The SCRC rides again

[BabyRider]

Wow...do I wish I could have been part of this run!!



Riding club donates toys to 'Kids in Crisis'



By TYRONE TONY REED JR.

ttreed@jacksonsun.com

Jul 31 2005

The Golden Circle Chapter of the Southern Cruisers Riding Club distributed more than 2,000 teddy bears in the club's first annual memorial Teddy Bear Run, which made a stop Saturday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Emporium Drive in Jackson.



JUSTIN VENEMAN/The Jackson Sun - Jody Campbell, from Lexington, sits on his bike at the Wal-Mart Supercenter. Campbell is going to donate the stuffed lion to the 'Kids in Crisis Project.' The run was organized to distribute teddy bears for the ''Kids in Crisis Project'' operated by the sheriff, police, fire and EMT departments in Haywood, Madison, Henderson and Decatur counties and to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, according to Michael Winslow, a Jackson native and a member of the Golden Circle Chapter.

The teddy bears will be used to help and comfort children dealing with such traumatic situations as fires, murders or car accidents as part of the ''Kids in Crisis Project,'' said Jackson Police Lt. Cleven Davis.

''We use them to calm down a child,'' Davis said. ''(It helps them) to feel secure so they will know everything is going to be all right.''

The run was also held in memory of the late Steve ''Runt'' Hurley of Parsons, a Southern Cruiser member who died of cancer in February, Winslow said.

''For years, he had collected teddy bears and stuffed animals and gave them to fire departments in the Parsons area,'' Winslow said.

''All the money raised here from our (raffle) ticket sales and patch sales goes to St. Jude,'' he said. ''It's kind of a double charity event for St. Jude and for the 'Kids in Crisis' program with the law enforcement and EMT units.''

Participants, including motorcycle riders and motorists, traveled in a caravan escorted by the counties' sheriff departments in the daylong run.

Riders distributed four bags of teddy bears to each agency in stops that began in Haywood County at 10 a.m. Saturday and continued to Madison County and Henderson County before ending in Decatur County at 2 p.m.

Charles Gutelius, who sported a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle teddy bear on his motorcycle, said that his daughter gave him the teddy and that he's riding to help children.

''I've been a member of the Southern Cruisers Riding Club for probably four years now,'' Gutelius said. ''The main charitable organization that they donate to is St. Jude.''

John Beckum, who lives in Oklahoma City, Okla., came down to Jackson to ride with his wife, Nola, during the run.

''We came out and rode together,'' John Beckum said. ''I'm enjoying myself.''

''We do these (runs) for the kids,'' Nola Beckum said. ''We raised a little over $100,000 last year for St. Jude.''

The family-oriented club, now six years old, was founded by Rick ''Rickster'' Perry and has almost 30,000 members, with chapters in various states and countries such as Canada, the Czech Republic and Poland.

The Golden Circle, the local chapter of the riding club, sponsored the event and plans to hold a run every year.

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- Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., (731) 425-9758

What to know If you would like to join the Southern Cruisers Riding Club, visit the Web site at www.southerncruisers.net and fill out a form.

To donate to St. Jude, visit the Web site at www.stjude.org and click on the 'Donate Now' bar.

[Nomad]

You have a HUGE heart babyrider !

Not only am I inspired by your efforts at goodwill towards less fortunate children but you make me proud...I mean that.



Thank you from the bottom of my heart for just being you. :-6

Brian

[BabyRider]

Nomad wrote: You have a HUGE heart babyrider !

Not only am I inspired by your efforts at goodwill towards less fortunate children but you make me proud...I mean that.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for just being you. :-6

Brian
Will you PLEASE stop destroying the hard-ass image I've so carefully maintained all this time??? :yh_bigsmi



Thanks, Nomad. :yh_blush

[Nomad]

The tougher they act the softer they are.



Not a bad quality at all.

[lady cop]

Nomad wrote: The tougher they act the softer they are.



Not a bad quality at all.pppfffffttttttt..............BR you have to make the florida poker run too! :-6 all the way down through the keys for charity. they have a blast!

[Nomad]

:-6 You my dear are the biggest pussycat of them all !



I see right through you.





















(nice thong by the way)

[BabyRider]

lady cop wrote: pppfffffttttttt..............BR you have to make the florida poker run too! :-6 all the way down through the keys for charity. they have a blast!
Now that would be a hell of a ride. When does that happen??

[BabyRider]

Nomad wrote: :-6 You my dear are the biggest pussycat of them all !
Creampuff, Nomad....she likes to be called Creampuff. Go ahead, try it...see if I'm kidding...:sneaky:

[lady cop]

BabyRider wrote: Now that would be a hell of a ride. When does that happen?? you'd love it for certain! --Florida Keys official Tourism Website - Islamorada, Key Largo ... it's in sept.

[Nomad]

cream puff works for me



that or boo boo babycakes



or puddin poo bear



or lil warm fuzzy fluffball



:-6

[lady cop]

Nomad wrote: cream puff works for me



that or boo boo babycakes



or puddin poo bear



or lil warm fuzzy fluffball



:-6*#)*@snazzlefrack"%@*nomad crndstrnit#*^%#@*()@blerkedorf#%&*():mnnmpfertwit

[BabyRider]

Nomad wrote: cream puff works for me



that or boo boo babycakes



or puddin poo bear



or lil warm fuzzy fluffball



:-6
Oh man, I really am gonna puke.... :yh_sick