By Lulu

You know I always rave about the kindness and generosity of motorcyclists. Today we went on a run to help kids. 70+ bikers left out of Beaver Bar in Ormond, took a short ride to Troy’s Pub, next to The Dog House in Port Orange, then Boot Hill Saloon and final stop was Iron Horse Saloon. It was well over 90 degrees and some great riders put their butts on their saddles and bar hopped on a rainy smoldering hot afternoon just to help Elaine Holt help kids. A special thanks to the bars who participated, the band Diesel, all the volunteers who gathered prizes, sold raffles, manned card stops and to those who generously rode, bought the tickets and auction items…and basically gave up their day! And a special thank you to Troy from Troy’s Pub for his extra generosity at the event and to our own TJ for walking away with the live auction NASCAR stuff! You can see the photos from the day on Facebook Thunder Roads Florida!

Another group of awesome individuals who as a group probably do more to help children than ANYBODY. I know these peeps have a reputation to be able to out party most bikers…many of them are bikers…but the Shriners were in Daytona Beach full force in July. While the ride we were on for Elaine was stopped at the Boot Hill Saloon. A party of about six Shriners from Arizona overheard Val Gal from Old School Biker Magazine talking about the charity. And the guys who weren’t even from around here handed over about $45 bucks! Really a great group of people I guess you must be to ever make it into the Shriners!!!

So, went our Sunday. As hot and muggy as we were, we spent the day helping Elaine help children. Spent time with old friends. Rubbed elbows with some Shriners and spent some time on the Harley can’t imagine a better afternoon really!

Go on a poker run for a good cause, thank a Shriner for all their good work and don’t forget your sunscreen!