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Rip City Riders California are a group of individuals brought together by a common interest, the love and freedom of riding motorcycles. We strive to establish a positive image for motorcycle enthusiasts and are not affiliated with any clubs or organizations. Our mission is to benefit Marin and Sonoma counties through charitable events and donations and to support other organizations that help the less fortunate in our communities.
Our Charities:
While working toward fulfilling our mission and bettering the communities that we live in, we have been given the opportunity to benefit many local organizations. Some of the charities that we have donated to are:- Scholarships for Marin Oaks High School
- Sonoma Office of Education
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life
- Kids off Chemicals
- The Marin Community Food Bank
- Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Project Open Hand
- Troops in Iraq, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Red Dragons
- Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines
- Blue Star Moms of Marin
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Marin & Southern Sonoma Counties
- Hospice By The Bay
- Mentor Me Petaluma
- Zero Breast Cancer
- McDowell Drug Task Force
- Senior Access
Our Sponsors:
All of our Rip City Rider members work hard to uphold our mission. We would be unable to fully benefit the community without the help and generous sponsorships from local groups, businesses and individuals. To view a list of some of our past sponsors that have helped us to achieve our goal please click here. If you would like more information on how to sponsor a Rip City Riders charity or benefit ride, please contact us. You can also download our sponsorship form by clicking here.
Rip City Riders is recognized as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code. Your donations are tax deductible. Tax ID# 80-0239845.
Our Members:
Membership Guidelines:- A prospective member must be introduced to our board members at our general meetings and club functions by an existing member of Rip City Riders.
- The member must be a pin holding member for at least one full year before they can be a sponsor.
- Members may only sponsor one person at a time and cannot sponsor anyone else until the prospective member is made a full member.
- The prospective member is expected to attend monthly meetings and participate in our events and group activities before membership will be considered.
- The sponsor is accountable for the prospective member during the probationary period of 12 months.
- After 12 months, the sponsor is required to provide the required information on the prospective member to our Director of Membership who will then present that information to our board for membership consideration.
- We are a motorcycle club so all members must own a motorcycle (women excluded).
- Monthly membership dues will be due each month, even if you do not attend the monthly meeting.
- All members will be reviewed on a yearly basis for attendance and participation to retain membership.
For those who are not members and do not have a sponsor, come check us out at any of our monthly Get Acquainted Lunch Runs (see Calendar for dates).