Lost Prairie Cycles Benefit Rally
November 18-19
Tom Maddux of Lost Prairie Cycles along with his staff and friends held a
Benefit for Sputnik & Gwen to help get their home connected to the
necessary utilities. Cricket, who does one hell of a job tending the gate
at Old Saw Mill Town came down from Joaquin and brought the people to take
charge of the gate. Despite the cold weather 150 Bikers registered thru
the gate by the end of the day Saturday.
There were several Vendors including Midget & Sue who gave Sputnik a place
to sleep out of the weather in their new Motor Home. The arrangements were
quite comfortable and very welcome. There was also a cook team not yet
known by many of those present. They had cooked for an event at Jim's
Cycles in Axtell and agreed to cook for this benefit. Everyone agreed that
the different dishes topped off with their special sauces would be quite
satisfying as a last meal if you have the chance to make that request.
Everything tasted great and was reasonably priced even for the tightest
budget.
There were several bike events, door prizes, an auction, canned music with
two bands on Saturday night. One event was brand new and will become
steady fare at any Rally the TMRA 2 state office has any part of the
planning. Everyone present had a good time and for a first time Rally it
was really fine. There was only one major glitch and that was not the
fault of those doing the planning. The T-shirts intended for sale at the
Rally got hung up in Dallas despite two messages stating they would be
delivered on Friday afternoon and UPS did not get them there for the
weekend. Anyone wishing to buy one of the shirts and help the donation
grow can contact Lost Prairie Cycles at 254-729-3104.
We received a moving message from members of the Christian M/Cs present to
round out a great weekend of caring. Sunday morning after all was finished
well sat down in the home of Tom's mother over coffee and Cocoanut Crème
Pie to count the money. The surprising amount exceeding $4400 brought
tears to Sputnik's eyes. Thanks to all the Clubs represented and the
Independent riders who came to give assistance. Your generosity was much
appreciated. Thanks to everyone who has been willing to lend a hand. You
have proven again there are still some Bikers left in the country.
On another note a few riders did sign up as members for the association.
Sputnik appointed Tom as Advisor for District 5 and a new chapter will be
formed to meet there at the shop We will also be planning to have a Texas
Independence Day Rally at this sane location the 1st weekend of March. Put
the date on your calendar now and watch for the Flyer.
