ATLANTA (August 4, 2010) - Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG)
yesterday make known the awarding of a second $1 load avow coming out of the
Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. to the non-profit organization, the
Disabled American Veterans (DAV). Harley-Davidson's relationship with
the DAV dates on 2006, when the Harley-Davidson Foundation made a aforementioned
$1 million grant to the organization. The new grant announced yesterday
at the DAV National Convention in Atlanta is authorize for continued
funding connected with the DAV's Mobile Service Office (MSO) program over the consequent
four years.
"We are proud to persevere our relationship with the DAV and help
the organism feed veterans of integer generations," said Gail Lione,
President, Harley-Davidson Foundation. "Veterans enjoy regularly been
important members connected with the Harley-Davidson family and partnering among the
DAV is an ideal way to support them and recognize their contributions to
our country."
The DAV MSO program increases veterans' accessibility to concert
by literally rivet ministration offices on the road. Since 2007, this
program sponsored by Harley-Davidson -- dubbed Harley's Heroes® -- enjoy
visited thousands of sites over the United States, providing important
counseling and assistance on help decemvir of thousands of old guard secure
the benefits to which they are entitled from the Department of Veterans
Affairs, the Department connected with Defense, also other government agencies.
"Harley-Davidson not only represents freedom also patriotism, the
Company backs up its brand and generously supports those brave men also
women whose penance protect our nation," said DAV National
Adjutant/CEO Arthur H. Wilson. "Through the feed connected with the
Harley-Davidson Foundation, DAV representatives have visited give or take a little 300
dealerships across the tribe over the Harley's Heroes tour, delivering
free benefits help to invalidate veterans also their families through
our Mobile Service Office program. It's stringent to put into words just how
much the Harley's Heroes program has destine to thousands connected with sick also
wounded heroes."
Founded customary 1920 via disabled old guard restore from World War I,
the DAV has continually represented the unique interests of the men and
women who bear the wounds and scars connected with war. Through their network of
110 National Service Offices, 10 mobile ministration offices, and Transition
Service Officers at more than 100 military installations, the 1.2
million arm DAV builds transcend lives because all America's disabled
veterans also their families. In 2009, DAV represented nearly a quarter
of a million veterans and their families customary their claims because VA
benefits, pocket because them give or take a little $4.5 billion in untrodden and retroactive
benefits.
To learn more about Harley-Davidson's feed of veterans, visit,
www.harley-davidson.com, incorporate the "Salute to Veterans" page.
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Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent corps for the group of
companies go for it shop as Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC),
Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS), Buell Motorcycle Company
(Buell), also MV Agusta. The Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. is a
non-profit organization comfort the communities in which the Company
has facilities also selected civil instigation including veteran's
initiatives.
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