TheRide22 with Riki Rachtman and Lea Vendetta

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