Founder and Mother Chapter President Colleen (Lansdown) Ingram officially established Sisters With A Throttle (SWAT) Motorcycle Club in August 2004. With the support of the founding members, LaToya Davis, Garlene Lansdown and NaTasha Denny, they quickly began to grow, by incorporating all women who shares the interest in the sport of motorcycling.

During SWAT’s first year of inception, the now 6-member Club became advocates for female ridership recognition, HIV and AIDS awareness and “Peace on the Streets”. Their first community effort was attending community meetings and volunteering for the East of the River Clergy-Police-Partnership, a faith-based organization that aims to reach, assist, and transform young people, especially those whose lives have been affected or influenced by drugs, crime and violence.

SWAT also partnered with Us Helping Us, Inc, one of the largest 501(c)(3) Black AIDS organizations in the nation that focuses on the reduction of HIV infection in the Black community. By becoming a Street Outreach and Condom Distribution Team for the MC Community, SWAT committed to insuring that individuals have the information and the protection they need to prevent the spread of HIV.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in September 2005, SWAT spearheads the Beltway Unity Committee, a committee that consisted of more than a dozen Motorcycle Clubs in the Washington, DC area. The Committee efforts were to raise funds for New Orleans’s evacuees in the metropolitan area of DC and collect toiletries for Red Cross and Seventh Day Adventist organizations.

Along with their Brother Club, Bottom End Rydrz, SWAT made history by hosting a Mid-Night Madness (MNM) concert, which was the first-ever nationally sponsored urban motorcycle club event at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center during the National Association Black Biker’s (NABB) 2-Wheel Urban Expo. This event was held in concurrence with the Atlantic Beach Bikefest (Black Bike Week) and over 3,000 motorcyclists and enthusiasts from abroad attended in May 2005 MNM concert.

During that week, SWAT developed with NABB, their Stop B.S.’ing (Backseating) Campaign. The sole purpose of Stop B.S.’ing is to encourage non-licensed female motorcycle enthusiasts to become motorcycle operators themselves.

In November 2005, SWAT developed and fully funded, B*Gyrlz™, a comprehensive program that serves residential girls of Independence Place in the SOME Place for Kids (SPFK) program. B*Gyrlz ™ embraces a youth development model with an Afro-Centric focus and view to enrich the lives of these young women. B*Gyrlz ™ is designed to develop meaningful relationships with young women and encourage them to take pride in themselves and their communities through bi-weekly workshops.

It was only expected that SWAT host an Annual B*Gyrlz™ Christmas Luncheon for the residential children of Independence Place, which consists of thirty (30) children ranging in grades from K-12. SWAT along with their B*Gyrlz™ participates coordinated a celebratory day of gift giving (donated from various Motorcycle Clubs) while enjoying a lavish Christmas buffet.

In collaboration with the respected female riding apparel line N-Spire Apparel™ in March 2006, SWAT developed their urban female riding jackets; N-Spire: MAXIM | artillery. SWAT was actively involved in the design process to ensure that each design respects the natural curves of a woman’s body while delivering comfort, functionality and safety.

Working in conjunction with SWAT’s Stop B.S.’ing Campaign, in March 2007 they invited female riders from abroad to their Annual Keep’in Check! Female Safety Seminar at Clinton Cycles located in Camp Springs, MD, spearheaded by SWAT's Business Manager, Michelle Jenkins and Clinton Cycles Manager, Bill Gash. The seminar enabled the Sixty (60) plus female motorcyclists, novice to advance, to learn proper motorcycle maintenance, basic safety and survival skills, and have an insightful involvement in several hands-on individual-based workshops, which is given by a certified American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) member/instructor and other local instructors, and mechanics as well.

SWAT’s Annual “Step Up and Show Out!” Step Show Competition is an event created in April 2008 in collaboration with, Fairfax County “Chill Spot Teen Center”, as a way to promote positive interscholastic activities for youth across the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia). Up to 12 school-based teams from the Washington, DC metropolitan area are invited to compete to be crowned the “Best of the Show” in their category: High School; Middle School; Elementary. Teams are judged on showmanship, originality, syncopation, difficulty of routine, and professionalism.
 

