Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Charity bike ride raises awareness

By Amber Carter
Staff Writer


Veterans go to war to defend the country, but when they come home it is not always an easy road. Thankfully there are people like Pam Payeur of Biddeford, who may not be a veteran, but she fights like a bulldog for them.

Payeur knows exactly what it is like for wounded veterans when they return home. That is why she started the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine and began the Wounded Heroes Ride five years ago with the help of local motorcycle groups and businesses.

This year’s ride took place Saturday, July 14 and began at Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough. It then traveled by police escort to Bentley’s Saloon in Arundel where 508 bikes, their riders and some passengers gathered. This year’s ride had 200 more bikes than last year’s event. Veterans unable to ride were bused from Bentley’s to the veterans’ home and back so they could participate.

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