Motorcyclists bear gifts for homeless.Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard Noah and Joseph Pink had settled for a long winter's nap Saturday when out in the parking lot there arose the clutter of 30 leather-clad motorcycle gang members bearing toys and clothing. Not to fear, this wasn't some outlaw gang of bikers, but members of Cruizers for Christ, a Christian motorcycle group, and bikers from Clean and Sober Motorcycle Club This article is about "American-style" motorcycle clubs (MCs) as a specific cultural phenomenon, not motorcycle riding clubs in the generic sense of the term. A Motorcycle Club . Shortly before 11 a.m., the motorcyclists roared into the parking lot of ShelterCare's homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. on Highway 99 with bundles of toys flung over their backs. About 90 shelter residents gathered outside the office as the riders and ShelterCare staffers helped distribute toys, Christmas stockings, hats, gloves, other small clothing items and Bibles. The Cruizers began collecting new toys and clothing a week ago. Jim Carmickle, who organized Saturday's event, spent the wee hours of Friday morning standing in line to buy Cabbage Patch Cabbage patch may refer to:
"We're doing this because we love the Lord and we want to do something for others," he said. One adult member of each shelter family went into the office to select gifts that they could give to a loved one on Christmas morning. The event brought a little Christmas Little Christmas, or Nollaig Bheag in the Irish language, is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6, more commonly known in the rest of the world as the Epiphany. joy to Kelly and Raymond Spink, who have spent the last two months at the shelter. "This is awesome. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what we'd do without this," Kelly said. While Kelly was selecting Christmas gifts for her family, Raymond took their children, Noah, 4, Joseph, 2, and 5-month-old Leah, out to look at the chrome spangled span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. bikes. All of the commotion failed to waken Leah from her afternoon nap. "I want this for Christmas," Noah said to his father, referring to a Honda motorcycle emblazoned with an orange flame on (messaging, jargon) flame on - To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble. its fuel tank. Many of the shelter's children were as enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. by the motorcyclists and their Harleys, Hondas and Kawasakis as they were by the prospect of receiving toys, said Yuki Kumashiro, ShelterCare resource coordinator. "This is really exciting for the kids and it helps the parents who are saving to find housing of their own," she said. Since 1970, ShelterCare has offered programs and services to homeless families and adults disabled by mental illness and brain injury. Last year, ShelterCare served about 1,300 people in 11 different programs. Saturday's event was a homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. of sorts for Emory Goodman, a Clean and Sober Motorcycle Club member from Eugene. In the mid-1980s, Goodman lived at ShelterCare, he said. "It's a real honor to contribute and give back. ShelterCare was there for me when I had nothing," Goodman said. Fellow Clean and Sober Motorcycle Club member Stacy Chase of Springfield was thrilled to bring so much cheer to the shelter's children. "God willing, I hope we get to do it again next year," she said. CAPTION(S): Four-year-old Noah Spink (above right) goes for a bag of toys that his mother, Kelly, holds out of reach while Noah's brother, Joseph, 2, cruises. Motorcyclist Jim Carmickle (left) organized the delivery. Collin Andrew / For The Register-Guard |
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