our annual visit to the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home

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BMWROTB Important Notice

Saturday, December 1st our December Pancake Breakfast at 

Euro Cycles in Odessa, FL.
Breakfast starts at 8 AM

Immediately following the Pancake Breakfast

we will ride to our annual visit to the 

Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home 

9:15 AM Kick Stands Up at EURO CYCLES

Every year BMW Riders of Tampa Bay visits this home for elderly veterans 

to thank them for their service in our defense and to spread Christmas cheer. 

These Veterans have been the recipient of your donations for several years. 

The Veterans Home and Wreaths Across America are the only charities your dues money supports. 

Your Board has voted to again donate this year to help with purchases of 

needed supplies and entertainment budget donations. 

We ask that our members visiting the Veterans on Saturday, December 1st to
please bring some much needed and practical gifts to help the residents celebrate Christmas such as socks, sweat pants or sweat shirts. 

(large, extra large, double X and a few Triple X are needed) 

Please do not wrap their gifts. The staff knows which veterans are in need and will make sure your gift gets to the ones with the most need

For those attending the Pancake Breakfast at Euro Cycles, we will go Kick Stands Up at 9:10 AM for an arrival at 10:10 at the nursing home. We will park in a semi circle near the entrance so the residence can see our bikes. We will enter the nursing home promptly at 10:30 AM. 

For those that cannot make the Pancake Breakfast but do want to meet the Veterans, 

please meet up at the nursing home parking lot no later then 9:45 AM

The Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home is located at:

6919 Parkway Blvd. Land O Lakes, FL 34639 

(Take Rt 41, turn at Ehren Cutoff to Parkway Blvd.)

After this visit we will ride to lunch at a yet to be determined restaurant.

For those who cannot make this trip but still want to participate, a LAST CHANCE collection plate will be available at our Holiday Party on Sunday, December 9th at Ozone Blue Grilling Company if you would like to help with a donation. Donations received here will go to the Veterans Entertainment budget.