BACKROADS • AUGUST 2021
I like to have definitions- definitive defintions. But this time around a bodega called Benny’s breaks any real definition… unless you wish to think that the classic “Bodega” is thought of as a storehouse of sorts. Well, if that is the case, then our friends at Benny’s Bodega might still fit that bill. Every so often we realize that we can maybe help charities. Actually, not us, but you. We riders seem to come through in so many ways. Looking at all the worthy charities around in this post- pandemic 2021 – we thought best to go local. Very local. We are gym rats (mostly… we hope, umm, we try) and the woman that greets us at the door, Heather, is as solid and fun as can be. Her husband, Ben, and her children, Carter and Lily, who have been more or less adopted by the gym community, have become a small part of our lives (okay, maybe big part). We are at R & T Nautilus every “off day.”
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For years Heather and Ben have selflessly gathered non-perishable goods and other resources for the community. Giving what they could to help others. For nothing. Nada. Just to help. Everything we should be as Americans and humans. After COVID hit – they were more important than ever for our region of New Jersey. They never asked for much… but… If we could help, even in a small way, we were there. On June 10, we had a small ride. As always, we asked for nothing; but we told the story. You all came through so very, very awesomely. The usual Backroads’ groups were in high numbers. But, the one group that almost brought us to tears was the Sport Touring Motorcycle Club. They
