Old Guard Riders As An Organization

First, and foremost, Old Guard Riders Inc is a 501C3 non-profit tax exempt charity. Secondly, the Old Guard Riders is a motorcycle association.

Old Guard Riders Inc. is not affiliated with any private, corporate or government entity and receives no money from any such affiliation. OGR is entirely dependent upon public donations and its own fund-raising programs.

The primary focus of the Old Guard Riders is to provide relief to ill, aging, homeless, disabled and disadvantaged veterans and their families. All activities initiated, organized, coordinated sponsored or conducted by the OGR are in accordance with this objective.

Old Guard Riders Inc. is a grass roots, volunteer service organization. Old Guard Riders has no paid officers or staff.

Membership in the OGR is open to everyone, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, political affiliation or any other federally protected status. Anyone may participate in the charitable activities of the Old Guard Riders. Ownership of a motorcycle is NOT required.

The Old Guard Riders is not a veteran's organization and is not associated with any government agency.

Old Guard Riders Inc. makes no attempt to supercede or replace any existing motorcycle club, group or association, or any other charitable organizations.  

The Old Guard Riders makes every attempt to support the efforts of other organizations, motorcycle or otherwise, in their charitable efforts. To the extent that we are aware that such events are planned, OGR will gladly post such events on our website calendar and make every attempt to support such activities.

As A Motorcycle Association

As a motorcycle association, members of the OGR participate in activities that support the mission of Old Guard Riders Inc. as well as the greater motorcycle community at large.

 The Old Guard Riders is NOT a motorcycle club. Membership, as well as participation in the activities of the association, is available to everyone regardless of gender.

The patch of the Old Guard Riders is bought, not earned.

All makes and models of motorcycles are welcome. The motorcycle must have sufficient horse power to operate safely at the speeds and under the conditions which may be reasonably expected during the activities of the association.

We are strictly a non-territorial association.

We are a neutral association and do not wear any MC support patches.

The Old Guard Riders maintains a website and a forum strictly in accordance with the mission of the Old Guard Riders, a non-profit, public benefit.

Additional Note

 Old Guard Riders Inc. is not a casual riding group. We do not ride strictly for fun or at our leisure. Members of the Old Guard Riders are asked to be active, committed members of the association and the community at large.

Old Guard Riders promotes and encourages an atmosphere of camaraderie among its members that bonds its members together in a unity and friendship that supercedes the casual friendships of the leisure riding association. We are family and a team.

As members of the Old Guard Riders:

•  we maintain our focus on the purpose of our mission and we do not let politics, personal egos or other petty influences interfere with our efforts to accomplish the mission.

• we do not wait for the needs of those we serve to come to us, we actively strive to anticipate those needs and be prepared to provide for those needs as they arise.

• we do not ride or endeavor for our own pleasure. We ride and endeavor to honor those who have given so much and to whom honor is due, and in many cases those to whom honor is long overdue.

  The Old Guard Riders asks its members to make a commitment to the organization, its mission and its fellow members. This is NOT a casual riding association. There are plenty of those already out there.

  Old Guard Riders asks it members to be willing to give of their time, their money and their talents to accomplish the mission of the organization.

  "Service to others is not convenient. It does not come when we choose. It comes when someone else desperately needs it."

  Why does the Old Guard Riders exist? Its very simple!

  America's veterans are in desperate need of assistance.  Everybody is sure that Somebody is going to help. Anybody can help. The veterans deserve Everybody's  help, but Nobody really wants to get involved. Besides, it's Everybody's responsibility. By the time that Somebody realizes that Nobody did what Everybody should, it will  be too late to help disabled, aging, homeless and forgotten veterans who helped preserved our freedom. It always ends up that Everybody blames Somebody when Nobody does what Anybody could.

  Anybody can make a difference. As members of the Old Guard, we want to be Somebody who does.

  Ride Safe! Ride Proud!