OCTOBERBREAST RIDE & EVENT

Presented by Thin Blue Line LEMC — Lonestar Chapter

Keeping Our Support Local

One of the principles at the heart of Octoberbreast is simple:

The money raised here stays here.

Our focus is on assisting breast cancer patients and families within Montgomery County, Texas, and surrounding counties.

Recipients frequently come to our attention through members of the community who know someone struggling through a breast cancer diagnosis. We gather their information, learn about their circumstances, and work to provide assistance whenever funds are available.

We have seen firsthand how great the need can be. In fact, the number of people brought to our attention has at times been overwhelming.

That is why every rider, every participant, every auction bidder, every volunteer, every vendor, and especially every sponsor matters.

The more support Octoberbreast receives, the more support we are able to give back.

Since the event’s inception, Octoberbreast has provided approximately $52,000 in donations to deserving local women and families affected by breast cancer.

And we intend to keep growing.

More Than Writing a Check

For the members of the Lonestar Chapter, Octoberbreast isn’t finished when the fundraiser ends.

One of the most meaningful traditions associated with Octoberbreast happens afterward, when it is time to deliver the donations.

We don’t simply put a check in the mail.

We ride.

Members of Thin Blue Line LEMC gather together, climb aboard our motorcycles, and ride directly to the recipient’s home to meet her and her family personally.

The arrival can be difficult to miss.

Twenty or thirty Harley-Davidson motorcycles rumbling into an otherwise quiet neighborhood tends to get a little attention.

But when the engines shut down, something very different happens.

We introduce ourselves. We tell the family who we are, why Octoberbreast exists, and how an entire community of riders, businesses, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters came together to help make that moment possible.

Then we gather around the recipient and her family.

We pray with them for strength, healing, health, and the road ahead.

And then we present the donation.

Those moments have become some of the most powerful experiences associated with Octoberbreast.

There are tears. There are hugs. There is laughter. There is gratitude.

And there are usually quite a few bikers and law enforcement officers suddenly finding very good reasons to keep their dark sunglasses on.

Those moments remind us exactly why we do this.

Behind every diagnosis is a person. Behind that person is a family. And behind that family should be a community willing to stand beside them.

Why We Do It

Thin Blue Line LEMC is a law enforcement motorcycle organization, but the people behind the badge, the motorcycle, and the club patch are also members of the communities we serve.

We are neighbors.

We are husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, friends and coworkers.

We believe our responsibility to our communities does not end when the workday does.

Octoberbreast gives us an opportunity to show another side of law enforcement and another side of the motorcycle community—one built around service, compassion, brotherhood, generosity, and a willingness to show up when someone needs us.

We want our communities to know who we are.

We want them to know what we stand for.

Most importantly, we want them to know that when one of our neighbors is facing one of the hardest fights of her life, she does not have to fight it alone.

Help Us Help More

The need continues to grow, which means our mission must grow with it.

Every year, we seek businesses, organizations, community partners, and individuals willing to stand beside us as sponsors and supporters of Octoberbreast.

Larger sponsorships don’t simply make for a larger event.

They allow us to help more people.

Every dollar raised represents another opportunity to provide meaningful assistance to someone in our community facing breast cancer.

Our goal is not simply to make Octoberbreast bigger every year.

Our goal is to make its impact bigger.

More awareness.

More community involvement.

More families reached.

More people helped.

And more reminders that when a community comes together for the right reason, an ordinary motorcycle ride can become something extraordinary.

RIDE WITH US. STAND WITH US. HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Thin Blue Line LEMC — Lonestar Chapter

Octoberbreast Ride & Event

Supporting breast cancer awareness.
Supporting our neighbors. Keeping our impact local.