Scooter club raises money for the Children's House of NWA
Diana K. Frieberg
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
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The Fayetteville Revolution Scooter Club will raffle off a Lindhai Aeolus 150 scooter for the Children's House charity, a center for child abuse and neglect victims.
The raffle tickets are available for $2 and the drawing will be held at Ryleigh's Boom Boom Room on Dickson Street Saturday, Oct. 6.
All of the profits go to the Children's House and you can purchase the tickets at Romance Diamond, Ryleigh's or from the Scooter Club itself. One of the club's goals is to promote community involvement. "I want people to recognize the group as more than just scooter-riders. I want us to be active contributors in the community," said David Chacon the club's founder.
A pale blue and white vintage Torpedo stands proudly next to a Vespa-inspired three-wheeler with shiny black leather seats and a windshield the size of a Volkswagen's. The sky, brightened by the oranges and reds of a Northwest Arkansas sunset, is the perfect backdrop for the rainbow of colors cruising into the parking lot one by one. A smaller, simpler red and white character with a matching flag on the back joins the others in the parking lot. The Fayetteville Revolution Scooter Club's weekly meeting at the Arsaga's Café on Gregg is underway.
The club, which is sponsored by Ozark Natural Foods and local handyman (and scooter rider) Ron Hollingshead, got its start when founder David Chacon bought his blue 2007 Honda Metropolitan and wanted to find a way to connect with other scooter riders around the city.
"The NWA Rollergirls were a big influence on me," he said. "I watched them turn nothing into something…amazing." After printing a few flyers and creating a MySpace page, Chacon's dream became a reality.
The scene is not unlike a typical Thursday Bike Nite on Dickson, minus the leather and noise. Men and women ranging from their 20's to their 70's, stand around sipping their drink of choice and checking out each other's rides. After allowing enough time for everyone to arrive, the gang of twenty or so enthusiasts hop on their scooters to cruise the streets of Fayetteville before rendezvousing at Hogwild Pizzeria for food and drink.
The raffle tickets are available for $2 and the drawing will be held at Ryleigh's Boom Boom Room on Dickson Street Saturday, Oct. 6.
All of the profits go to the Children's House and you can purchase the tickets at Romance Diamond, Ryleigh's or from the Scooter Club itself. One of the club's goals is to promote community involvement. "I want people to recognize the group as more than just scooter-riders. I want us to be active contributors in the community," said David Chacon the club's founder.
A pale blue and white vintage Torpedo stands proudly next to a Vespa-inspired three-wheeler with shiny black leather seats and a windshield the size of a Volkswagen's. The sky, brightened by the oranges and reds of a Northwest Arkansas sunset, is the perfect backdrop for the rainbow of colors cruising into the parking lot one by one. A smaller, simpler red and white character with a matching flag on the back joins the others in the parking lot. The Fayetteville Revolution Scooter Club's weekly meeting at the Arsaga's Café on Gregg is underway.
The club, which is sponsored by Ozark Natural Foods and local handyman (and scooter rider) Ron Hollingshead, got its start when founder David Chacon bought his blue 2007 Honda Metropolitan and wanted to find a way to connect with other scooter riders around the city.
"The NWA Rollergirls were a big influence on me," he said. "I watched them turn nothing into something…amazing." After printing a few flyers and creating a MySpace page, Chacon's dream became a reality.
The scene is not unlike a typical Thursday Bike Nite on Dickson, minus the leather and noise. Men and women ranging from their 20's to their 70's, stand around sipping their drink of choice and checking out each other's rides. After allowing enough time for everyone to arrive, the gang of twenty or so enthusiasts hop on their scooters to cruise the streets of Fayetteville before rendezvousing at Hogwild Pizzeria for food and drink.
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