Hello, I am Phillip Waltz Rider #1320 I am from Tellico Plains, Tennessee, I am a proud retired Army Veteran (28 Years), serving from '1995 to '2023. I have been married to the Love of my life my wife (Carolyn) for 25 Years, we have three kids and five grandchildren. I first started riding motorcycles at 5 years old and haven't stopped. Over the years we have lived in various places and have met some amazing people throughout our travels while in the military. In 2018 we moved to Fort Sill, OK and met a couple there (Al and Kim). We began riding together and it was there that I heard about the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge.
In 2018, the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge
started from Medicine Park, OK we attended the start of the challenge
that year and followed the riders. We even tried to meet the riders as
they crossed the finish line. From that point on I have wanted to
attempt this challenge but my military career got in the way. Throughout
the years I have followed most of the riders and have even meet some of
them like (Louise Preciado) rider# 917 in 2020 on the Cherohala Skyway,
we crossed paths and started talking. He has encouraged me to take up
this challenge through the years and has even sent me some Hoka Hey
shirts, stickers, and bandana while I was stationed in Saudi Arabia.
During my time in the Army I have travelled the world and seen places and
things that most people will never see and experience. The one place I
haven't got to see and experience in this great country that I call
home. The reason why I want to attempt the challenge is to see this
country that all service members have written and blank check for and
have given their life defending. 
For my non-profit, I am riding for the Isaiah117house, when children are removed from their home out of concern for their safety, they are usually brought to a child welfare services office to await placement. This wait can be a few hours to several days. These children often have nothing with them and are scared, lonely, hungry, and in dirty clothing.
Isaiah 117 house provides a comforting home where these children instead can be brought to wait – a place that is safe with friendly and loving volunteers who provide clean clothes, smiles, toys, and snugly blankets. This space allows children to receive the comfort and care they need while child welfare staff can do the necessary paperwork and identify a good placement.
The mission of Isaiah 117 House is threefold:
* reduce trauma for children awaiting placement
* lighten the load for child welfare services
* ease the transition for foster families
Website: Isaiah 117 House Monroe Co TN
Donations: Isaiah House 117
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