By Kate Brown, Ph.D.–
Hello, Summer! Hopefully the beauty of June’s Pride Sunday carried forward through July and into August for everyone. As I reflect on Pride Weekend, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers who help make the San Francisco Dykes on Bikes Women’s Motorcycle Contingent’s ride down Market Street such a success.
We had people assist with unloading and categorizing our equipment from our storage unit at—you guessed it—U-Haul. And I want to thank all of the DOB volunteers who helped make our fundraiser at The Academy SF a great success: DJ Rockaway, who provided amazing music for the community to dance to, and the many local community businesses that supported us with items for our annual fundraiser, and to DOB members who purchased items from these shops to help round out our auction baskets. Here’s a list of the amazing donors. If you are inclined, please help thank these supportive businesses with your dollars, too.
To those of you who joined us bright and early on the morning of Pride to help us set up, get riders registered, direct riders to their lineup location, put helmets and gear in boxes, and participated as Road Captains during the Parade, thank you! Our ride on Pride Sunday truly is the culmination of many months of planning and organizing. To our Patch-holders and our Prospects, to our fellow clubs that ride, to all of the Dykes who join us with their motorcycle engines roaring, and to all of our allies and supporters there to cheer us on as we roll down Market Street, thank you!
While July is typically a slow month for us, members of Dykes on Bikes continued to be out and about, helping to kick off the Reno Pride Parade in mid-July. And I’m excited that, at our last meeting, we had the opportunity to spend time with people from Salt Lake City, Utah; Reno, Nevada; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Vancouver, Canada, who are interested in starting Dykes on Bikes chapters in their areas. I’m looking forward to helping these individuals bring Dykes on Bikes to their hometowns as the national and international community that is Dykes on Bikes continues to expand.
And, I would be remiss if I didn’t welcome as part of this article our newest official chapter, Dykes on Bikes Seattle, which became official at the beginning of June and just in time for their Pride Parade.
Kate Brown, Ph.D., is the President of San Francisco Dykes on Bikes® Women’s Motorcycle Contingent. https://www.dykesonbikes.org/
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