NOLANVILLE — In a present of solidarity, three space motorbike golf equipment banded collectively to boost cash for separate charities throughout a two-day occasion at The Pit Cease Bar and Grill in Nolanville.
The occasion culminated in a chili cookoff, silent public sale and bike present Saturday.
Andy Randall, space president of Descendants MC, stated his membership was elevating cash for autism consciousness.
“We’re all about giving again to our group; it’s what we’re right here for,” Randall stated Saturday. “This yr, we simply type of picked (a charity) that was type of particular for a few of us. A few of us have kids which can be autistic.”
For Godspeed MC, the beneficiary of the funds is Operation Phantom Assist, in line with Steve “Hebrew” Pascuzzi.
“A variety of our guys are veterans,” Pascuzzi stated. “After which as a nationwide group, we do so much throughout the homeless group right here in Texas and the opposite states that we now have chapters.
“That’s our calling, is to place again into that group for these that may’t actually assist themselves.”
Lastly, Sons of Boriken MC was elevating cash for a second straight yr for the Bell County Crime Sufferer Coalition, vice chairman Anthony Vega stated.
When Sons of Boriken offers to the Bell County Crime Sufferer Coalition, it does so with one particular person in thoughts: Vega’s late sister-in-law, Alondra Nahir Santiago.
“We sat down and we mentioned stuff with them final yr, and we observed that they don’t actually get a number of donations and stuff like that,” Vega stated. “So we figured we’ll assist them out, particularly as a lot as they do for the group.”
In keeping with Vega, Renegade Classics of Temple, which is co-owned by Rachel Hill and her husband, is a typical fundraising associate.
Hill stated Renegade Classics sells biker gear and sews patches on vests and clothes, a service they had been providing Saturday.
“We donate our proceeds,” she stated. “So, for instance, if we promote any patches, all the cash that we increase from stitching these patches goes on to the charity that we’re out right here for.”
As of round 2 p.m. Saturday, Randall estimated a complete of round 600 folks had supported the occasion.