On Monday morning, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office held a check presentation event with the Roughnecks Motorcycle Club at the Law Enforcement Memorial just outside the downtown Courts Building.
The Roughnecks Motorcycle Club generously gave Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond a check for $4000 to purchase upgraded ballistic vests for the HCSO Reserve Deputy Program.
The Roughnecks Motorcycle club is a non-profit brotherhood of active and retired law enforcement, firefighters, EMS and military motorcycle enthusiasts.
The club has dozens of chapters from coast to coast, including seven in Tennessee and three nearby in North Georgia.
Each chapter hosts at least one charity fundraising event a year in support of wounded or fallen public safety and military personnel, terminal diseases, burn centers, and other worthy causes. Roughneck members can also be found supporting charity rides sponsored by other law-abiding clubs.
The Hamilton County chapter hosts the annual “In the Line of Duty” ride each September, and donates thousands of dollars after each event. One of the causes supported by the 2016 Ride is a donation of $4,000 to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Reserve Fund, to purchase upgraded ballistic vests.
If you are a motorcycle rider and would like more information about the local Roughnecks Motorcycle Club, please feel free to email hamiltonrffr@gmail.com.