An upcoming bull riding event will honor and benefit veterans. 

“Riding For Our Veterans” is a non-profit organization based out of Carrollton that started in 2014. One of the founders, Larry Oster said their mission is to help veterans and veterans organizations that are in need. 

“If a veteran is in need, they are more than welcome to be able to fill out an application for whatever that need might be. That goes in front of our board, that might be monetarily, it might be able to help them get to another agency, we’ve helped guys find employment,” Oster said. “We don’t just give a hand out, we give a hand up. It’s not a habitual deal, we go to the source of the problem… Especially if it’s a monetary deal, we go to that problem and we take care of that issue, we don’t just hand the money out. We want people to be assured that if they trust us with their money to be able to help these guys and gals, our veterans that have given so much for our country, that it goes to the needs that they have.” 

“Riding For Our Veterans” will hold a bull riding event this month in Chillicothe. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. with the main show starting at 7 p.m. on May 26 and 27 at the Litton Ag Center.

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