Sponsors of The 2001 American Freedom Ride

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Riverside, CA	Special thanks go to Alan and Wendy Morris, owners of A to Z Trailers in Riverside, CA for donating the use of a flatbed trailer to haul local fire fighters through the Riverside Orange Blossom Festival Parade.
Perris, CA	Thanks to Web of Support for help in establishing the fundraising program that will drive monthly income to the scholarship programs benefiting the children of the victims of September 11th. We are very excited and hope you can help others do the same thing.
Riverside, CA	Thanks to Rachel Brady at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for providing breakfast for the police and law enforcement participants in Raising Hope's salute to the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team - California Task Force VI - and our local everyday heroes.
Riverside, CA	Thanks so much to the kind folks at E-Z Up who provided a shelter canopy for us to use for our events welcoming home the men from Charlie Company in Riverside as well as during Operation Homefront in San Diego.
	Special thanks to the Leer Corporation who donated a camper shell to be placed in the AFR Truck so that we can add the signatures of those men and women serving in the war on terrorism. American Camper Shells of Stanton, California, donated the labor to install the camper onto the truck.
*Montclair, CA*	Mike Regan donated the artwork design (as well as the costs for production and installation) of the American flag images on the sides of *The American Freedom Ride* Truck.
San Bernardino, CA	Special thanks to Linda Turner, the Branch General Manager at Minolta Business Solutions in San Bernardino, CA for donating colored printing for Raising Hope's 9/11 Web of Support.
*Fritts Ford in Riverside, CA*	Marie Fritts and Bill Chamberlain saw to it that the parts and labor for needed repairs to the AFR Truck upon the conclusion of *The American Freedom Ride* were donated and has agreed to donate the clear coat protection (for the signatures on the truck) once a suitable method has been settled upon.
*Host: Ted Woloshyn* *Toronto, Canada*	Ted Woloshyn provided national media coverage of *The American Freedom Ride* in Canada and collected well over 1,000 bears to send to NYC as a part of The Great Big Teddy Bear Hug
*San Diego, CA*	New York Myke (owner of Harley Davidson of San Diego) sponsored numerous events to assist in the kick-off of *The American Freedom Ride.* He also collected teddy bears for *The Great Big Teddy Bear Hug* and organized fundraisers for The American Freedom Educational Scholarship Fund. His media consultant, Jenny Winburn, spent numerous hours planning and promoting ride rallies at Harley shops across the United States.
*KOGO AM 600* *San Diego, CA*	Roger Hedgecock promoted *The American Freedom Ride* through daily updates for his KOGO (AM 600) listeners and with frequent appearances of AFR sponsors. He also held a "Meatloaf Madness" fundraiser at Roger's on Fifth in San Diego, raising several thousand dollars for *The American Freedom Educational Scholarship Fund.*
	Southwest Airlines provided free airfare for three family members to join riders in the NYC area
Special thanks to Rico and Char	JetBlue Airways provided excellent customer service and arranged for waving fees related to alteration of flight schedules for family travel to NYC.
*Perris, CA*	Raising Hope was the lead sponsors of The American Freedom Ride and *The Great Big Teddy Bear Hug*. They provided cell phone coverage on the trip, arranged and paid for hotels and gas along the way, coordinated rally stops and media events, coordinated with law and fire departments in regards to escorts and stops, and was the point of contact for the media and all DC and NYC officials.
	All Together Separate provided a link on their website to promote the collection of teddy bears.
*San Diego, CA*	ADNC provided technical support for all Internet activity, collocation space for related web sites, and Real Media servers so that the children in the classroom could keep contact with the teacher who drove the teddy bears to NYC. They also collected teddy bears for the children.
*Detroit, MI*	New Media3 coordinated efforts in the Michigan area, collecting teddy bears for *The Great Big Teddy Bear Hug* and money for The American Freedom Educational Scholarship Fund. Owner, Ryan Hudson-Peralta represented *The American Freedom Ride* as our National Spokesman (he also designed the AFR logo).
*San Diego, CA*	Gatorz provided sunglasses to AFR Harley rider and assisted Neil in securing temporary financing for the Harley Davidson motorcycle that made the journey.
Lubbock, TX	Pollard Friendly Ford serviced *The American Freedom Ride Truck* (free of charge) when it began experiencing difficulties due to a clogged fuel filter. They changed the oil too!
*Voorhees, New Jersey*	The Hampton Inn donated three hotel rooms for the riders and their families following the Collingswood Rally. After a great night's sleep and a good breakfast, we headed in to New York City.
*Nashville - Atlanta - Washington, DC - New York*	The Hard Rock Cafe locations listed on the left were gracious enough to allow us to park outside their front doors (during business hours even) and have the local media direct people in the community to bring in teddy bears. Nashville even bought dinner for the riders! Thank goodness for the merchandise stores within the Hard Rock Cafes that sell HRC teddy bears. We ended up with over 50 of them to hand out to the kids in NYC.
*San Diego, CA*	CCC Communications provided technical support for our website and arranged for the creation of video clips of the trip. They also collected teddy bears and donations for The American Freedom Education Scholarship Fund.
*Haddonfield, NJ*	Karen Ammond was a trooper, assisting our efforts every day with media contacts, press releases, and counseling for David. KBC Media made hundreds of phone calls and sent as many faxes on our behalf, all without charging a penny. This trip was a success specifically because or Karen's help...and yours too, Jeff!
American Heritage Educational Foundation Escondido, CA	Coach Snyder arranged to receive all donations made to *The American Freedom Educational Scholarship Fund* through the American Heritage Educational Foundation (a California 503(c) non-profit corporation). 100% of all monies are promised to go to scholarship for the children, no administration fees are charged.
*Camden, New Jersey*	Harley Davidson of Camden County had a great rally just following the Collingswood event. Hog members signed the truck and feasted on sandwiches. Ryan Hudson-Peralta even got a Harley ride!
*New York City, NY*	The staff at Hogs and Heifers in NYC welcomed the riders at a big BBQ. Members of numerous Harley Owners Groups joins us for a few hours, reading and signing the truck and enjoying some great food. Thanks Michelle and John!
Thank you for helping us make this "Children's Crusade" a spectacular success!