Vets Journey Home USA, Inc N Booth St Milwaukee, WI

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1 Vets Journey Home USA, Inc N Booth St Milwaukee, WI contactus@vetsjourneyhome.org Welcome to Roar on Sheboygan s Shore A Salute to our Veterans We are excited to have you join us at August 25 th, 2012 on Sheboygan s Lake Front at South Pier. This fundraising rally supports Vets Journey Home, a program offered free to all Veterans. Included in this packet of information are a Registration form, a Release/ Consent form, and the Rules of the Road. Please take time to read these documents over carefully. This information about your motorcycle/vehicle, special needs and possible passenger is required to keep all riders safe. It is important that these forms are filled out completely and that they are signed by the driver of the motorcycle/vehicle. The registration fee for the organized ride into Sheboygan is $25. All checks should be made out to Vets Journey Home USA and sent with your completed forms. You will be contacted by us as routes are determined for your residential location. Leading up to August 25 th, we will be raffling a Harley Davidson Road King to benefit Vets Journey Home, a free retreat for combat or peace-time Veterans. The proceeds will help us to serve more veterans on the journey of emotional healing. More information about this raffle will be sent to you soon. Blessings to you and thank you for your service! We look forward to sharing with you this fun and safe gathering on Sheboygan s Shores in your honor. Vets Journey Home USA

2 A Veteranʼs Retreat When veterans get home they bring back important stories to tell, of adventures and pain, of fear and courage, of lessons learned. But often friends and family do not want to listen or were uncomfortable talking about war. So, if veterans are going to open up at all, they might seek out another veteran to talk with. Unfortunately, when veterans talk together of the war, attempts at sharing the grief and pain often slip into a "That ain't nothing" or "Top this one" exchange of war stories. So finding closure through telling one's story is difficult to achieve and the deeper truths remain untold; the deeper pain remain unprocessed. Eventually, many veterans lock up their authentic stories deep inside their "inner vault" and stop talking. Does this describe your experience? It's time for veteransʼ stories to be heard. The Journey offers a safe place where veterans and civilians want to hear you. They offer you empathy for your painful journey and total support for your healing. Some veterans return home feeling unappreciated and hide their service from others, for them the Vets Journey Home is an honorable homecoming experience. It's time to come home - in a good way - and, all the way. The Vet's Journey Home invites veterans to come all the way home and find out that they are not alone. There are many who care about you, who are willing to walk point, be at your side, and cover your back. This time, you'll be coming home together with other veterans, and welcomed with respect and honor. All veterans from any era are urged to consider attending. The Vet's Journey Home is recommended for in-country and offshore combat and non-combat veterans. Additionally, both men and women vets may attend the Vet's Journey Home. "I served in Vietnam as a Marine Officer, and I thought my own healing was complete. But, in a workshop so focused on combat trauma, I unexpectedly found I still carried deep wounds from the war. I allowed myself to be "Welcomed Home" that weekend, and I surrendered to deeper healing for myself." - Rich Tosi For more information: (414) ContactUs@vetsjourneyhome.org Disabled veterans are welcome! TIMES: 7pm to 11pm on Friday evening, 9am until 10pm on Saturday and 9am until 6pm Sunday, with a celebration ceremony at 4 pm. For Milwaukee program, participants go home in the evenings. COST: The program is free to veterans, supported by private donors through the Starfish Foundation and Vets Journey Home USA

3 Vets Journey Home/Roar on the Shore Registration Form Name Phone # Address City State Zip Address Vehicle Type (Motorcycle/ car) License Plate # Veteran/Family Member of Vet Family Member of POW/MIA/KIA: Service member s name Branch of Service Tour of Duty Served We recognize and honor all men and women who have served in all branches of the U.S. Military whether during times of peace, conflict or war. Do you need handicap accessible parking at the event? Yes No Registration Fee of $25 is to be paid in advance of the Event, no later than August 1 st, 2012 Register online at: then scroll down to Roar on Sheboygan's Shore Vets Journey Home Fundraising Ride and check the box. Fill in all of the personal information on this page and submit. The forms in this packet must still be sent via US Mail with payment. The forms are also available via the more info link on the website registration page. Register by mail: Send this Consent/Release Form and registration fee of $25 (checks made out to Vets Journey Home USA) to: Vets Journey Home, 2437 N. Booth St., Milwaukee, WI I will be joining the riders at designated location and agree to arrive at least 1 hour before the agreed upon start time so all registration information can be checked and the riding formation organized. I understand I will be given an arm band that I must wear the day of the event and a flag to place on my motorcycle or vehicle. All Rules of the Road have been read and I agree to follow the rules and obey all laws. Signature: Date

