History

Kindred Breed was formed out of a love for family and riding motorcycles.

For ten years now, the motorcycle family has sponsored a child. 

“Kindred Breed started out with a group of us always getting together going riding,” said John Yankowski, the brother of the group’s founder. “We didn’t want to be a motorcycle club. We wanted to do something more meaningful than just be a motorcycle club. That’s when all of us decided to sponsor a child. Let’s make someone’s life different.”

In their clubhouse in Aurora, pictures of Kindred Kids hang above the bar. When the bikers arrive from as far as Cleveland, they greet each other with hugs and kisses and share a meal.

“All the money we raise goes to the child,” said Yankowski, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident three years ago. “We take care of everything. We’ve taken care of rent, clothes, doctors, medical bills.”