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Tim McCully
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Good day brother's, Thought that I would write and tell about the excellent work that I have witnessed over the last two months with the CAV. I participated with their Ortona unit at a Motorcycle show in London On. in February. They came up with a plan to fill a WWII 105 shell with spare change and any donations people would give. They donated $1004.83 to the London Military Family Resources Center from that shell. This past weekend I was honoured to attend another Motorcyle show in Toronto with our Normandy unit, and the shell is travelling, the count is not yet complete. They are gathering donations and attention to The Tony Stacey Veterans Care Center, in Scarborough. Gentlemen, this center is a one of a kind in North America, They not only house and care for the Vet, but they allow the wives, and special care dependant's to reside with the vet in the Tony Stacey Center. This center receives very little government support and our CAV members in Toronto have taken them on as their prime charity to ride for. Normandy had some of the residents from the center on hand at the show on Saturday. The following day, I received so many astonishing comments from passersby about the Vet's who were in attendance, people were thankful for the introductions to them and geniunely enjoyed their time they spent with the Vet's. I have heard from the center that that Vet's themselves were overwhelmed by the experience and the appreciation from the biker communities. They had a great afternoon and were apprehensive to go back to the center, they talked about it all the way back home. The CAV is now holding strength at well over 3600 members, we ride to have fun and raise funds for charities of a wide variety. We are vet's who are not yet finished serving our country, we are bonded by our military background and our love of the open road on two wheels. Look for the CAV at www.thecav.ca That is my story and i'm sticking to it! Hope your all well and happy, call if you need me!
Tim
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BJ MacLean
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Tim
Well written and a great story. Hope it motivates others.
BJ
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B.J. MacLean
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Tim McCully
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Thanks BJ, I'm telling everybody that i know the guy to head up the new Greenwood unit, pick a battle honour BJ and you be the first member of a new proud CAV branch. We are waiting for the word from you my old comrade!
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BJ MacLean
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I will get at it soon, just alittle busy with the DND contract at the moment.
When I get the time what is the process?
BJ
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Tim McCully
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The process at this time does not matter BJ (I havn't a clue) You concentrate on your task at hand my friend. The CAV would never stand before your livlihood. When you are ready we will learn the process together. I suspect the Battle of the Atlantic unit there in HFX will set ya up and Trapper(paul cane) will come down there and stand up your unit. I am happy to hear you are interested BJ and knowing you the way i do, i can tell by your words that the CAV has bitten ya buddy. This is good! So you do what ya gotta and stay in touch, we will be there when you are ready. Tim
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All the bestin your endeavours guys.. it seem s like a heck of an outfit , doing a lot of real good for many..ranrad
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All the best on your goals Tim see you at the reunion.
Randy
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Hi Tim. Jeff Fox here from 3 CAV Frezenberg unit Edmonton. I'm new to the CAV just patched in last month. Great bunch doing great things. I'm the only ex Royal in my unit but a great bunch of guys. Ride safe brother.
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Jeff Fox
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I should rephrase that, I'm the only ex Royal that I know of.
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Tim McCully
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Hi Jeff, pleased to make your acquaintance! Good to have another CAV member on this Board as well. You can never be "ex-Royal" my friend, once a Royal,Always a Royal! hope we get to do some riding together soon brother. Keep the shiny side up.
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BJ MacLean
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That guy fron the CAV has not contacted me as of yet. Can you find out what I need to do to start a Unit
Enjoyed the visit.
BJ
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Tim McCully
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Hi BJ, been meaning to write you to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing you again. Thanks again for the hospitality, and I just got back from London minutes ago, I have obtained an RCR yellow ribbon for ya brother. We have been real busy since I got home with CAV involvement. The 2 CAV President is who we need to get you in touch with, his name is Rags and he lives in Moncton or Gagetown. I will work on getting contact info for ya ASAP. Be in touch real soon, I need you to PM me your mailing address so I can get this pin out to ya. Thanks Brian, Tim
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thanks. Here is the address. The pleasuer of having you here was all mine. It was great to chat and just hang. We should do it again.
Box 755 RR2
Kingston,NS
B0P 1R0
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B.J. MacLean
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Mike Blais
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Let's Ride!
Wounded In Action
Posted By BY SEAN CHASE, STAFF WRITER
Posted 1 day ago
This weekend, military veterans and current serving soldiers will be rolling through the Ottawa Valley to raise money to comfort wounded soldiers who are medically evacuated from Afghanistan.
The WIA (Wounded In Action) Ride will be held on Saturday with bikers rolling out of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 beginning at 11 a. m. The ride is being hosted by the Anzio Unit of the 1st CAV (Canadian Army Veterans).
Unit president Stewart Noseworthy hopes to have over 100 bikers registered. Bikers from the Harley Owners Group (HOG) and as far away as Trenton, Kingston and Ottawa will be joining the ride. The cost is $25 per bike with a meal included.
Funds raised will go to the Fisher House, a large residence located at the U. S. Air Force Base in Landstuhl, Germany.
The house is supplied by an American charity to support families of U. S. wounded soldiers. With Canadian casualties, the Fisher House has freely opened its doors to families of Canadian wounded.
The house has been described as something like a Ronald McDonald House for wounded service members.
Mr. Noseworthy said with another major deployment of Petawawa soldiers to Kandahar, Afghanistan, there may come a time, unfortunately, when Fisher House may have to be used.
"People should understand it could directly involve someone they know," said Mr. Noseworthy, a 21-year veteran of the Forces who has served on deployments in Cyprus and the former Yugoslavia.
When a soldier is wounded in action, he or she carries little with them when they are dispatched out of Kandahar on a medical flight.
"When they land in Germany, all they have is the hospital dress on their backs," he added.
Riders will drive in a police-escorted convoy from Pembroke to CFB Petawawa.
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From there, they'll move down Round Lake Road to Killaloe, Foymount and Eganville before returning to Pembroke via Highway 41.
The three-hour ride should conclude by 3 p. m. with a dinner and raffle draw back at the Pembroke Legion.
Mr. Noseworthy called the fundraiser crucial for the Petawawa/Pembroke area because so many military members who live here will be deploying to the dangerous Afghan theatre.
He acknowledged casualties is
something soldiers and their families don't want to consider prior to a deployment, but it is a reality of the job.
"You never talk about 'what if', but you know it can happen," he added.
The CAV was formed by Canadian veterans whose common bond was serving their country and the fact they were avid motorcyclists.
To date, the organization has members who have served in every theatre of operations, including NATO and United Nations missions, and also hail from the Air Force and Navy branches of the military.
The organization's honourary Rider-in-Chief is Gen. Rick Hillier, the former Chief of the Defence Staff.
"They share the common bond all military people have and they ride bikes," said Mr. Noseworthy. "In doing both these things, they've had fun and raised money for charity."
This will be the first ride in the Ottawa Valley, but Mr. Noseworthy hopes it will be an annual event.
Donations can be made at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 in Pembroke before and after the three-hour ride. They can also be dropped off at Super Look Salon and Spa in Petawawa.
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