Wounded Soldiers Cycle Wisconsin and Illinois

Soldier Ride is a program of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) that provides key
rehabilitation opportunities for this generation of wounded warriors and
raises public awareness for those that have been injured while fighting
overseas.

Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor
and empower wounded warriors. WWP offers services and programs like benefits
and career counseling, advocacy initiatives, and combat stress seminars to aid
in the transition from hospital bed to an independent, productive life. All
participants with a disability or missing a limb or limbs are provided the
adaptive equipment they need to cycle. More information can be found at
www.WoundedWarriorProject.org.

NOTABLE GUESTS:

-- Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn
-- Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director, Dan Grant

-- US Paralympic Athlete Greta Niemanas, cyclist in the Beijing Games

DATES AND TIMES:

Waterloo, WI

-- Thursday, June 11, 10:00am: The ride will begin at the Trek Bicycle
headquarters for the opening launch ceremony, then cycle about 40
miles
to end outside Oconomowoc.

Milwaukee, WI
-- Friday, June 12, 12:00pm: The Ride will tour the Underwood Creek
region
around Wauwatosa, passing through the towns of Honey Creek Parkway and
Bluemound Heights along Bluemound Road between Glenview Road and 52nd
Street before passing by Miller Park, and ending at the host hotel in
downtown Milwaukee.

-- Friday, June 12, 7:00pm: The riders will be on the field at Miller
Park,
thanks to the generosity of MillerCoors, as they'll throw out the
first pitch for the Brewers vs. White Sox baseball game. General Merle
Hart from Pope Air Force Base will also attend.

Chicago, IL
-- Saturday, June 13, 11:00am: Following breakfast at Snap-on Tools in
Kenosha, the North Shore segment will launch from downtown Highland
Park
at the Highland Park Fire Station at 1130 Central Avenue.
-- The Ride will travel along Central Avenue to turn south onto Green
Bay Road and ride through the downtown of Glencoe, through Hubbard
Woods, and along Green Bay Road through Kenilworth and Wilmette
before stopping for lunch at Dawes Park in Evanston on Sheridan
Road
along the lake (this event is not open to the public but
supporters
are welcome to visit with the ride participants at the War
Memorial
Flagpole).
-- The Ride continues down Sheridan Road to Chicago, where
participants
will follow the roads adjacent to Lake Shore Drive to the
McCormick
Place Hyatt.

-- Sunday, June 14, 9:00am: This final segment will begin at 1435 W.
Exchange in the Historic Stockyards (open to the public), with Chicago
Ald. Jim Balcer (11th) conducting a Retiring of the Colors ceremony.
The riders will travel along 39th Street to Archer Avenue for about 12
miles, to a reception hosted by the Chicago Firefighters Union at
Sundown Meadow Park. This is a ticketed event; for more information
call Tim O'Brien at 773-536-0450 x 1202.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EXACT ROUTE DETAILS VISIT:
http://sr.woundedwarriorproject.org

MEDIA INQUIRIES: Contact Ayla Hay, (757) 340-7425, Ayla@themeridiangroup.com

/PRNewswire -- June 9/
SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project