Barracks— an enactment that Richard Oliver says supports veterans.
"Around Christmas clip we enactment wreaths connected deceased veteran's gravesites. That way, they're ne'er forgotten," Oliver said.
Oliver says past twelvemonth they raised implicit $18,000.
Riders finished their travel astatine the Wake location successful Reedley.
Oliver says helium is grateful to the community.
"The Central Valley decidedly supports these vets and we're precise appreciative of it, and each these organizations are," Oliver said.
For much accusation astir Combat Veterans visit their website.
