Bikers ready to roll on 'poker run' for orphanageBy Warren Wise (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Motorcyclists are revving up to help orphans. On Saturday, Carolina Motorcycle Promotions will hold a "poker run" to raise money for Jenkins Orphanage in North Charleston and raffle off $1,000 in gasoline. Registration starts at 11 a.m. at Centre Pointe Bar & Grill near Tanger Outlet Mall and ends that evening at Wings Etc. at North Rhett Avenue and Red Bank Road in Goose Creek. Cyclists will start at staggered times beginning at noon and collect playing cards from bags at five stops along the 108-mile trip before finishing at Wings at 5:30 p.m. The actual route will not be disclosed until the day of the ride, said Chad Walton, an event organizer. Players with the best and worst hands will get prizes, he said. The cost is $15 per rider and $5 for each passenger. Those who register get one free raffle ticket, but they can buy as many as they want. This is the first time the group has tried to help the 117-year-old orphanage, but Walton said they are pleased to try to raise money for the institution. The motorcyclists gave the orphanage an $800 donation, which will come in handy with school starting back, said Sam Holmes, donor volunteer coordinator with the orphanage. Jenkins has 15 girls with room for more, Holmes said. "They seem to be keen on trying to do something with these children," Holmes said. "We are very happy to have them come on board. We have had a lot of groups help us in the past, but there seems to be something special about this group." Those without motorcycles can join in the fun also by going to Wings after the ride for live music and prizes. For more information, call Chad Walton at 860-8054. Reach Warren Wise at 745-5850 or wwise@ postandcourier.com. |
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Posted by letstakeawalk on August 14, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
All LEOs please come out Saturday for this run. Lots of loud pipes will make it easy to issue citations. Help make the Low Country a quieter place!
Posted by forget on August 14, 2008 at 5:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
letstakeawalk - if you want quiet, don't attend the function. Or better yet, instaed of having this noisy fundraiser, you write a nice big fat check to the orphanage.
Don't kick nice people trying to do something good for the community.
Posted by luvmydogs59 on August 14, 2008 at 5:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's a shame that most people don't realize how much the biker community does for charitable causes such as this. I've been on more of these runs then I can count and they are always a huge success, with a lot of money raised for the cause. Apparently, letstakeawalk hasn't been around when the LEO's are escorting and supporting large numbers of bikers on a major run, such as the Toys for Tots and MDA.
Ah, there's always a closed minded one in the bunch....
Posted by letstakeawalk on August 14, 2008 at 6:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I apologize if anyone thought I was ignorant of the good works bikers are involved in - I assure you I am not. My family (Uncle and cousin) has been employed by HD since the '70s, and I take great pride in their contirbutions to a great American company.
What I do object to are those bikers who modify their motorcycles so that they emit noise in excess of legal limits. Just because you're "doing good" doesn't mean you should be exempt from the law. I just suggested it might be a good afteroon if LEOs were on hand to make sure that all the participants were operating their cycles in a legal manner - proper lights, registration, and of course, noise statute compliance. I understand that the loud pipes croud is a small minority of riders; most riders understand the permanent deafness that can be inflicted on others through uneccessary throttle revving. And good riders know it is more important to be seen, not heard. That's why hi-viz vests are so common... "Nice people" take into consideration the people around them, so I do applaud the charitable activity, I just wish they would understand that loud pipes are a great nuisance to the community as well.
Of course, if we were to ask Chief Mullins' opinion, I wonder where he would land. The "open-container bandits" downtown are often attending fundraisers and charity events...