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IAFF-MG 4th District Holds 3rd Annual Go for Gallardy Poker Run
June 20, 2008 - The IAFF-MG 4th District
invites fellow IAFF-MG members to ride with Altoona, PA
Local 299 and Johnstown, PA Local 463 in remembrance of
fallen brother Bob Gallardy. This 95-mile ride begins in
Johnstown and travels across the mountains to Altoona and
back during the 11th Annual Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle
Rally on Friday June 27, 2008.
This official, IAFF-MG 4th District ride is held each year in
memory of Captain Robert Gallardy, a member of Altoona Local 299 who died in the
line of duty on October 25, 2005. The Captain Bob Gallardy Fire Service
Education and Safety Fund was established to pay for fire fighter training.
Johnstown’s Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle Rally is June
26-29, 2008. Thunder in the Valley welcomes all bikes and bikers, attracting
more than 180,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the region. For information about
the rally, ride and accommodations, click here [www.visitjohnstownpa.com/thunderinthevalley].
Registration for the ride is 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday June
27, 2008, on Walnut Street across from the Train Station, 60 Walnut Street,
Downtown Johnstown. The ride will be a staggered start with 25 bikes per group.
The first group will leave at 9:15 a.m. and the last group will depart at noon.
Pre-register a specific start time for your group by calling Clark Bornais at
(814) 248-9345.
This scenic 95-mile ride, which crosses the Allegheny Front
twice, visits Altoona Fire Headquarters and travels through both the
Pennsylvania Railroad Horseshoe Curve and The Johnstown Flood National Memorial,
costs $20 per single rider or $35 per couple. At the conclusion of the ride,
join your union brothers and sisters for food, beverage and poker hand prize
awards across from the Train Station at the Thunder Pub staffed by the Johnstown
fire fighters.
To make a donation, make check payable to:
Captain Bob Gallardy Fire Service Education and Safety Fund
c/o Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation
Johnstown Fire Fighters
P.O. Box 454
Johnstown, PA 15907
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