Victory Junction Gang Camp Inc.

2022- Riki Rachtman, Lea Vendetta ride across America for the Victory Junction Gang. This year Riki & Lea will be raising money for the "Victory Junction Camp" The Victory Junction Camp is a place where children with serious illness get the opportunity to experience the joys of childhood and forget about being sick for a while. Victory Junction gives chronically ill children ages 6 to 16 the chance to experience a fun and empowering camping environment where physicians and volunteers properly attend to their medical needs. These children have chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses including but not limited to autism, cancer, craniofacial anomalies, diabetes, hemophilia, sickle cell, or spina bifida, . Although the cost of sending a child to camp is valued at $2,500, no child or family incurs this cost thanks to the continued support of generous donors. "I have wanted to raise money for Victory Junction Camp for a long time" explains Riki. " Imagne a child always feeling like an outsider due to their condition and now they are in an incredbile camp with so many activities and they are with fellow campers that are just like them"
 
Riki Rachtman is best known for his decades of working in rock and roll. From MTV's Headbangers Ball to the VH1 Reality shows to his ownership of the Cathouse nightclub and brand. He has also been heavily involved in motorsports for 20 years.

 

In 2014 Riki Rachtman began riding his motorcycle on long-distance trips. A few thousand miles to start. Then coast to coast, Mexico to Canada. The trips got longer and longer, and he was riding by himself In 2017, Riki made sure he rode through all 48 states. He found that people all over the world enjoyed the unpredictability of his journeys and he gained a large social media following. Riki started asking his fans and followers to make donations on behalf of his rides to various charities.

 

In 2018 Riki began dating model/ tattoo artist Lea Vendetta- Lea is a world renowned model and artist. Shewas one of the first  woman to have appeared on the cover of major tattoo magazines as a model and an artist. Lea was  featured on the television show "Inkmaster" Lea who is followed by over 1/2 million people on Facebook had never ridden on the back of a motorcycle but was intrigued by these adventures. In 2018 she rode over 10,000 miles in the back of the bike and together they raised over $32,000 for STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE. In 2020 Together Riki & Lea logged over 12,000 miles and donated $22,000 to the Alzheimers Association. In 2021 Riki and Lea were married

 

 

 

The money donated does not go to any of Riki or Lea's expenses. It goes directly to the Victory Junction Camp

My name is Charles and just over 2 years ago, I was cheated out of $500 by Speedway and the North Carolina Education Lottery. On the night of Feb 20, 2022, at approximately 10:35, I asked the clerk at the Speedway in Siler City, NC to sell me a pick 3 ticket with the numbers 3-3-3. She refused, saying that the drawing was already in progress. I knew she was wrong and I asked her at least 3 more times and she still refused to sell the ticket. The drawing was held at 11:22 that evening and the winning numbers were 3-3-3. I just stood there in disbelief and being extremely upset that this clerk cheated me out of $500.

I called Speedway corporate the next day to file a complaint. Although security footage verified I was in the store at the time stated and that the clerk was in the wrong, they refused to make it right and give me the money. I also called the NC lottery and their hands were tied, saying they couldn't pay the money without the ticket, which I completely understand. They did admit that the clerk was improperly trained and that steps would be taken to prevent further instances in the future. I think it's a shame that a multi-billion dollar company like Speedway will not take responsibility for their employee's mistake.

For over 2 years now, I have been trying to recoup the money I was cheated out of. I thought about going to small claims court, but instead, I have decided to start a GoFundMe with 100% of any proceeds received going to Victory Junction in Randleman, NC.