Putts and Poker
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
In an earlier post here on the Motorcycle Nation Podcast I talked about how the public had found out that motorcyclists will look for reasons to ride and many times will try to mix their need to ride with helping out a cause. They will scour their local motorcycle rags or get online and search for local rides. On any given weekend most areas have more than three or four rides in the local area to choose from. The amount of rides can be attributable to the fact that the general public, some that can’t even spell motorcycle, are bringing charity to the biking community because they know there are big hearts and deep pockets there.
Recently, I have been hammered with requests to attend charity events, not related to motorcycling, but more on the level of being a Dad. Each morning when I get to work I take the five or ten minutes prior to my official start time to check my email and Facebook to see if there is anything that I need to handle quickly. What I have been finding are requests to attend Texas Hold’em tournaments. I have had at least 7 in the past week and that blows my mind. Tournaments for kid’s ball teams. Tournaments for cheerleading. Tournaments to send athletes to football camp. You name it, there is a tournament coming up for it.
It is interesting to me how people find ways to raise money for their particular cause. But, I can tell you, motorcyclists have the biggest hearts around. If you are reading this, thanks for sharing your heart with those legit organizations that put on a ride. You make yourself look good and you also make our two wheel community look good. Keep it up Motorcycle Nation. Let’s kill the stereotype.
Ride Safe
