Something New!

  Yes, we will give a ride in a Hot Rod, or Motorcycle, for the 40-50 PTSD suffering Veterans & First Responders, 55% of First Responders are Veterans.  We search for the ones that say, "I need no help; I can suck it up!" They can not suck it up, and are blindsided and die to relieve the pain!

  We have started already to seek more donors so we can give PTSD suffering Veterans & First Responders laptop computers to write down the memories that gave them PTSD! Lance Corporal Robert Quinn, the first Vietnam Veteran we worked with gets the first laptop. We will make sure they have talk to type software, like Robert he has trouble typing. We will continue to talk to other groups that are fighting the same problems we are.

  There is a donate button on  lloydsrides.org    We are a 501c3 Pa Registered non-profit. Help us Stop the untimely deaths. Thank you for your help.
Email -  lloydsrides@gmail.com

Unmet Needs Qualifications

 Check to see if you qualify -
 Send an E-Mail to unmetneeds@VFW.com or call  1-866-789-6333

Military Discounts

15 Military Discounts ONLY Available To Those That Served Our Country

Military veterans and those on active duty have sacrificed their lives, comfort and choice of employment in the name of protecting American freedom. Without the US military, America as we know it would not exist and millions of Americans would not be able to live their lives in peace and prosperity.

As a sincere thank you, our country and plenty of companies who employ veterans offer life changing discounts and even free products and services exclusively to members of the military and their immediate family members.

Click here to learn more

Reprogram Brains

  Ten years ago a Doctor was working with a drug to help women with hot flashes, the drug is  SGB. You will hear a lot more about it in the years to come. 14 VA Hospitals are now working with PTSD suffering personnel to test the drug. After injection in the neck, the person is almost right away feeling like a huge weight was lifted off their shoulders. An injection now lasts about 6 months.  But this is just a start. Time and money will perfect the drug. Like all the problems that take lives too early, lots work must be done, many will die waiting!

 In the program they said 20 Veterans die from PTSD every 24 hours, and I was told earlier 20 First Responders die too. Since about 60% of First Responders are Veterans, we were using 42 deaths as a mark. Early April I got an E-mail stating the number is closer to 50, varying monthly. 

  We will search for more info about SGB medicine, and let you know what is happening. Like before, the Veterans and First Responders that get help will be saved and will get better help when S G B is finally figured out and ready to be administered every day. We will still seek the Veteran and First Responders that say "I need no help, I can suck it up!" I feel forever there will be a problem sending people overseas to maintain freedom, and when they return after seeing their comrades blown apart,  returning home and see the carnage here from vehicle accidents, shootings of gunmen, and many other ways of killing. 

  Yes, I joined the Navy Reserve in November 1965, my senior year in high school.  High blood pressure kept me out. Some poor soul died in my place, or like Lance Corporal Robert Quinn who was in my school class is slowly dying now from agent orange poisoning. Yes, Robert is the first service Personnel under our wing. 

  

  Stop back to find about what is being done to get this drug cleared and is saving lives.

 If you hear anything about SGB, e-mail it to me at lloydsrides@gmail.com

Updated Raffle Prizes for 2019

One Ticket $2.00 each ticket. 14 tickets for $5.00 just sign name and phone number, on stub, put stub in jar. Drawings will be at Last Show of season, Manheim Square Cruise-in. You need not be there to get prize, but those that attend the drawing get to pick their prize. Drawing one hour before end of show.

Biker Breakfast Raffle

https://www.bombergers.com/- Hardware & Ace Rents | value $20 | Donor: Dori


Woodland Creek, 2 - Super Bright LED zoom Flashlights, one small, one large Camouflage barrels, adjustable light patterns | value $48 | Donors: Randy & Mary

Two Motorcycle Custom Painted Helmets donated by Rose Antique Car & Motorcycle Painting Manheim, Pa. Value $100.00 for pair
High Octane Rides, Steve 717-665-9609.
Steve is old school, no computer or answering machine.

First motorcycle bundle  donated by 929 Customs - Doug 717-940-6852   https://929customs.com
Leather Sissdy Bag  Value $90.00
Fingerless gloves Style  Style VL-428 Size XL   Value $5.00
Cramp Buster  Value $11.95


The BrickerVille House - $25.00 gift certificate.
breakfast-lunch-dinner, 717-625-2525
http://brickervillehouserestaurant


Manheim Twin Kiss  $20.00 gift certificate,  Donation by Mark.
Open every day! 717-665-2897

Other Raffle Prizes

Gargano's Pasta Pizza Deli - At the square East Petersburg PA
$25.00 Gift Certificate donated by Joe Gargano
https://garganospizza.com since 1978, phone: 717-569-8102

Landis Wash & Lube - 746 South Broad Street, Lititz PA
Car Wash, Oil Changes & Detailing Services, 717-625-0505
http://landiswashandlube.com/, Gift Certificate for: one Full Service Oil Change. Fluids Check, Tire Pressure Check & 4 Exterior Car Wash

Landis Wash & Lube $20.00 gift certificate

Landis Wash & Lube $20.00 gift certificate

Landis Wash & Lube $20.00 gift certificate

VR Shinecon Virtual Reality Glasses | value  $149 | Donors: Randy & Mary

HP 12c Platinum Calculator with case & Booklet | value $80 | Donors: Randy & Mary

Craftsman pliers, 7-in Diagonal; 6-3/4 Arch Joint; 8" long, long nose pliers, Lifetime guarantee          value $36 | Donors: Randy & Mary

Tactical Flashlight | value $32 | Donors: Randy & Mary

A&M Pizza - 39 Market Square - Manheim, PA 17545 Second year donor value $20 | Donor:  A&M (Jose)

Two Cousins Pizza (Manheim) 171 Doe Run Rd. - Manheim, PA 17545 (expires 3/14/20) value $20

Knight & Day Diner - 3140Lititz Pk. - Lititz, PA 17543 | value $30

https://www.bombergers.com/- Hardware & Ace Rents | value $20 | Donor: Dori

Christian Brothers Automotive   Free oil Change blend or pure synthetic 5 qts.

