Renegade Pigs National Convention 2013
The National Convention of 2013 for the Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club was held this weekend at the Westin Hotel in South Boston. I chose to write about this because I am a member of this motorcycle club and my chapter, Boston hosted the event. The following are excerpts from the RPMC International web sight which I encourage you to go and check out if you desire.
The RPMC is a non-profit organization that hosts and attends numerous charity events in support of public safety officers and their families. The membership is comprised of law enforcement and fire service personnel who share the common love of riding their American made motorcycles, and who believe that loyalty and camaraderie are core values for public safety personnel...
The club has 38 active chapters in 16 states. Individual chapters, like ours in Boston, organize and conduct fundraising events throughout the year. Portions of the proceeds of these events go to support various police and fire charities and the families of public safety officers in need. Some examples being police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty and those disabled by catastrophic injury or illness. The club also has a long-standing tradition of community support, especially seeing to the needs of small children and their families.
RPMC members pride ourselves on being a very exclusive, tight brotherhood. Membership must be earned and is not freely given. The red, white and blue in our colors symbolize the patriotism that each member holds true. The flaming boar's skull symbolizes dogged determination to overcome difficulty and to protect the brotherhood. Members of our club have no concern or time for those who choose to stereotype us based on our clothing or method of transportation. Even if those voices come from within the public safety community. We do concern ourselves with the oaths we took as public safety officials and the idea that the brotherhood is paramount. We are not afraid to be who we are... We will continue to persevere through the generalizations and we will press on in our fight to better America and her communities.
It was good to see the more than 250 RPMC brother's during this event. It was a great showing in a not so warm of a location. I am proud to consider myself a brother of all of these professionals who give so much to the communities they serve. I can not wait for riding season to start so that I can take some road trips and visit some of the other chapters and my brothers from other states.
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