Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride Coming to Nevada and Arizona
--Warriors to ride in Las Vegas, Lake Havasu, Phoenix--
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning on November 30, close to 30 wounded warriors from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will take part in a rehabilitative bicycling ride in Nevada and Arizona on the latest stop of Wounded Warrior Project's (WWP) national Soldier Ride.
Warriors will be fitted for upright, recumbent, or hand crank cycles to suit their injuries before setting out on the five day ride that will take them from the Vegas strip, to Lake Havasu, Arizona and finally onto Phoenix where they will be welcomed at the headquarters of national Soldier Ride sponsor U-Haul. The riders will be joined on the Phoenix leg of their ride by seventeen U-Haul team members.
"The men and women represented by the Wounded Warrior Project are true American heroes," said Steve Nardizzi, Wounded Warrior Project Executive Director. "We are excited for them to enjoy the tremendous community support in Nevada and Arizona and be honored in the way they deserve."
Soldier Ride is a WWP program that provides adaptive cycling opportunities across the country for wounded warriors. Soldier Ride is designed to restore the physical and emotional well-being of our newest generation of wounded warriors. All participants with a disability or missing a limb or limbs are provided the adaptive equipment customized to their individual needs.
About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. To get involved and learn more, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project
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