Colorado American Legion Riders will run four routes originating in the South, Southwest, North Central and Northeast portions of the State on Saturday 6 August 2022. Riders will collect donations at various relay stops along the route, each converging on the final stop at Neal Thomas Jr. Centennial American Legion Post 209, 3613 Jeannine Drive, Colorado Springs on the afternoon of 6 August for an end of run celebration.

All proceeds go to the American Legion Legacy Scholarship fund to provide needs based scholarships for children of post 9-11 KIA, died on active duty and 50% or greater disabled Veterans.

See https://alrco.org/index.php/legacy-pony-express/ for more info.


Download the flyers, pamplet and other info at:

Final Stop Flyer with hotel info:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5s9hrd8CocSOOFZSy1WNKmat9uLirgP/view?usp=sharing

Routes and times:

Northern Front Range Route

• POC Richard Noakes:  720 468-6074
• Due to a car show, we will be starting at JAX Fort Collins Ranch and Farm 1000 US-287, Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • Be there no later than 0915 if you want to start the route with me and we will leave at 0930
• We will depart there for Post 32, Longmont arrive around 1030 hrs and depart at 1100 hrs
• Arrive 1200 hrs. Post 22  will be cooking hamburgers and hotdogs for us. Depart 1245 hours
• After that down to Post 1 off of Yale and I-25 (no I-25 we will take colorado blvd. Arrive 1330 Depart 1345
• Then down to Post 209 Via 83 Arrive 1530 hrs for fun and festivities   

Western Slope:

• POC John Boughton: 970 275-1032
• Leaving Montrose Post 73 0730 enroute to Durango on US 550
• Arrive in Durango Post 28 1000 approx and hand off to Terry Saxon, Post 28
• Leaving Durango Post 28 1010 approx enroute to De Norte on US 160
• Arrive in Del Norte 1230 approx and hand off to Billy Hallman. 

Southern Colorado Route:

• POC Billy Hallman: 719 468-0935
• Depart Del Norte 1230
• Walsenburg arrive 1415 est Meet Post 2/Post 13/Post 38 @ Love’s Gas station on Interstate 25
• Depart Walsenburg 1425  
• Arrive Post 209 1600

Northeastern Route

- POC Steve Butner 309-472-5139

• Route will be starting at Heritage Market, 180 S Elm Ave. in Eaton.  The Eaton Country Club is having a golf tournament so they will not be able to host our start.
• KSU is at 0800.  There will be breakfast for sale before we leave.
• Arrive at Post 1985 Firestone around 0845 KSU 0900 (15 minute breaks at each stop)
• Arrive at Post 180 Keenesburg 0940 KSU 1000
• Arrive at Post 183 Strasburg 1045 KSU 1100
• Arrive at Karen's Cafe( Post 77 stop), 520 Colorado Ave, Calhan, at 1215 KSU 1315  
• Arrive at Safeway (Post 2008 stop), 7655 McLaughlin Rd, Falcon, 1345 KSU 1400
• Arrive at Post 209 Colorado Springs 1430.
• There will be opportunities to fuel in Keenesburg and Falcon.  The route is roughly 215 miles.
• Steve Butner will be at Heritage Market at 0730 and will be on the whole ride.  

There will be dinner and festivities at 209 at the ride. 

Additional info:

As the final stop for all routes, ALR 209 is hosting the end of run celebration at Post 209, 3613 Jeannine Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. Details are in the attached flyer. Food (taco bar and enchiladas) will be available for $10 (proceeds to the Legacy Scholarship Fund).  Like Last year, ALR Post 209 is also running a race that will happen at the end of the Pony Express celebration as a supplemental fundraiser for the campaign. 

• You can nominate someone to participate in the race for a $20 entrance fee or you can put money into one of the buckets that are already started. 
• Some star nominations are State Chairman, Past ALR State Chairman Steve Butner, Department Sr Vice Commander and District 7 Area Coordinator Cornell “Thumper” Penn, ALA Department President Bettina Kossow, Post 209 Commander Marvin Weaver Jr. and Past Department Commander Jay Bowen. 
• Top winners will pull a wagon with a passenger in the race. Last place persons will have to follow behind with a “pooper scooper” picking up anything the wagon pullers drop along the route. 

All funds collected will be submitted to department for delivery to National American Legion at the National Convention. Please urge your members to donate generously. 

• The routes are still being finalized, but the Relay stations as of today (25 July) are at the bottom of this email. If your post has donations and can be at a relay station to turn it in and cheer the riders on in their mission, please do so. If not, donations can be mailed to Post 209, 3613 Jeannine Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80917.
• Checks should be written to ALR209 with ‘Legacy Pony Express’ in the memo line. ALR209 will track donations and consolidate them into a single check to Department.

 Legacy Campaign – business/corporate donations

• The pamphlet at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AAzYfop5aAwBVebB-yQoOZlmdlzWmL3Q/view?usp=sharing outlines the campaign and was published/distributed several months ago. It is mainly meant for external donations to the Legacy Scholarship Fund as part of the 2022 campaign.
• If you have received donations from businesses under this campaign, please include them with any donations from your post family during the Pony Express or by mail to Post 209.
• Unlike Post donations, corporate/business donations are written to American Legion Department of Colorado with ‘2022 Legacy Scholarship Campaign’ in the memo or cover letter. This is so the proper tax form can be provided for the donation.