Oldshoe

About me:

.. .. I am Treasurer of our local chapter of GOC,Guardians Of The Children, and we are looking for members and supporters. If you are one who is willing to stand up for our little friends instead of sit and nod their lives away, contact me at grans3and3@yahoo.com. GOC serves as a public bebfit organization. We exist to educate the public about child abuse, and create a safer environment for abused and neglected children. The Members of GOC are charged with using their individual and collective resources to aid the victims of abuse and neglect. GOC is partnered with children's advocey agencies to receive referrels. It is determined that GOC can benefit a child, we will organize a ride to meet the child and through a ceremony bring the chld into our organization. When needed,Members may attend court with our little wounded friends. The sole purpose for our physical presence is to assist the child in being less intimitated and frightened while testifying against their abuser. As a body of Bikers, we help empower children to be courageous, even in the face of their ordeals. We stand ready to lend their support to our bwounded little friends. GOC Members and Supporters are ordinary people who simply care about children. We are parents,grandparents,aunts and uncles. We enjoy the open road on our iron horses and are ehere to spread the important message of "NO MORE CHILD ABUSE". The Members of GOC have taken an oath and will enforce with VALOR,TRUTH and INTEGRITY the MISSIONN of this organization. GOC is not just one individual force fighting against child abuse. GOC is a brotherhood of motorcycle enthusiasts banded togethrer for the same cause- our children.Our asociation as bikers gives GOC unique qualifications to protect our children and call on resources that might not be available to the public at large. Our mission is to send a clear message to all who would abuse children that we are prepared to protect these children through our physical and emotional support. GOC does not condone the use of violence or physical force in any manner. However, if we as a group, or as an individual, must act to prevent the abuse of another child we will do so.................................................................................................................... Bikers Creed: I ride purely, and only, because it is fun. I ride because I enjoy the freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements, and the vulnerability to the danger that is intrinsic to riding. I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so. I ride my machine, not wear it. My machine is not a symbol of status. It exists simply for me, and me alone. My machine is not a toy. It is an extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with the same respect as I have for myself. I strive to understand the inner-workings of my machine, from the most basic to the most complex. I will learn everything I can about my machine, so that I am reliant upon no one but myself for its health and well-being. I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn its limits, and use my skill to become one with my machine so that we may keep each other alive. I am the master, it is the servant. Working together in harmony, we will become an invincible team. I do not fear death. I will, however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely. Fear is the enemy, not death. Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I will not let fear be my master. I will master it. My machines will outlive me. Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers to cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be. I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do NOT ride, nor do I wish to intimidate or annoy them. For those that do not know me, all I wish from them is to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of myself, so that they might understand me and not fear others like me. I will never be the aggressor on the highway. However, should others mess with me, their aggression will be dealt with in as severe a manner as I can cast upon them. I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will learn from them all I can. I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will teach them what I can. It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed shall continue. I shall instruct them, as I have been instructed by those before me. I shall preserve and honor traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them on unaltered. I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance, or their profession. I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my accomplishments as a biker, though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask,I will share them. I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. I will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself. I am not a part-time biker. I am a biker when, and where ever I go. I am proud to be a biker, and I hide my chosen lifestyle from no one. I ride because I love freedom, independence, and the movement of the ground beneath me. But most of all, I ride to better understand myself, my machine, the lands in which I ride, and to seek out and know other bikers like myself. -Author Unknown

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