4 Vets Journey Home Motorcycle/Automobile Ride Release and Consent Form Safety is our primary concern. Please observe all federal, state, and local laws, and ride safely and defensively. We request that you wear a helmet, appropriate clothing and eyewear, and that your passenger does also. If you and/or your passenger choose to ride without a helmet, you do so at your own risk. Please ride with your headlights on at all times and never ride under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In consideration of Vets Journey Home USA, Inc., a non-profit organization, permitting (me) (my child who is under the age of 18) to participate in the above named event, I hereby, and for (my) (my child s) heirs, executors, administrator, assigns, and all legal guardians, WAIVE AND RELEASE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND CLAIMS OF ANY NATURE, ROUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UPON ANY TYPE OF NEGLIGENCE, that (I) (my child) may have against the above party, officers, employees, volunteers, and any cooperating entities, their representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns (the Released Parties ) arising out of, or resulting from, any and all injuries or damages of any nature, including death, which (I) (my child) may suffer while taking part in the event or any activities connected with the event. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MEANS THAT I AGREE NOT TO SUE any or all of the Released Parties in connection with the event. By signing this document, I certify that I have read this document and fully understand it, and that I am not relying on any statement or representation of any of the Released Parties. This document shall be binding upon me, my (my child s) heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns (and all legal guardians of my child). Driver Passenger Print Name of Driver Print Name of Passenger Driver s License Number Home Address City, State, and Zip Code Home Address City, State, and Zip Code Home Phone # & Cell Phone # Home Phone # & Cell Phone # *Signature of Driver * Signature of Passenger

5 I affirm that I am the parent/legal guardian of the above named and that I have full authority to authorize his/her participation in the above-referenced event. * Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian *Signature of Parent/Legal Guardian if Rider is if Driver is under 18 under 18 Please check one I (we) will be riding a: sport motorcycle with smaller gas tank. I (we) will be riding a: cruiser motor cycle with larger gas tank. I will need a handicap accessible Parking Space at the Event. I will be driving a car (make and model) ****REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE***

6 Vets Journey Home/ Roar on the Shore Rules of the Road 1. Check bike before the ride to make sure it is mechanically sound (lights, signals, horn, etc.) 2. No illegal drugs or alcohol while riding in formation. 3. Staggered formation 2-3 seconds following distance. Maintain a steady pace and distance between bikes or vehicles. 4. If you fall out of formation for any reason (Example: for an early fuel stop) do not try to catch up, make your way to Sheboygan based on speed limits and meet at the designated site (Park and Ride I-43 and Hwy V Exit # 120). 5. No Large Flags-(anything larger than a car flag is considered a large flag). 6. No spot lights. 7. Use basic hand signals in compliance with legal rules of the road. 8. When on divided highway always use right lane, unless directed by law enforcement to do otherwise or if you will be turning left within a short distance. 9. You must allow for other traffic to merge for on and off ramps. 10. No passing is allowed at any time. Obey all speed and traffic laws. 11. NO HOT DOGGING will be tolerated, for example: burn outs, weaving in and out, wheelies. 12. Safety Captains, 2 for each group, will be wearing orange safety vests. Anyone that has a bike failure or any accidents will be handled by them. Do not panic-stop in case another bike drops out. 13. Road Captains, 2 for each group, will be marked with VJH -Roar on the Shore arm bands. These are the people who will be starting your tour from the meeting site of origin to Sheboygan. One will lead and one will bring up the tail. 14. Follow all directions of all of the ride captains along the route and fuel stops. 15. Gas Stops for locations over 100 miles from Sheboygan: Road Captains will have this information for each state wide meeting site. Have your gas tanks full at the start of the ride. 16. Be aware of changing road conditions especially at intersections. Be prepared for changing weather conditions and drive safely. 17. All riders will follow the traffic signals of traffic officers located at intersections along the route. Remember this ride is all about Honor, Respect, and Gratitude to all who have served in the military and in memory of those who did not return. We invite you to visit the Vets Journey Home tent where you will find the names of KIA s, MIA s, and POW s from Wisconsin, All Theaters - All Branches.