Run to the Desert gives back to Soap Lake

Poker run and other competitions raise money through friendly competition

SOAP LAKE – A weekend of music, food games – and most importantly, motorcycles – will be in Soap Lake this weekend for the Run to the Desert motorcycle rally, happening from August 26-28. “We are an organization that does motorcycle education and biker’s rights,” said Grant County Chapter Coordinator Susan Carson. “Our chapter likes to include not only that type of information but also help where we can throughout the community.” ABATE, standing for A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enforcement, hosts the rally that serves as a fundraiser for the Soap Lake Food Bank. ABATE is an organization that fights for motorcyclist rights. “They don’t get the kind of support like a lot of the big food banks do,” Carson said of how the Soap Lake Food Bank was chosen as the benefactor...