Chopper Chick Crew
to do Live Build in Rockefeller for NBC Today Show Weekend Edition July
14th
On the July 14th Saturday Edition
of the NBC Today Show, the Chopper Chick Crew will reunite for yet
another charity bike build. This time they will build a motorcycle in
the heart of New York City at Rockefeller Center, right outside the NBC
studios. The Bike will be a kit that was donated by Bikers Choice and
will put the women to the test again with a live audience watching.
Ultimately the completed bike will be auctioned off with all of the
proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Club. The bidding for the bike will
begin on July 14th and continue to accept bids up until
October where the winning bidder will be announced at the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino during the annual bikerbash celebration.
The Chick Crew consists of Athena Ransom of
Vagabond Chopper Co., who has been around motorcycles her entire life
and riding since she was seven; Joann Bortles of Crazy Horse Painting,
an award winning painter whose work has been featured in magazines such
as Easyriders, Ironworks, and American Iron; Jayme
Gray from Pussycat Choppers, an avid motorcyclist with a degree from MMI
and extensive V-Twin experience; Katie Putnam from Mitch Bergeron's,
another MMI degree holder with tons of mechanical experience; and Sarah
Lyon from Magnum Cycles in Kentucky, a creative, self taught mechanic.
All five of whom are dedicated to building "The Pink Ribbon
Chopper."
"We are very excited to be building this
bike in Rockefeller and have it auctioned off with the proceeds going to
the Boys and Girls Club. I believe that the Chopper Chick Crew as a
whole has the opportunity to show the public that women have broken away
from traditional roles. We are very proud of the work that we do and
that will be evident in the finished bike," said Athena Ransom of
Vagabond Choppers.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
(BGCBC) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) private agency, dedicated to helping
young people improve their lives by building self-esteem and developing
values and skills during their critical period of growth. Serving more
than 13,000 at-risk youth, ages 7-18, each year from its 13 Broward
County-area clubs, its purpose is to inspire and enable children to
realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring
citizens. Chosen as the #1 youth agency in the country three years in a
row by The Chronicle of Philanthropy and one of the best run non-profit
agencies in a study by Fortune 500, BGCBC keeps 98 percent of all raised
funds in Broward County. Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
is located at 877 NW 61st Street Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33309