POW*MIA Awareness Rally

“Greater Love has no-one than this that he lay down his life for his friends.”

9th ANNUAL IDAHO THUNDER RUN

MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 28^th, 2012

(ORGANIZED AND RUN BY THE POW*MIA AWARENESS RALLY CORP.)

ALL RIDERS AND VEHICLES ARE WELCOME

9:00 A.M.              – Meet at Restlawn Cemetery to stake flags

10:30 A.M.            – Arrive & gather at Century High School parking lot

11:00 A.M.            – Depart Century parking lot for Lava

11:45 A.M             – Arrive at Thai restaurant (east of Lava), flag up

12:00 A.M.            – Arrive at Lava memorial & conduct ceremonies (Guest Speaker Mayor Marshall Burgin)

12:20 A.M.            – Conclude ceremonies

12:40 A.M.            – Depart Lava 

1:20 P.M.             – Arrive & flag- up at Idaho Central parking lot (break)

1:30 P.M.              – Depart to Chubbuck City Hall

1:35 P.M.              – Arrive Chubbuck City Hall Memorial

1:45 P.M.              – Start Ceremony at Chubbuck City Hall Memorial (Guest Speaker; Mayor Steve England)

2:15 P.M.              – Depart for SE ID Veterans Memorial – At Upper Ross Park, Lunch hosted by Blazing Grace Church

3:30 P.M.              – Start Ceremony at SE ID Veterans Memorial (Guest Speaker; Mayor Brian Blad) 

3:45 P.M.              – Ceremony concludes

4:00 P.M.              – Depart for Pocatello Veterans Home – Meet and greet our Heroes and the Staff

5:00 P.M.              – Depart Veterans Home (flagged up) to Bannock County Jail

5:15 P.M.              – Arrive to Bannock County Jail parking lot, stage

5:40 P.M.              – Depart for Century High School

5:45 P.M.              – Arrive at Field of Hero’s (Century High School) for closing ceremony @ 6:00 P.M.

Questions / Contact:

Ted Booth, aka “Torpedo” – 251-5917

Prizes for the raffle include a 1/2 of beef cut and wrapped, mid-week stays a the Black Swan and Destinations Inn in Idaho Falls, dinner at Texas Road House, the Riverside Inn, Jeri’s Jumbo Cafe, The White Wolf, two rounds of golf with a cart at Riverside Golf Course, gift certificates, masssages, nails, hair cuts, video games, tools, sporting goods, birthday packages from Outer Limits, rodeo tickets for McCammon and Downey, tattoo work and the list is still growing.

POW*MIA will be putting up flags for this event as we did last year. Please meet at the quad at 1500 (3 pm) to help set up approximately 130 American Flags, we could use some help if you have time.

Ride For The Troops/ Kappa Sigma’s 24 hour bicycle ride.

Fri, April 20, 4:30pm – Sat, April 21, 4:00pm
Kappa Sigma Phi House,Idaho State University Quad

Friday & Saturday, April 20 & 21 ~ Ride For The Troops. Annual 24-Hour Fundraiser benefitting Fisher House to provide housing for veterans families. There will be a raffle, BBQ, and live band All this will be on the “Quad” at ISU

To see our photos from the Chrome in the Dome and other events.  Check out our facebook site. http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=317450239875#!/powmiarodeo

The Pocatello POW*MIA Awareness Association and Ruby Tuesday are getting together to have a Pro Bowl Party.

Ruby Tuesday 2360 Via Caporatti Drive Pocatello, Id. (208) 478-2000

January 29th 2012 @ 3:30pm

$20 Ticket includes food, one ticket for raffle and one ticket for one drink.

For Tickets or more information please contact Greg @ fairgrounds@powmiarodeo.org or Dave @ pr@powmiarodeo.org

Thursday the 15th at the Red Lion Inn  Pocatello 1555 Pocatello Creek Rd. from 1 -7 pm. There are about 20 empty times still available.

 To set up a time to donate contact,               X-Ray@ 709-2317.

We send out our Thanksgiving wishes too all.  Please remember those who are not with their loved ones, and for those past and present who have sacrificed for our freedoms.

Please join us if you can, we welcome everyone.