The brief history of the Pony Express, with riders like Buffalo Bill
who often traveled hostile Native American territory. The riders
carried mail a distance of nearly two thousand miles in about eight
days. Stations where the riders changed horses roughly ten to
fifteen miles apart. After a certain distance was covered, the
mail was turned over to another rider. This continued untill
there destination was reached. It started in April of 1860 and
lasted untill around October 1861, when the first telegram was
transmitted. The Pony Express was then gradually discontinued.
The 5 Chapters of the Pony Express Motorcycle Club rekindles the
magic of the original Pony Express of yesteryears. The
re-birth of the new Pony Express began in New York on September 17,
2000, and on March 20, 2005 a group of postal workers from Colorado
came on board, and on August 17, 2006 a third group of riders from the
Hudson Valley in New York joined the ranks, and on July 1, 2007 a
fourth group of riders from Connecticut joined the ranks. Our
newest family to join on August 4, 2007 are from Jersey City, New
Jersey.
Even though the saddled horses
are now replaced with iron and steel, the riders of the Pony Express
Motorcycle Club, Hudson Valley Chapter are, like their
counterparts, proud, hard-working Brothers who cover a wide range
of occupations and ages all looking to make a difference in our
jobs and communities.
Over the past four years we have collected over 3,000 books which were distributed to local Hospitals and Nursing homes; Raised over $11,000.00 in poker runs to benefit charities such as the Alzheimers Association, Juvenile Diabetes and Breast Cancer research; Conducted yearly Christmas Toy Drives where all donations were made to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.
We support many other local Poker Runs and Charity events.