Press release from the Concerned Bikers Association of Buncombe County:
The Buncombe County CBA/ABATE 18th Annual Veterans Appreciation Day and Poker Run will be Saturday August 18, 2018. This is the longest continuous motorcycle veterans appreciation event in WNC, and over the past six years, it has raised nearly $29,000 to be used for the veterans that reside at the Charles George Veterans Medical Center in Asheville. 100% of the proceeds go to help our veterans.
This is not a motorcycle only event; in the past, classic and sports cars have joined us on the Poker Run, and anyone may buy their entire hand at the VA. Our focus this year is the WNC Vietnam Veterans Memorial sponsored by the Asheville Vietnam Veterans Chapter 124, honoring the 165 WNC service people that did not return home to the mountains.
This year’s starting location will be Kounty Line-Reynolds 195 Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803. First bike out at 9 AM, last bike out at noon. The 2018 route rolls over 43 miles of mountain roads, crossing the Eastern Continental Divide twice, and will pass the NC Veterans Cemetery before ending up (as always) at the VA Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Road in Asheville. There will be event tee shirts, live music, people and bike games, a great hot dog lunch, and most importantly, a chance to hang out with and thank our veterans.
For more info later this summer, check our Buncombe County CBA Facebook page or www.buncombecba.com.
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