Best ways to lend a hand after the storm

Royal Kings- When the Royal Kings Motorsport Club started in the spring of 2015, one of the goals of the founding member was to do a lot in the community, such as feed the homeless, go to the shelters ,and help out with feeding the homeless.

“It’s kind of interesting because we started out as a joke,” Thomas Smith said. He is the founder of the Royal Kings Motorsport Club.

The Club formed when a group of people planned to take a road trip on their motorcycles. They went to Richie Irizarry to tell him their idea. He is a close friend to Shawn. Richie Irizarry mentioned they should put “Royal Kings on the side of their bikes. His friends agreed. Richie Irizarry agreed to spray paint Royal Kings on one bike first. When Richie Irizarry was ready to take Smith his motorcycles the friends spray painted flames and the painted “Property of Royal Kings” on the bikes and so the club began.

The Royal Kings Motorsports Club organized a drive for the homeless and for victims of Hurricane Matthew. (Photo by Beverly Turner)

The Royal Kings Motorsports will bring its blanket drive to Wal-Mart, Fayetteville, North Carolina. This event will happen October 15, 2016. As the Royal Kings Motorsports Club (RKMSC) Club prepares for its blanket drive, club members are not just thinking about the main event. They are looking at not only all the citizens they can help, but also all the organizations they will be able to support with the clothes they accumulate.

The Royal Kings Motorsports Club is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to creating a positive image for bikers. It is a non-profit organization. “We’re a group of people with a purpose in life, which is to help the community in need,” said the founder of the Royal Kings Motorsports Club, Thomas Smith.

Smith made it clear that the RKMSC is focused on helping its local community and doesn’t expect any money to be donated directly for the Club’s purposes. Instead, the club sees itself as part of a family within the community it serves.

In 2015, Smith estimates the motorcycle club donated $5,000-$8,000 to local organizations and homeless people.

Last year, the Club bought blankets, hats, gloves, and clothes for about 300 kids in the community. This year, the Club is hoping for a bigger turn out so that it can help as many local victims of Hurricane Matthew as possible.

The founder of Royal Kings MotorSports Club in front of the blankets that were donated. (Photo by Beverly Turner)

When Hurricane Matthew stuck Fayetteville, North Carolina, it was ruined, roads, and bridges were destroyed, several people were left homeless when wind and rain traveling more than 100 mph. This was the time to help the homeless and Hurricane Matthews victims.

One of the best ways to love someone is not through seeing them, down, it is through helping them in their time of need. “My inspiration is the smiles I see once I feed someone that’s hungry or cover someone that’s cold or give a pair of shoes to someone that owns flip-flops,” Thomas Smith said.

A Royal Kings member helping a Hurricane Matthew victim. (Photo by Beverly Turner)

The Club’s mission is to do a lot in the community: feed the homeless, go to shelters, and drop off toys at orphanages. The Royal Kings also run a clothing drive for the homeless, help out people whose houses have burn down, and get victims of natural disasters everything they need to survive.

Before the main event this year, the club will host The second annual truck or treat. This event will be from 6PM to 9PM on October 28, 2016.

“A couple of the younger members thought it’d be a good idea to give back to the kids in the community,” James Orta said. James is a bike club member.

James Smith promises the event is family’ friendly. There is no cost.

For Smith, the Royal King Motorsports Club gives him a sense of belonging and doesn’t feel like a job.

Vehicles in the Royal Kings Motorsports Club (Photo by Beverly Turner)

“This is just a way to give back to the community and to do something I enjoy - go out riding motorcycles and go out with friends and the family. Feeling part of it just adds to it,” he said.