Not standing still: Riders ‘bike’ for US troops
The nonprofit Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation held Freedom Ride on Wednesday, a stationary bike riding event, to raise money for care packages for troops overseas.
Suni Chabrow, center, founder of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, pedals on her stationary bike during her organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Chabrow founded the organization after losing her son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, in 2011 in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LeAnna Marchese, chief operating officer of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, leads a group of participants exercising on their stationary bikes during the organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The fundraiser is to purchase care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Suni Chabrow, founder of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, pedals on her stationary bike during her organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Chabrow founded the organization after losing her son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, in 2011 in Afghanistan. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Valerie Phillips, left, shares a laugh as she pedals her stationary bike in support of the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Suni Chabrow, founder of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, hangs a photo of her with her son on a stationary bike during her organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Chabrow founded the organization after losing her son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, in 2011 in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LeAnna Marchese, chief operating officer of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, leads a group of participants exercising on their stationary bikes during the organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LeAnna Marchese, chief operating officer of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, leads a group of participants exercising on their stationary bikes during the organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Charmaine Laurante pedals her stationary bike in support of the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation to raise funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. The fundraiser was at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Suni Chabrow, founder of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, pedals on her stationary bike during her organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Chabrow founded the organization after losing her son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, in 2011 in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Suni Chabrow, founder of The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation, writes a message on a wall during the organization's Freedom Ride event at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Chabrow founded the organization after losing her son, Spc. Douglas J. Green, in 2011 in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation to raise funds for care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. The fundraiser was at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Boots are displayed with pictures of fallen soldiers during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds to purchase care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds to purchase care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds to purchase care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Participants ride stationary bikes during the Freedom Ride event hosted by The Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation at Container Park in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The group raises funds to purchase care packages for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
To raise money for care packages for troops overseas and to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nonprofit Douglas J. Green Memorial Foundation launched a stationary bike riding event Wednesday.
Freedom Ride, the 24-hour fundraiser, runs through 8 a.m. Thursday at Container Park, 707 Fremont St. People can donate $40 to ride for an hour or donate at www.douglasjgreenmemorialfoundation.org, said Suni Chabrow, mother of Army Spc. Douglas J. Green, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011.
“I know my son is looking down saying, ‘Mom, you’re doing it right. This is exactly what I wanted you to be doing,’ ” she said.
