Street Survivors give back

Lafourche motorcycle club Street Survivors will take to the streets for the 5th Annual TNT Rally, a family-friendly weekend event to raise money for children in the area.

A scavenger hunt begins days before the event with participants paying $30 to go on a days-long search for hidden trinkets at various area locations. Participants may register at Solar Supply on Venture Boulevard through Friday, Oct. 2, then head off to places like Jubilee Casino, Billy’s Tavern and Frank’s in Des Allemands to track down trinkets hidden at each of the 22 locations. All participants must be at the Evergreen Cajun Center at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, to pull cards based on how many trinkets each participant finds. Street Survivors president Mike Boudreaux said prizes such as gift cards and a bike will be given to those with the most cards.

Throughout the four-day event, which begins at 5 p.m. Oct. 1, Thursday and runs through Oct. 4, Sunday afternoon, a car and bike show, a half and half raffle and plenty of food and drinks will make for an enjoyable time with family and friends. Tet Dur will play a Thursday night set, followed by Dirty Roots, Left Deadly, Firnwood, Pepper Jelly, Moss and The Bayou Blue Boys and the Brick House Jam Band making appearances throughout the four-day event. Sunday is Kid’s Day, with plenty of activities and a dunk tank to keep little ones entertained all day.

This rally is just one of a handful of fundraisers Street Survivors hosts throughout the year in an effort to give back to charities and community service organizations in the area. Money raised from this event will benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lafourche and Troop C Grant a Wish. The advocacy center, established by Lafourche Parish District Attorney “Cam” Morvant, works to protect youth victims of physical and sexual abuse, while Grant a Wish, a program adopted by Louisiana State Police Troop C in 1989, grants wishes to area children with life altering or terminal illnesses.

“We do a lot of benefits all year long,” Boudreaux said. “Whenever someone needs something, we’re there.”