5th Annual Rosarito Beach Harley Run for Children of Baja a Roaring Success

ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA--- The roar of hundreds of motorcycles driving into Rosarito Beach caused some heads to turn this past weekend --- but it was with appreciation that the Rosarito Beach Harley Run was back in town.
The annual Harley Run is a charity event which literally brings in truck loads of desperately needed clothing, shoes, toys, school supplies and other items to aid the children of Baja.
This year’s run culminated Saturday at Papas & Beer, one of the main sponsors of the event, for a day of partying and later passing out donations which were collected and dispersed by Rosarito DIF, Desarrollo Integral de la Familia http://dif.sip.gob.mx/.
DIF provides shelter, food, clothing, medical, social services and much other assistance to children and families in need.
“We thank everyone for coming to our city and all that you do to help the children of our community,” Mayor Hugo Torres told the riders and friends who applauded him vigorously.
The organizers of the Harley Run, Martin and Sonia Resendez, were on hand along with many of their assistants to help with the passing out of the donations most of the weekend.
Sixteen Harley riders who wanted to do more than just have a good time stayed over to help out as well. On Sunday at the playground by the DIF community center, approximately 80 children received toys, school supplies and stuffed animals.
On Monday in a small community about one mile south of Puerto Nuevo, the world famous Lobster Village, the last of the donations were dispersed to about 100 children.
Unfortunately, the supply ran out before all of the children could receive something, so the riders and others reached into their own pockets and started handing out dollar bills, Harley posters and magazines.
They also bought out the entire ice cream supplies of three different ice cream venders who happened to be nearby so that no child walked away empty handed.
“It was perfect weekend,” said Hugo Rivas, one of the organizers. “Seeing those kids’ faces light up when they received their gift made it perfect.”