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One day of the week long summer camp has been designated as “Fire Fighters Day”. On this day, the S.A.F.F. M/C comes roaring onto the camp grounds with the thunder from our motorcycles. It’s also on this day that Fire Chief Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Department (S.A.F.D.), brings out a fully loaded, real life Fire Truck along with a real life Fire Apparatus Operator (F.A.O.). Ron Carrillo, and family, was also there with their “Loco Motion Flipbooks” to entertain the kids. The S.A.F.F. M/C arrived midmorning with the roaring thunder of 17 motorcycles, and although Chief Hood and the Fire Truck had been there since way earlier that morning, the kids were mesmerized by the sights and sounds of all these motorcycles coming to camp just to see and be with them. To see the kid’s faces, with bulging eyes and smiles from ear to ear, makes all our hard work we do for these kids seem like a walk in the park. After we got settled in and the kids got to see the motorcycles up close, the chow bell rang letting everyone know that lunch was ready to be served in the dining hall. Into the dining hall we all went to share lunch. All the kids wanted a “Fireman” to sit with them at their table. I was proud to see the club members spread themselves out in such a way that, by God! I think we did have a “Fireman” at every table. It was amazing to see how much fun these kids have during a simple activity such as lunch. It was also amazing to see how the kids just loved having their picture taken with as many firemen they could find that would pose with them. When lunch was winding down, the S.A.F.F. M/C took this opportunity to officially present the fruits of our labor to Mr. David Jayne, founder of the T.B.S.S., in the form of a check for $6500. This was the total amount of money we were blessed to raise during our spring fundraiser, with the help of all you loyal readers. Thanks again. After the presentation, it was back outside and to the motorcycles so the kids could have their picture taken on a real motorcycle. The kids had a blast having their picture taken while they pretended to be on the open road. Some of the kids even threw in the sound effects of the bike’s engine. Vroom, vroom!! Chief Hood’s fire truck had quite a workout as well. There were kids in the cab and kids on the rear running board. Some kids were shooting water thru a fire hose, with the help of the F.A.O., while others climbed to the top of the apparatus. Don’t worry, there were plenty of staff members on hand to keep the kids safe and damage to the apparatus to a minimum (just kidding). Once again, Ron Carrillo brought his portable studio to the camp and once again was a big hit with the kids. The kids got to wear various props and have their pictures taken in a process call “Flipbook”. It’s a process that’s put motion to still photography in small book form. The kids flip thru the book, using their thumb, so that it almost looks like a video. Ron donates his time, equipment and gives the kids their “Flipbook” to take home, to have as a memento of their camping experience. Thanks Ron, the kids “flipped”… over your photo books (get it?). You can go to Ron’s website for more information about his product by going to 
“What in the heck is he talking about”? I’ll put in the words of “The Honor Network” to try to explain. And I quote, “The United States Honor Flag pays tribute to our Heroes in public safety and our nation’s military and honors those Heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our communities and country. This one flag flew over the Texas State Capitol during 9/11/2001 and made its way to Ground Zero where it flew during the recovery efforts in support of the victims of 9/11. Since then, this one flag has traveled with our military overseas and across our Nation to funerals, state and national memorials, presidential libraries, the Pentagon and other places to honor our Heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice. “The Honor Network” was formed to continue this mission and is the entrusted caretaker of the United States Honor Flag. We must never forget our Heroes who bravely answered the call of duty and gone before us”, end quote. Early on the morning of July 17, 2010, we gathered and the Cavender Chevrolet dealership 30700 IH 10 W. along with a host of other motorcycle organizations such as the Blue Knights Texas Chapter 12, VFW Motorcycle Group Unit #8, the Iron Guard Motorcycle Club and the Reguladores LEMC. From there, the United States Honor Flag entourage would be lead by the official U.S. Honor Flag vehicle in procession to a place called Frio Canyon Motorcycle Shop aka: “The Bent Rim” in Leaky, Texas. The role that the S.A.F.F. M/C performed was that of advance party. The S.A.F.F. M/C would drive in advance of the U.S. Honor Flag procession in order to ensure the U.S. Honor Flag’s safe arrival and to further ensure “The Bent Rim” was ready to receive the U.S. Honor Flag, its procession and entourage. A “Raising of the Colors” ceremony was conducted immediately after the arrival of the U.S. Honor Flag. A “Retire the Colors” ceremony was conducted shortly thereafter, in order for the U.S. Honor Flag to be properly folded and placed on display inside “The Bent Rim” so everyone could get a chance to see it up close and perhaps have your picture taken with the United States Honor Flag. The S.A.F.F. M/C felt extremely honored and deeply privileged to have taken part in this perhaps once in a lifetime opportunity. It was a genuinely warm feeling in our hearts to pay tribute to our Military Service members, and our brother law enforcement officers. That’s right, I said it!! Brother, law enforcement officers. It’s with the help of the law enforcement officer that we, as a group, protect the citizenry of our community. End of story.
to raise money for the Cristus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital. That’s sounds like a pretty good cause to us, so we prepaid for 10 slots and 10 club member motorcycles showed up early that morning. We found out that during the first year this “Motorcycle Run” was held, a total of 40 motorcycles participated on that ride. During the second year, due to rainy conditions, only 20 motorcycles participated. This year, hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen, there were ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO motorcycles officially registered to participate in this ride. Isn’t that great!? There we go, in one long, very long procession from the South side of San Antonio to the heart of the big city of Lytle, Texas. There, we took about a thirty minute break to rehydrate and it was back on the road to the point of origination. Once we got back to “Patty’s Taco House”, it was live music and free liquid refreshment of various kinds. BBQ plates were sold to raise funds, as well as a raffle. Our members represented our club in grand style. 
