Meetings are typically held on the First Sunday of Each Month, however, we do sometimes experience a change in time and dates, therefore, please contact any of our Officers or Directors at your earliest convenience to ensure the time and date of the meeting you wish to attend.

Ohio Chapter 2 meetings typically start at 1:00 PM sharp and are held at the following location:

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8975 (aka The Krumroy VFW)
1649 Krumroy Rd., Akron, Ohio 44306-4129

Note to our Members and Guests: if possible, please bring the items listed below to our monthly meetings so that we can have sufficient toiletry items for our hospitalized, disabled and homeless veterans.  Also, please remember to bring socks to all the monthly meetings because socks are the most needed and requested item.
 

2008 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES and EVENTS
 

10:00 AM - depart for Atwater Township

Atwater Township Town Hall
1219 State Route 183
Atwater, Ohio 44201
Click here for map
 

Hosted by Rolling Thunder® Ohio Chapter 8
 

Sam's Club is located at 23300 Broadway Avenue, Oakwood Village, Ohio 44146
Click here for map

Services will be held at the Walton Hills Gospel House

Will depart at 7:00 AM sharp
 

Will depart at 7:00 AM sharp
 

Rittman Cemetery
 

1:15 PM - depart for rendezvous with other Wall escorts

2:00 PM Staging of escorts

4:00 PM - depart for Wadsworth
 

For more information, please contact:
Wadsworth American Legion - 330-334-1119

10:00 AM - parade starts
 

1:00 PM

Monthly Members Meeting (bring a guest)
 

10:00 - depart Krumroy for Memorial Run

10:30 AM - First Bike Out

1:00 PM - Last Bike Out

5:00 PM - Last Bike In

Tallmadge High School
484 East Ave. (Rt. 18)
Tallmadge, Ohio 44278

LCpl Daniel "Nate" Deyarmin
Memorial Benefit Run

Motorcycle Poker Run and Car & Truck Cruise-In

Tickets are $15.00 Driver / $10.00 Passenger / Food Included.

All proceeds benefitting Disabled / Disadvantaged American Veterans and their families.

For more information visit www.dndfund.org or call 330-633-5296.
 

Depart Krumroy VFW promptly at 7:15 AM and head for Century HD.

8:30 Depart North Staging Area at Century Harley Davidson, Medina, SR 18 and I-71.

10:30 AM Depart Gas Stop, SR 95 & I-71, Duke Travel Plaza

12:00 Noon Arrive Veteran's Memorial at State Capitol

12:30 Program begins at Columbus State Capitol
 

(1) Century HD, Medina

(2) Mt. Gilead Truck Plaza (Duke Travel Plaza)

Rolling Thunder,® Inc. All Ohio Flag Day Veteran's "Run to State Capitol" in Columbus, Ohio

A patriotic ceremony honoring America's Veterans.
Memorial service with Color Guard.
Presentation - Veteran Health Care Concerns.
Director, Governor's Office of Veteran's Affairs.
Rolling Thunder,® Inc. National Vice President Lynne Jenks.
Ohio President Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.

Flag Day Party at Quaker Steak & Lube - Polaris Exit I-71 - immediately following the ceremony.

Rain or shine!!!

For more information, please contact Ms. Becky Tompkins, President Ohio Chapter 8 at 330-723-0116.

Parade will start at 6:00 PM promptly
 

THIS IS A TIME CHANGE SO MAKE A NOTE

Note: the change in meeting time is to allow Chapter 2 members to attend the Ohio Vietnam Veterans Poker Run
 

Veterans' Honor Field Flag Memorial and Ground Breaking

Presented by Veterans Service Commission of Summit County

For more information, please contact:
James Forsythe, Jr. 330-673-7638
David Burden 330-643-7636
 

1st Annual SSgt Matt Maupin Memorial Run

$20 per motorcycle (includes Dog Tag - first come first serve).

For more information, please contact:

Jimmy Kay 513-539-6450
E-mail: searay1@cinci.rr.com
or
Mike Murphy 513-617-8471
E-mail: mmurf439@fuse.net

Click here for printable flyer of Memorial Run
 

Noon - last bike out
5:00 PM - last bike in

Honor Flight Poker Run - help send WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to see their memorial

$15 per driver / $10 per passenger

Breakfast is available / Free food upon completion of route / beverages available / DJ music 3 to 6 PM

For more information, please contact:
Jon Woods 330-671-3275
 

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

Monthly Members Meeting (bring a guest)

Annual Chapter Picnic (directly after member meeting)
 

Keynote speaker: Mr. Jarman G. Kennard, WWII veteran of the Army Air Forces/Corps and former Prisoner of War.

Dress Code: Black Pants, White Shirt, R/T Vests, NO Dew Rags!
 

12:00 Noon - promptly depart for the Western Resereve Cemetery

1:00 O.M. - Ceremony starts
 

Click here for OWRNC web site

Hosted by Rolling Thunder®, Inc., Chapter 8

Dress Code: Black Pants, White Shirt, R/T Vests, NO Dew Rags!

1:00 PM

Monthly Members Meeting (bring a guest)
 

Conference will be attended by President and Vice President of Ohio Chapter 2
 

Parade starts at 12:00 noon
 

1:00 PM

Monthly Members Meeting (bring a guest)