American Legion Riders Chapter 237’s Annual Poker Run Tops $53,000 in Donations to Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast since 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, Fla. — When American Legion Riders Chapter 237 presented the $6,350 proceeds from their January 27 8th Annual Poker Run to Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast at American Legion headquarters in Beverly Hills on February 16, it brought their cumulative total of support for hospice since 2011 to $53,750.
“This is a tremendous milestone achieved by a fabulous group of caring neighbors,” commented Hospice Chief Executive Officer Anthony J. Palumbo about this year’s donation. “What American Legion Riders Chapter 237 is doing is inspiring and significant if you look at any one of these eight years on its own,” he continued, “and when you consider how it has all added up over time, you can understand the impact they are having and see how much their support has helped our patients and their families. For this, we sincerely and humbly thank everyone involved.”
Reported Ride Chairman John Roby, “This year we had over 200 motorcycles, and our total over 8 years is the most money ever raised by a veterans’ organization for Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast.”
American Legion Post 237 is located at 6726 N. Lecanto Highway in Beverly Hills. Visit www.post237.org for more information. Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast, licensed 1985, provides compassionate end-of-life services to patients and their families in North Central Florida. Call 866-642-0962 or visit www.hospiceofcitrus.org.