So many amazing things happened this spring all due to the incredible generosity of the biking community. During Bike Week, Iron Horse Saloon and Broken Spoke auctioned off guitars for the Veteran’s Coalition for a total of $40,741 and St. Jude for a total of $38,148. Iron Horse threw their 3^rd Saddle up for St. Jude Poker Run in April and raised $48,917 more. Chopper Time at Tropical Tattoo gives the days alcohol sales to the local vets! A bike shop up in Deland, Sledz East, threw a poker run for the parents of a boy killed in his neighborhood by dogs and raised a bundle. Thunder by The Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival raised $240,000 for Suncoast Charity for Children. There were also poker runs and benefits all over the state of Florida every weekend. I know I have said this before, but it needs to be repeated. I was a president of Rotary back in my life before motorcycles. A Rotary Club has 4 avenues of service and does fundraising to help individuals, their city, the country, and the world. Most members are rather affluent, so donations should be easy to give, and I am not taking away from the work Rotarians do. As a 2-time Paul Harris Fellow I was honored to be involved with them. BUT it takes a special kind of “people” to take their free time almost every weekend to either work to put on charity rides and benefits, donate to the cause, or take their last $10 bucks and their only day off to ride for a person they don’t even know that is in need. AND THAT IS BIKERS!! Thank you for sharing your world with me. I could name many who are earning their real wings to heaven, but I want to mention one true Angel on Earth, my best friend Sherry Fletcher. She works tirelessly on her events. She organizes them, she makes baskets or donations to all kinds of events, she drives friends to doctor visits, and she houses people in her own home if needed. Thank you to all who live the biker life…don’t stop doing what you are doing! You make a difference. Saddle up for a charity event soon, buy a stranger a Twisted Tea and don’t forget your sunscreen.