ABOVE, and they’re off! The Brotherhood takes off on the annual Jerry Clements Memorial Ride, a tribute to the club’s founder. The ride takes the group to the Rock Store, a famous biker hangout between Malibu and Calabasas.
or the last seven years, the Brotherhood has met formally once a month to organize fundraisers. They now sponsor at least three events through- out the year: the Jerry Clements Memorial Ride, the Hugs for Cubs Poker Run and an overnight barbecue at the Skyview Motel. The Brotherhood also participates in the Rods and Roses Classic Car Show in Carpinteria and the Toys for Tots run at Christmas time. The Jerry Clements Ride’s trail leads to the Rock Store, one of the world’s most famous biker hangouts. To reach this landmark, the Brotherhood heads south on the 101 to Kanan Road, then to Mulholland Highway in Agoura
F Hills between Malibu and Calabasas.
Most of the shindigs involve a group ride and a raffle and any money raised is given away to local organiza- tions, primarily nonprofits supporting people with cancer such as the Santa Barbara Cancer Center, Forester’s Hugs for Cubs, and Life Chronicles. The Brotherhood also donates to Carpinteria-based TRAP (The Rhythmic Arts Project).
While it may seem strange for a motorcycle club to focus on cancer-related nonprofits, Ambriz explains that the group’s aim emerged organically when its founder, Jerry Clements, and another member, Rusty Kay, both died from the disease.
“Jerry made it to the first [Brotherhood] meeting but not the second,” says Ambriz.
While the man behind the lively social club never lived long enough to see the full blossoming for his kernel of an idea, it is likely that he would be proud of what the group has become. The local engineer came up with the idea for starting a Carpinteria-only motorcycle club roughly eight years ago, according to Ambriz, as a way to give back to the community.
“[Jerry] was always donating things to the city so [generosity] was just in his nature,” says Brotherhood vice-president Dan Campos.
from a single man With a vision, the tWo-Wheeled service club has groWn into a group of around 20 active members Who meet for both serious and frivolous gatherings.
From a single man with a vision, the two-wheeled service club has grown into a group of around 20 active members who meet for both serious and frivolous gath- erings. Besides their official meetings, Ambriz says that members get together weekly at restaurants to share a meal, have monthly group rides and also participate in fundraisers sponsored by other regional motorcycle clubs. While fundraising warms the heart, Ambriz says the Skyview Motel event in Los Alamos really thrills his soul.
“We let our hair down. We leave Carp at 11 a.m., hit a couple of places along the way. We have a barbecue, a band or DJ ... We rent all 32 rooms ... We keep it afford-
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