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About and FAQs What is the Po’g Mahon Motorcycle Club? The Wild Pigs Motorcycle Club was founded in June of
1987 in San Jose, California by a small posse of Deputy Sheriffs within the
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcycle club was designed
exclusively for active and/or retired law enforcement officers and
firefighters and a select few associate members. In 1994,
two members of its San Jose Chapter, deceptively, and without the permission
of the Clubs governing body, trademarked the Club’s name and its logo for
franchising purposes. As a result, the Wild Pigs divided into many new
clubs. The Po’g Mahon Motorcycle Club (PMMC) was officially
formed March 23, 2002, at the Banta Inn, just outside of the city of Tracy,
California. The founding members of the Po ‘g Mahon Motorcycle Club are
what are left of the number two chapter of the original Wild Pigs Motorcycle
Club.
There will only be one per our By-laws.
Officially, it’s the
proper first and last name of our dragon logo. It is actually an anachronism
for Police Officer Group Motorcycle Association Helping Out the Needy. Why a dragon logo? When looking for a logo,
it was noticed that several members had dragons painted on garage
walls, stairwells, and several had dragon tattoos. It seemed a natural
choice. PMMC created a tartan in 2013 to commemorate its 10th anniversary as a charitable organization. The tartan was registered with The Scottish Register of Tartans in 2014 under PMMC. (https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=11051)
What makes the Po’g
Mahon different from other cop clubs? ·
We are a double charity due to our
works with Sierra Vista Child and Family Services which is written
into our By-laws. ·
We are a state and federal recognized
501(c) 3 charity. ·
Our membership is based on being
inclusive rather than exclusive to only police and fire professionals. ·
In 2002, we were recognized by the
Governor and both houses of the State Legislature and awarded “Angels of the
Year.” We
sponsor a Christmas toy run for the children in the Level 14 group homes. We
bring them clothes, presents, and Christmas stockings. These
children are physically, sexually, or mentally abused. Their identities and
locations are kept secret. If we do not bring Christmas to them, then
Christmas will be just another day. Sierra
Vista brings the children to a church and we are allowed to
interact with the children and experience the joy we bring...
It
took many years to be permitted. Due to the background of’ our membership
Sierra Vista felt we could insure their confidentiality. For more information on Sierra Vista Child and Family Services, visit: How long have you been doing this toy run? Since
1991 we have provided for the kids. How was the toy run started? Steve
and Kelly Bowers, members of the old Wild Pigs M/C, also volunteered for
Sierra Vista. They personally bought sweat suits for all of
the children each Christmas. They asked the club if we wanted to get
involved.
We
are a very small organization of strictly volunteers who are completely
dependent on the outside donations of generous folks just like you. 100% of
our donations go to not only the good works we do for Sierra Vista but also
ALS, abused pets, children’s burn camp, feeding the homeless, kids with
cancer, Veteran's affairs, and wounded soldiers.
If you
are an employee of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we like you
to donate through the HOME campaign at work. If you
are not an employee of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we will
graciously accept your donation check made out to and mailed to:
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