[NJSBMWR] Fwd: Freehold July 4th Motorcycle Participation

[William F. Dudley Jr.]

F.Y.I.

Bill Dudley
co-president

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Subject: 	Freehold July 4th Motorcycle Participation
Date: 	Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:17:59 -0400
From: 	James Wishbow <jpwishbow at gmail.com>
To: 	president at njsbmwr.org



Roger,

I’m a long time rider and have been a member of Gold Wing groups, Harley 
Groups, Honda Riders Club of America and now currently a member of Blue 
Nights NJXV.  I also currently ride a RT1200.
Every year we attend an event in Freehold Boro for July 4th and we 
always welcome new faces.  I hope you and some of your members might be 
able to attend.

All of the information is below and please call me if you have any 
questions, 908-770-9148

Thanks, James Wishbow

Greetings,

For the past several years Freehold Borough has held a reading of the 
Declaration of Independence on July 4th.  The ceremony starts at 9:00 am 
in front of Borough Hall on Main St. and it lasts about an hour.  This 
is a great way for us to honor our Founding Fathers and to reflect on 
what a great country we live in.  There is also the opportunity for 
anyone who wants to sign up to read a line.  This is a short, early in 
the day ceremony, and a great way to start your July 4th.  The following 
text is just a short accounting of what these men put on the line for 
our freedom today, please try to attend if you can!

*_Lives, Fortunes, Honor

_*Of those 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence, nine died of 
wounds or hardships during the war. Five were captured and imprisoned, 
in each case with brutal treatment. Several lost wives, sons or entire 
families. One lost his 13 children. Two wives were brutally treated. All 
were at one time or another the victims of manhunts and driven from 
their homes. Twelve signers had their homes completely burned. Seventeen 
lost everything they owned. Yet not one defected or went back on his 
pledged word. Their honor, and the nation they sacrificed so much to 
create, is still intact.

And, finally, there is the New Jersey signer, Abraham Clark. He gave two 
sons to the officer corps in the Revolutionary Army. They were captured 
and sent to the infamous British prison hulk afloat in New York harbor 
known as the hell ship "Jersey," where 11,000 American captives were to 
die. The younger Clarks were treated with a special brutality because of 
their father. One was put in solitary and given no food. With the end 
almost in sight, with the war almost won, no one could have blamed 
Abraham Clark for acceding to the British request when they offered him 
his sons' lives if he would recant and come out for the King and 
parliament. The utter despair in this man's heart, the anguish in his 
very soul, must reach out to each one of us down through 200 years with 
his answer: "No."



For the past several years a group of us motorcyclists have attended and 
this year the organizers of this event and the Borough officials 
are*_very eager_* to have us motorcyclists back.  I'd like to increase 
our numbers this year and I hope many of you will be able to attend.

_STAGING_: Freehold Borough High School Rt. 79 [Broadway]

_DETAILS_: The Freehold Borough Police Department will be providing our 
group an escort through town and to Borough Hall.

   -Meet us at the High School.  Please park in the front lot on the 
North side of the school. Please be to the high school no later than 8:15.

KSU will be at 8;30 and the police will escort us in.

If you need any information please contact me at jpwishbow at gmail.com 
<mailto:jpwishbow at gmail.com>__or 908-770-9148.



Thanks, James Wishbow