Bikes, Breakfast and Bullets fundraiser roaring into town

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

The fourth annual Bikes, Breakfast and Bullets (BBB) event, which benefits the Christian Motorcyclists’ Association (CMA), is roaring into the region Saturday, March 28. The festivities start with a motorcycle ride from Kingsland to a café in Burnet for breakfast. After breakfast, riders continue to Copperhead Creek Shooting Club outside Marble Falls for the main event.

“It’s grown bigger and bigger each year,” said Michael White, CMA chapter vice president, Chariots of the Hills. “We outgrew the private shooting range where it was held for three years.”

White emphasized attendees need not have a motorcycle, or be a CMA member: All are welcome.

“You can attend any portion of the event you like, whether it’s breakfast, going on a motorcycle ride or shooting at the range,” he said, adding that folks should be able to legally own a firearm to participate at the range.

Funds raised from the event will go toward the organization’s annual “Run For The Son,” which takes place May 2. The Run For The Son is the CMA’s largest fundraiser, and chapters raise money throughout the year for the event.

White said word-of-mouth has led to the increased attendance at the BBB event each year. “This year, we’re trying to get the word out better,” White said.

Money raised at BBB has roughly doubled each year, from $200 the first year, $400 the second year, and $800 last year, he said. “This year, I hope to multi-quadruple it.”

White doesn’t know how much to expect from this year because it’s so different than previous years, particularly by being at an actual shooting range.

The CMA is an international organization with a membership base on the upswing. “When I joined in 2008, we had more than 135,000 members; now we have close to 200,000 members,” White said.

The organization raises money for world missions. One hundred percent of money raised goes toward the missions (40 percent of which are in the U.S., the rest are scattered around the world).

All administrative costs are met through member contributions, White said.

The event will start at 8:30 a.m. at Prosperity Bank in Kingsland, when motorcyclists will ride to Café Twenty-Three Hundred in Burnet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Members will head to the Copperhead Creek Shooting Club at 10 a.m., arriving at the range between 11:30-12 p.m.

It costs $25 per person. Copperhead Creek Shooting Club is located at 7030 E. FM 1431, Marble Falls.

For questions, email Redhawk117@verizon.net, or call 830-654-0080. For more about the CMA, visit www.cmausa.org.