A month later, SWAT debuted their Torque Vixens magazine in May 2008. This magazine is a free online flip-book e-zine that opens a door to the world of motorcycling from a female perspective, with all its adrenaline rush and freedom, by providing articles on topics as diverse as rookie's Q&A, fashion, aftermarket parts review and motorcycle maintenance while highlighting the female rider.

In early 2008, two female riders in two different regions of the US petitioned SWAT for expansion. Through the dedication and hard work of Founding Members Joy Lambert (VA) and Keisha Varnell (MS) the Richmond, VA and Jackson, MS SWAT Chapters’ was formed in August.

During that same month, SWAT saw the need to revamp their structure, outlook and focus. SWAT decided to display their unity and dedication to sisterhood, by developing an umbrella that houses not only their Chapters, but also their community programs and business entity; they developed SWATLAND and the SWATLAND Street Team, headed by Eboni Miller and Kecia Bryant who both handles the grassroots marketing efforts.

In 2009 SWAT will be celebrating their 5th Anniversary during their celebratory weekend; they will host their first Lust4Life Softball Scholarship Tournament. The Lust4Life Scholarship will be available to a graduating female senior in the states of Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia and Mississippi. Eligibility will be based on her academic achievement, high ethical standards, commitment to pursuing a degree in chosen field of study, community service, school involvement, financial assessment and dedication to sisterhood. The scholarship will be offered, annually, to a deserving candidate.

To date, SWAT has 17 members in their Mother Chapter, 7 members in their Richmond Chapter and 6 members in their Jackson Chapter, who all are licensed motorcyclists that own their own motorcycles.

MOTHER CHAPTER
Sisters With A Throttle (SWAT) Motorcycle Club works in partnership with motorcycle clubs, non-profit agencies and businesses who clutch the vital need of promoting unification, recognition and safety education amongst female riders in the motorcycling community. Consisting of professional women of the metropolitan area of Washington, DC, SWAT members range in a wide and diverse work field, such as: Medical, U.S. Government, Early Education, and International Affairs and exhibit an array of riding experience levels from novice to circuit racers and they all share the passion and love of motorcycling! As a philanthropic organization, SWAT is geared towards raising funds to benefit children in their B*Gyrlz™ program, Lust4Life Scholarship fund and their continuous grassroots effort in educating female motorcyclists through their Stop B.S.’ing (Back Seating) program and Keep’in Check Female Safety Seminar. 
 
JACKSON CHAPTER
Sisters With A Throttle Motorcycle Club-Jackson Chapter is Mississippi's premier female motorcycle club. Comprised of ladies with integrity and class, the Jackson Chapter members enjoy life and having fun while upholding a sense of professionalism. They are a world of goal-oriented women who think that you can achieve what you believe. They represent their community and strong family values through their passion for helping those who are less fortunate in their community. Their focus is to embrace the needs of at risk teens by nurturing and teaching them through mentoring and being positive role models.

Jackson’s official charity: Helping Our Teen (HOT) Gyrlz  (Jackson, MS)

RICHMOND CHAPTER
Stepping outside the “conventional” lifestyle, by gearing up and hitting the road, Sisters With A Throttle Motorcycle Club - Richmond Chapter consists of riders of many ages, backgrounds, skills and motorcycles. The Richmond Chapter was officially formed in August 2008 as the second Chapter of SWAT. They are like-minded women riders who share the adventures and excitement of motorcycle riding while raising industry awareness of female motorcycle ridership and public awareness of children abuse, neglect and abandonment.

Richmond’s official charity:  Children’s Home-Virginia (Petersburg, VA)

SWATLAND STREET TEAM 
SWATLAND Street Teams sole purpose is to innovate techniques to create awareness about Sisters With A Throttle (SWAT) Motorcycle Club and their continuous efforts in raising funds to benefit children in their B*Gyrlz™ program, Lust4Life Scholarship fund and educating female motorcyclists through their Stop B.S.’ing (Back Seating) program and Keep’in Check Female Safety Seminar. 

Characterized by creative marketing strategies, the SWATLAND Street Team tactics achieve conventional goals while using unconventional methods. While engaging in numerous marketing activities designed to generate maximum results, while using minimal resources, they also keep SWAT focused on the business aspect of the motorcycling industry as well as fostering new and potential sponsors.