Christian Brothers Automotive   Free oil Change blend or pure synthetic 5 qts.

Christian Brothers Automotive   Free oil Change blend or pure synthetic 5 qts.

  Last cruise-in and Biker Breakfast we draw winners. One hour before end of show. Date later. If you are present, you can pick your prize. Only gift certificates will be mailed if you are not there.

Suicide Task Force

LNP / LANCASTER, PA  Sunday, June 9, 2019  Page A7

   The new task force will develop a four-year statewide plan to reduce suicide. They say, talking about suicide with people will not provoke someone thinking of suicide to act. Also, talk to your kids ask if they are thinking of suicide. People ask me how I find PTSD people thinking of suicide. I ask people if they are a veteran or first responder or if they are thinking of suicide. They will tell you if they tried to die before. Local groups that focus on suicide prevention said they are excited to see the state mobilizing its resources to combat the growing issue, from paragraph eight.

  Lancaster County, suicides, 53,  from 2018, up more than 7% from 2010 according to yearly reports, 2017, there were 61 suicides. A Pennsylvania Youth Survey shows 16% of nearly 10,000 Lancaster County students ages 10 to 24 said they considered suicide in 2017.  The survey also showed 13% of students planned suicide, and 9% attempted it. Ask questions, don't be sorry later if you did not ask!!

For immediate help contact,

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

suicidepreventionlifeline.com

800-273-8255

If you are deaf or hard of hearing  contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline via TTY at
800-799-4889

Lancaster Crisis Intervention, 717-394-2631 Check for your local Crisis Intervention Site and phone number. Do it now, do not wish you did earlier when it is too late?

Wherever you are if you need help dial 911, ask for help! Your life is worth saving. 

Friends Helping Friends - Get 25% Off at Boscovs

Friends Helping Friends Pass 25% off your purchase.

The Friends Helping Friends pass is a 25% discount shopping pass good at all Boscov locations, (not valid online) * some exclusions apply. A list of Boscovs locations is here.

Lloyds Rides, Inc. receives the whole $5.00 from sale of the pass. You can purchase the pass from us at the cruise-ins and biker breakfasts, May to September. Consumers that buy the pass must visit a Boscov store on Friends Helping Friends Day, Wednesday, October 16, 2019, to get the discount.

Friends can receive a pass by mailing a self, addressed and self-stamped envelope with $5.00 enclosed to:

Lloyds Rides,Inc.
1066 Blairton Court
Manheim,Pa.17545

Checks must clear before the pass is sent to you.

PLEASE NOTE:
You must leave the bottom stub with your information attached when you hand in the pass. That is how you qualify for four $500 shopping sprees. There is no ballot box! Thank you!

The Battle Within

The Battle Within provides a FREE 5-day program for veterans and first responders battling Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).  Participants in the program receive training and tools to begin developing healthy lifestyle changes that have been proven to reduce the symptoms of PTS.  Graduates join a community of fellow warriors who are dedicated to supporting one another, who are continuing on their path of healing, and who have made a commitment to share what they have learned with other warriors.

For more information please visit: The Battle Within

Useful Phone Numbers for Veterans

We have a new page on our blog with useful phone numbers for veterans. You can find the page in our top menu bar or click here.

Utah Senator Stops Blue Water Navy Bill

From the VFW Action Corps Weekly:

An objection by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to passing H.R. 299, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018, by unanimous consent on the Senate floor Wednesday has effectively doomed any chance of the bill being passed in the 115th Congress. Lee now joins Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), who objected last week due to the bill’s overall cost. Lee’s objection was because he wants to wait and see more sufficient evidence.

“We don’t need more sick veterans to prove sufficient evidence,” said VFW National Commander B.J. Lawrence. “Agent Orange made Vietnam veterans sick, and science agrees that there isn’t any reason to treat so-called Blue Water Navy veterans any different than their peers who served ashore or on the inland waterways of Vietnam,” he said. “What both senators have done is fail thousands of veterans — many of whom reside in their home states. Their obstruction to this bill’s passage forsakes our nation’s promise to take care of those who were injured or made ill due to their military service. Their objections put cost above faithful and honorable service.” Read more.

The VFW is again calling on all members and advocates to demand that the Senate pass H.R. 299 before the end of the year. Make your voices heard.

PTSD Treatment Works!

Visit this site for help & resources for dealing with PTSD.

Blue Water Navy Bill Must Pass!

I stand with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and call on @vachair and the full Senate to pass H.R. 299! Rather than continue studying the health of Blue Water Navy veterans for yet another decade while those veterans sicken and die from diseases related to exposure to herbicides, the Senate must grant long-overdue benefits to the thousands of veterans who served their country off the shores of Vietnam. http://capwiz.com/vfw/issues/alert/?alertid=80552661

Or Call (202) 224-3121 and ask to be transferred to your Senators.

Cards & Letters for Veterans & Deployed Military

As Veterans Day gets closer, it’s more important than ever to show our appreciation to our veterans and active duty military who put their lives on the line for our freedom.

Will you take a moment to send a card to a hospitalized veteran or deployed service member? It really means the world to them when they receive cards.

Visit this website for more information and ideas.