Businesses

That Have & Help Us
With Our Mission

Here you can see by this vast number or businesses that pitch in and help us with our mission
it takes alot of caring people to mass together and do great things.

When you see an organization like ours think not only of us but also
of the folks that support us in the background often going without praise or thanks.

None of the people on this list every asked or recieved a thing in return
but a Thank You! more than likely accompanied by a Big Hug!

Each and everyone of them were just glad to offer a hand up in helping us aid our Nations Veterans

Coyote_Joe's

The owners, Richard and Susie, have always supported Veterans as well as Rolling Thunder TN 3 since our infancy.  If it wasn't for these two folks giving us a leg up in the beginning our Chapter wouldn't be rolling along as well as it did in the past or does today.  For several years they provided us with a great place to have our meetings.  Anytime our Chapter ever needed anything these two gave their all and continue to do so today.

We can't say Thank You Enough to these two people.

Their Bike Night is held on Thursday Nights 52 weeks of the year.  They have Great Food, Great Music, some of the friendliest people in the world working there not to mention the fellow patrons that usually fill the place are really super folks.  If your looking for some fun times with fellow scooter peoples it's pretty hard to go wrong if you point your scooter in their direction.

Quaker_Steak_&_Lube

Quakers, particularly a fellow named Jeff, has also been a great help to us with our mission. Starting sometime in or around Febuary 06 they began providing us with a wonderfull place to have our monthly Chapter Meetings and to top that off they allow us to literally pitch our tent in their parking lot on bike their bike nights. That allows us not only to promote our mission but raise a little money for the cause as well.

The Golden Corral

In 2008 due to the size of our TN3 chapter's growth we needed more space so the folks at The Golden Corral stepped up to the plate for us and began providing us with a wonderful meeting location which included a fantastic meeting room not to mention great food.

It's located at 6612 Clinton Hwy on the corner of Clinton Hwy. and Callahan Rd.

"Tom Allen, President"

2408 Chapman Hwy
Knoxville, TN
573-2534

8403 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN  
558-3523

A Division of Vexus International
P.O. Box 20021
Knoxville, TN  37940


TN3 Member Bill McBee,
worked with Allen Sign Co.
to provide us with the Graffics on
our TN3 Chapter event tent.

It came out wonderful

Knoxville Harley Davidson

These folks have been great at helping us with our Mission for the past several years. They were a major sponsor of The Carry The Flame Event here in Knoxville in 06, 07 as well as 08. In June of 07 they helped out our Vererans with a new Event called Harley's Heros. 

http://www.knoxvilleharleydavidson.com


www.wimz.com

In May 2008
WIMZ Radio
really went to bat for us in helping us with our mission by running 2 + weeks worth of commercials in support of Rolling Thunder's Nationwide Carry the Flame and Ride to the Wall event that was hosted by West Knoxville Harley Davidson.

Click the link below
to hear 1 of the many radio commercials they did for us here in Knoxville
during the 2008 Ride for Freedom

rt_comerical_08_01.wav

http://www.knoxsheriff.org/

In May 2008
The Knox County Sheriff's Dept.
got involved in their usual fashion of aiding Veterans of our area and came to our rescue helping provide a home for the night for the Historic Flying Thunder Bunch from California making their way by air to the Vietnam Wall in vintage Huey Vietnam Helicopters (with their ground crew a sum of about 15 people) and 2 Helicopters.

In May 2008
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
(DKX)
pitched in and did everything they could to aid us and the Knox County Sheriff's Dept. in providing a place for the Flying Thunder folks to set down for an overnight pit stop on their historic flight to the Ride for Freedom to the Wall in Washington D.C.

 Calhoun's On The River

In May 2008 these folks pitched in by providing the Flying Thunder folks with a hanger full of food and drinks during their over night stay here in Knoxville

This famous Knoxville Calhoun's opened in June of 1988 and it is located at 400 Neyland Drive on Knoxville's historic waterfront. Calhoun's On The River is close to all major downtown hotels, the University of Tennessee Campus, Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena.

 
In May 2008

Knoxville's Crowne Plaza Hotel

aided us in giving the Flying Thunder Flight and Ground Crew a home for a night.

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/tyssh

 KNOXVILLE
401 W SUMMIT HILL DR. 
KNOXVILLE, TN 37902 UNITED STATES 
Hotel Front Desk: 1-865-5222600 | Hotel Fax: 1-865-5237200

The Hotel is located in Downtown Knoxville. Walk to the Old City and Market Square to enjoy over 30 eateries, nightlife, shopping and outdoor concerts. The Crowne Plaza is convenient to the University of Tennessee, Neyland Stadium (UT Football), Thompson Boling Arena (Vols & Lady Vols Basketball), Civic Auditorium & Coliseum (Ice Bears Hockey), Knoxville


In May 2008
ACS Digital Imaging & Printing

was really quick to aid us with our mission when we had an event poster that was in desperate need of being distributed. The problem was that we didn't have enough to go around and it was way to big for our equipment to reproduce.  They quickly scanned it into 2 different formats we could use which allowed us to get the word out in the 5 day window we had to do it in.

In May 2008

Signs - N - Such
went to work for us supplying us with some signage we needed in a hurry in preperation for the Flying Thunder Event that came to Knoxville's Downtown Island Airport.

 

 

Jeff Edmiston and Johnny Trent

Jonny Trent, one of the owners of Edmiston Trent ( ET ) Photography, provid photos for us from time to time.

We highly recommend them for any photography needs one may have.
They can be contacted at 865-938-5650

Bobarosa's

The owners, Bob and Jessie, are some super folks not to mention everyone else that works in the place.  Not only do they support our Vets as well as our mission they have even went that extra mile and became members of Rolling Thunder Chapter TN4.  If your looking for a great place to meet folks, ride to, hang out, have some great food and listen to some awesome music this is the place.  Last time we looked their Web Site is a bit out of date but the fun and food they serve sure isn't.


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