Broke Chains and the West Coast Rally

Christine Boucher Bohlander WRITER

I have the pleasure of being a patched in member of the best forever family in the universe! We are Broke Chains, a missionary recovery bike group who reaches out to those who have any type of hurt habit or hang up they want to turn over to God! You do not have to be a rider to join either!

If you come in contact with us, you will find a warm welcoming environment not full of contempt or judgement but full of hope and love and true compassion! So many lives have been transformed and eyes opened in the bike community by the outreach that goes on.

The only thing we require is that a person join a 12 step recovery program but a vast majority of us come from different celebrate recovery groups because we do not all have a past drug or alcohol addiction but we ALL have hurts, habits, or hang ups we need to work on fixing! There is no better recovery from any trauma in life than when you have a forever family there to support you, encourage you, and hold you accountable! Our founder was very much into drugs and drinking and for a lack of better terms gang style bike life for many years of his life. He is not proud of the things he did in his past but he does tell his story so others can see where he came from and where he is today! One day he decided he needed a change and so he founded this group and has helped so many all over the USA see that you CAN be a biker and NOT be into drugs or alcohol and yes you can follow Gods words and still have tattoos and motorcycles.

As I personally attended my first ever west coast rally only knowing about 5 out of the hundreds who were there, I felt at peace and immediately

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Club and the other Clubs and friends involved were able to provide for those youngsters at the hospital.

Darrell Whitaker was taken from us April 28th 2023. He was diagnosed with cancer barely two months before. His last thoughts were not of himself, they were of his wife Nettie, his family, his dogs, his Brothers and his motorcycle… Darrell wanted to make sure we were all going to be alright. Because that is the kinda man he is. Darrell loved his family. Family was everything to him. His nieces and nephews meant the world to him. Darrell loved his dogs and he loved making good shine. If you had the privilege of sippin on one of “Uncle D’s” jars you know exactly what I mean. Smooooth!

Darrell loved his motorcycle and he loved The Club and we loved him right back. I know a lot of you feel the same way I do, like something is missing. I feel like I have a hole in my heart and I miss him everyday. We love you Brother. Ride Fast Take Chances and hold it down with The Brothers till we get there. ‘Till Valhalla! Love and Respect - Ray

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