2nd Annual Go for Gallardy Poker Run

The IAFF-MG 4th District invites all IAFF-MG members to join Altoona, PA Local 299 and Johnstown, PA Local 463 for the Go for Gallardy Poker Run to remember fallen brother Bob Gallardy. This 95-mile ride begins in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and continues across the mountains to Altoona and then back during the 10th Annual Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle Rally Friday June 22, 2007.

Altoona and Johnstown members will lead riders in the 2nd Annual Go for Gallardy Poker Run, Friday morning June 22, 2007. This official IAFF-MG 4th District ride is held each year in memory of Captain Robert Gallardy of the Altoona Fire Department and Altoona Local 299 who died in the line of duty on October 25, 2005. In addition, the Captain Bob Gallardy Fire Service Education and Safety Fund was established to pay for fire fighter training.

Johnstown’s Thunder in the Valley Motorcycle Rally will be held June 21-24, 2007, and is open to all bikes and bikers, bringing more than 180,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the region. For information about the rally, ride and accommodations click here.

Registration is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday June 22, 2007, on Walnut Street across from the Train Station, 60 Walnut Street, Downtown Johnstown, PA. The ride will be a staggered start with 25 bikes per group. The first group will leave at 9:15 a.m., and the last group will depart at 12:00 p.m. To pre-register a specific start time for your group, call Clark Bornais at (814) 248-9345.

This scenic 95-mile ride crosses the Allegheny Front twice, visits Altoona Fire headquarters and travels through both the Pennsylvania Railroad Horseshoe Curve and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Cost is $20 per single rider; $35 per couple.

Join your union brothers and sisters for food, beverages and poker hand prizes across from the Train Station at the Thunder Pub staffed by the Johnstown fire fighters following the ride.

If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation, please make your check payable to: Captain Bob Gallardy Fire Service Education and Safety Fund c/o Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation Johnstown Fire Fighters P.O. Box 454 Johnstown, PA 15907.