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▼Excerpt
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▼Middle
Ga. Bikers Run Benefit is 'Best Yet' |
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▼Thank You |
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By TERRY WOLF
BIKING FOR CHILDREN
They roll
in from everywhere, engines revving and faces smiling. Hundreds
of Middle Georgia Bikers convene at events they call “Runs” in
order to benefit someone in need.
At monthly outreach meetings, the bikers consider their next
project. Perhaps it is to help pay medical bills for an ill
child, or a fundraiser for CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates for children), or a Toy Run for Kid’s Yule Love.
Some may be rough hewn, clad in tattered jeans and black leather
vests, but these angels base their mission from the book of
Matthew - Chapter 25, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I
was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger
and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was
sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited
me.”
Middle Georgia Bikers welcomes anyone to their meetings. For
more information call Executive Director Don Belflower at
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By TERRY WOLF
“It was our best yet!” said Don Belflower of last weekend’s 5th
Annual Middle Georgia Biker’s Benefit Run.
Belflower, the Executive Director of the bikers’ association
estimates about 500 bikers attended the event which started at
Dublin’s HGTC Porter Center and followed a route through Laurens
County.
“We started out with a lot of bikers, and it looked like we
picked up a whole pile more along the way,” Belflower said.
The biker’s run will benefit CASA - Court Appointed Special
Advocates which utilizes community volunteers to speak for the
best interests of abused and neglected children in court.
Belflower said the total raised for CASA will be tallied at the
organization’s meeting next week.
John Chester, of Roddy (near Cochran) won the raffle for the
2002 Honda VTX 1800 motorcycle. Belflower said the raffle
generated both interest and funds by those who attended the
event.
Belflower said the people of Dublin and Laurens County will have
the first opportunity to see a documentary filmed during the
Bike Run. The documentary, filmed by Gil Gillis Video
Productions, will premiere locally before copies go on sale.
The Middle Georgia Biker’s next event will be in Garfield, Ga on
August 16th to benefit New Beginnings, a privately owned drug
and alcohol recovery program.
“Each month at (the Middle Georgia Bikers’) monthly outreach
meeting, we consider someone in need,” said Belflower. “We saw
they have a great need and we’re gonna give them some help. Our
whole entire group is going to ride and support them at this
first annual event.”
Registration forms for the Garfield event are available online
at
www.middlegeorgiabikers.com. |
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Thank You
courtesy of
The
Courier Herald - Dublin, Georgia |
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“We want to say again
‘THANKS’ to all the sponsors that gave door prizes and monetary
contributions to make this event possible.”
The “Middle Georgia Bikers”
would like to say a big THANK YOU for making the 3rd Annual
Benefit Run on Saturday, July 29, 2006 a great success. We had
approximately 340 bikers, around 290 motorcycles and this event
generated $12,000 approximately. The two charities was “Cedar
Grove Volunteer Fire Department” and “Poplar Springs North
Baptist Church Youth Group.” Middle Georgia Bikers was also able
to divide $1,500 between 5 more charities with what came in
through registration. We want to recognize our top sponsor that
gave in door prizes which was Betty’s Wholesale. Our top
monetary sponsor for this event was Jimmy Rogers with Jimmy
Rogers Construction.
We want to say again ‘THANKS’ to
all the sponsors that gave door prizes and monetary
contributions to make this event possible.
We especially would like to say
THANK YOU to: Dublin Courier-Herald, TV-35, The Bargain Hunter
and the local radio stations for getting out the news about the
event and sharing whom our sponsors were. And again we THANK Ken
Deloach of the ‘Georgia State Patrol along with local law
enforcement for making this a safe event.
We ask that you visit our web
site at
www.middlegeorgiabikers.com
to view more about the event and
comment and share with us others whom you know that we can reach
out to for events in the future or call 478-875-2096.
Middle
Georgia Bikers
Don & Gail
Bellflower
Dexter, GA |
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