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SGM's July Club of the Month BIGG DAWGZ of the 252
Interviewed: Earl B, President

Talking about giving back to the Community…SGM shifted gearz with Bigg Dawgz of The 252 in North Carolina President Earl B to get an understanding from his perspective of what giving back to the community really means.

When & where did BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 originate from? Can you give us a little history of how this Co-ed club began? Prior to being President of Bigg Dawgz of the 252, I (Earl B) coordinated and held many community wide cookouts and events dating back to the mid 90’s in the Greenville/Rocky Mount areas. In late 2007, the interest of being part of the motorcycle community came into play. With the vision of continuing to give back to the community through charity events, I, along with friends and family decided to join forces and became a club known as BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 comprised of male and female riders. With the double G in BIGG giving meaning to “doing things twice as big” and the 252 standing for the Eastern North Carolina area code (Rocky Mt, Wilson, Greenville) and we came out in January of 2008. By the time we had our 1st Anniversary, we had a collaboration of 92 members.

Tell us about the diversity amongst the members and how they all work together to reach a common goal in servicing the community. This club was organized to be something different from most clubs. The main reason BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 came together was for the purpose of community service and giving to the children. We are a very diverse group because our club members are not just from the 252 area but from all over: Greensboro, Raleigh, Henderson, & Washington, NC. Though we all have our own separate lives, jobs and families outside of the bike world, we are dedicated members working hard for the same cause and taking time out to help families of the community. This was what we all set out to accomplish from day one. One vision, one common goal, to support and give back to the community.

So tell SGM Readers what do you feel has made you all stronger as a club from when you first began? Once getting past the trials of being a new club and establishing relationships amongst the members, the efforts and hard work that all the members have brought forth to motivate each other to do all that we can for our community made all the difference in reaching our goals as a club.

Giving highlight to the recent BIGG DAWGZ Coookout/Bike Rally in Greenville, NC, what motivates BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 to give back to the community in this fast paced MC world? The growing support from other MC’s and SC’s outside of our community that come from other cities and participate in these events and genuinely want to be involved in giving back to the community. We had over 300 bikes throughout the day support the BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 Cookout & Bike Rally which was free to the public. Most importantly, the love we have for the children and the community helps keep us grounded in our vision and the gratitude that comes knowing we did a good thing for the community. For example, I recall at one of our first community cookouts, a man came up in the line and was asked what he wanted on his plate and his reply was that he had not eaten in 3 days and he was thankful for anything he received. Now that was a gratifying feeling to know that we were able to serve someone in need to that degree. Since coming out in 2008, we have had several major FREE events. We had a toy drive that gave us the opportunity to give out over 500 toys to children at Christmas. We also gave a $500 scholarship out for education. The only event we hold that is profitable is our Anniversary and the proceeds from that allow us to do all these events throughout the year that is free to the community. We appreciated all the love that we got at our 1st Anniversary where over 86 clubs from 7 different cities came to support BIGG DAWGZ of the 252.

What would you like to see within the bike world now that is on a more positive note than what it may have been a few years ago? We would like to see more clubs coming together as one large body for the sole purpose of supporting other communities as well as giving back to their own community. It’s not just about going to MC parties to support other clubs, but also to participate in community events that reaches out those not in the MC world.

Taking notice that BIGG DAWGZ of the 252 is BIGG on giving back to the community, is there any advice you would like to give to MC and SC clubs that has made Charity and Community service so successful for your organization? To give back not for personal growth or profit but for the growth and benefit of the community. Clubs should prioritize on community service and stay focused on what the community needs are and set goals to fulfill those needs. The positive message that your will be sending reaching out to the community will in turn bring more supporters ready and willing to do the same.

We thank you for the opportunity to letting us in on the inside scoop within your community services. So with that being said Motorcycle Community, if you CAN’T stump with the BIGG DAWGZ in giving back to the community then STAY ON THE PORCH!!!

If you are interested in donating or reaching out to Bigg Dawgz in regard to the community events they can be reached at Myspace: www.myspace.com/BIGGDAWGZ252 or Email: BIGGDAWGZ252@yahoo.com

Precious
SGM Street Team Assistant Manager
Precious@shifingearzmag.com