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2003 Vernonia Friendship Jamboree
Rose City Motorcycle Club named, in appreciation, as Grand Marshall
Why would a small town ask
a metropolitan motorcycle club
to serve as grand marshall in
their annual parade? Isn’t the
grand marshall usually some
one who has done something
remarkable, or who has had
great impact on a community?
Yes! That is the reason the
Jamboree committee asked
Rose City MC to accept the
honor.
A little explanation may be in
order: RCMC is not just any
motorcycle club. They formed
in 1911 as a bicycle club and,
over the years, became a mo
torcycle club. This family-ori
ented organization is the oldest
American Motorcycte Club
sanctioned club in Oregon and,
with about 250 members, is
probably also the largest.
Because they are a large or
ganization, they have many ac
tivities. Funds raised from the
activities are used to maintain
the club’s needs, but they also
are used to help others.
Following the devastating
flood in February of 1996, Den
Bair, a member and director of
the club, suggested adding
Vernonia Cares as one of their
“helping” projects. Bair’s job
regularly took him through
northwest Oregon and south
west Washington and he was
aware of efforts to cope with
aftermath of the flood.
“It seemed to me,” Bair said,
that the towns along major
highways were getting a lot
more help than those, like
Vernonia, on less traveled
roads.”
RCMC “adopted” Vernonia
Cares emergency food bank,
using income from their annual
250 mile poker run. Since their
Pictured above are Rose City Motorcycle Club members who
were on the latest trip to Vernonia, along with volunteers
first trip in 1996 - on a rainy Lanphere’s Beaverton Honda,
day, of course - they have which has always provided a
made many trips, to Vernonia, van and driver to deliver the
bringing tons of food and sun donations to Vernonia. The
dries to people needing help.
people at Beaverton Honda
On the latest trip, Saturday, have also done much more.
June 21, the club brought Since the effort started, they
nearly 1400 pounds of food have had a drawing each year
they purchased for Vernonia for a new helmet, with the pro
Cares.
ceeds also going to the food
Supporting the club on drive.
every trip has been Bob
Each time, when the RCMC
from Vernonia Cares, who helped unload the food, then sort-
ed and weighed it, and gratefully restocked the shelves.
and Beaverton Honda van ar just feeding.
rive at Vernonia Cares, it’s ob
There won’t be very many
vious that someone did a lot of representatives from RCMC in
shopping. That someone has the parade because most of
been Char Messenger an them will be helping at another
RCMC member who remem fund raiser. So, when you see
bers the adage that man “does the people representing this
not live by bread, alone." She big-hearted group, let them
also makes sure there are know how much their efforts
items such as coffee, tooth are appreciated. They don’t
brushes, and treats for the ask for recognition, but they
kids. This is about caring, not have earned it.
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