Photos and story by: Ricky Jimenez Carrasco
La Hermandad MC is one of the newest clubs in El Paso that has already begun to make an impact in the community. The club, made up of many area business professionals, seeks to help the community by using their common resources to give to those charities that make a difference for people in need. According to Robert “Guns” Alvarez, president of La Hermandad, the club has helped such non-profit organizations such as La Posada Home, the YWCA Transitional Living Center, Aliviane, Project Amistad and the Ronald McDonald House, among others this year.
Club members are encouraged to help out other clubs in their charitable efforts. At this month’s Chamucos MC gift donations to the Lee Moor Children’s Home, Hermandad VP “Philly”, a Walgreen’s manager, was able to bring pharmacists who administered free flu shots to the kids who might not otherwise have received the inoculations. Hermandad member “Wolf” was an important part of the Kings and Priest’s annual “Biker Sunday” memorial.
For the recent Coalition toy run, La Hermandad teamed up with other businesses and the Marines Toys for Tots campaign to present a check back to the Coalition in the amount of $1136 for the purpose of buying more toys. The Coalition then was able to add those toys to the already sizable amount that they would donate back to the community.
The photos here were taken from the starting point for the 2nd annual Boys and Girls Club of El Paso toy drive, sponsored by Walgreens, Pepsi, and El Paso Electric and hosted by La Hermandad. Alvarez described how Hermandad is trying to contribute to El Paso, “This year, we joined forces with Operation Santa in an effort to increase our collection of toys and help with the distribution of toys to the various organizations we help. Our goal is to give back to the community. In a time of economic stress, we simply try to reach out to the children in our city and provide some holiday cheer.” About 200 toys were collected to give out needy families. “The fact is that all 42 El Paso clubs contribute a ton of support to the community” and La Hermandad is indeed doing their part.
