Goal:

To become a highly respected and noteable motorcycle club that other organizations admire, and the community seeks for our participation/involvement as a charitable organization, through the 3 strategies listed below.

Strategies:

Buffalo Soldiers of Sacramento M/C (BSMC of Sacramento) will implement three strategies to achieve our goal:

• Demonstrate and promote safe individual and group riding experiences
• Educate ourselves and others about the history and contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers
• Support the charitable needs of the community in the local and Western Frontier/Region

Tactics:

Demonstrate and promote safe individual and group riding experiences

Riding Lead (To be assigned to individual)

• Participate in monthly group rides with club members on meeting days
• Seek constructive feedback about your riding performance during refueling or refreshment stops.
• Remind riders about key riding techniques at the beginning of each planned ride.
• Review riding technique articles from videos and magazines
• Post safety related riding skills articles on the BSMC of Sacramento website
• Participate in rides/runs sponsored by other organizations.
• Take photos of the ride and events that we participate and post them on the website

 

Educate others about the history and contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers

History Lead (To be assigned to individual)

• Review articles regarding the Buffalo Soldiers during each meeting
• Coordinate historical training for club members with park ranger from Yosemite
• Visit key Buffalo Soldiers sites in Northern California and Arizona (e.g., Yosemite, Allensworth, The Presidio, etc.). Post photos of our visits on our website.
• Publish a comprehensive list of Buffalo Soldier related books, magazines, and articles, to be posted on our website.
• Support the charitable needs of the community in the local and Western Frontier/Region

Charity Lead (To be assigned to individual)

• Participate in rides/runs that support key charities (e.g., Cancer society, Diabetes, police officers, etc.)
• Select a max of 3 local charities that the BSMC of Sacramento will commit their time and money during the year (refer to charity list available from Big Six)
• Increase dues to support member participation to charitable activities (e.g., runs, direct monetary donations to charities)
• Maintain mileage and financial records for members to use for charitable contributions state and federal tax purposes.
• Evaluate direct requests from charitable organizations and make recommendations to the club members
• Coordinate with other established and respected motorcycle clubs to sponsor a charitable event.
• Post photos of our participation in charitable events and post on our website