The Story of Angel on the Move
Since
Amy became a Soldiers’ Angels she's always had
this idea of me riding a bicycle a set distance to raise awareness and donations
for Soldiers' Angels. this idea
really started festering after Kevin Baker, a Wounded Warrior passed away from
natural causes. Kevin and I became friends, Kevin was doing a bicycle ride and
asked ME to come out support him and possibility ride with him, but he passed
away a few days prior to getting to the DC area in which Amy lived at that time.
Amy brought her
idea up to her then husband and he didn’t support it at all. Last year Amy
brought it up to Reggie, a US ARMY Veteran and
my best friend he supported it. Amy did a test poll to see what people thought
which took a WILD turn some of Amy's dad’s co-workers got wind of what she was
doing and bought the bicycle that she rode last year and did a story on
Amy and Angel
on the Move. Then made Amy promise to do the event yearly thus Angel
on the Move was born…..
To see a 30 min
video of last years Angel on the Move click on
Angel on the move.
Make sure you start it from the beginning
Angel on the
Move is a one woman bicycle ride which is a full length of the Legacy Trail in
Lexington, KY.
It’s a trail that is or runs a span of 12 miles one way so therefore its likely to be a revolving 24 mile trip, which will take place Annually on or around Labor Day Weekend.
The goal of this
now Annual event is to raise awareness and monetary donations for Soldiers’
Angels , with a message to show our Wounded Warriors and those who have become
handicapped by birth or Accident, that whatever their injury is (visible or
invisible) anything is possible.
See I am faced
with physical challenges of my own, so on many levels I can relate to service
members who have been injured and are unsure as to how they are going to adjust
to this new and possibly shocking new Situation. I would never tell a wounded
veteran I know what they’re going through. I don’t. I was born with a
disability(Cerebral Palsy), so I’ve had my whole life to come to grips with it.
I, in fact did not wake up one day and couldn’t walk. This has always been my
‘normal’ so I’ve never had to adjust to it. What I do tell them is that it’s not
their arms or their legs that make them strong. It’s their hearts and their
minds, their will. They still have their hearts and their Minds. They still
have the same will that made them want to serve in the first place. They still
have that honorable drive. They can still contribute. They can still make a
difference in the world. Supporting them, letting them know they still have
value, that people know what they sacrificed, that people respect them for what
they’ve done and what they can still do, that’s why I ride a bike through the
park on Labor Day. I’m not fast. I’m not strong. It takes me all day to ride 12
miles. But I never give up. I never stop trying. My brain and my heart are as
good as anyone’s. If I can make a difference in the world, in their world, then
I have to try. There are some things I can’t do, but I can do this. This year,
The Angel on the Move event will be September 3rd & 4th,
which is Labor Day weekend The Angel Movement was created out of the Angel on
the Move Event itself to help spread the word about the Charity Event in
addition to is roots it’s a way for ANYONE who agrees with what “we” stand for
to show their support.
Thank you,
Angel Movement
"Come Join the Movement"
