By CAROLYN CARY
Contributing Writer

The Gold Wing Road Riders Association, chapter P, Fayetteville, recently took a van load of school supplies and toys to the Thornwell Home and School for Children in Clinton, S.C.

The Presbyterian home houses children from Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Thornwell is a home for 110 children ranging in age from 18 months to 19 years.

Eight members of chapter P rode their Honda motorcycles to the school with two of them “four-wheeling” it; that is they drove a van holding all the school supplies collected from members. Three members had attached a motorcycle trailer to also hold the supplies.

Chandra Coleman, director of sponsorship for Thornwell, said in a letter to the chapter, “When we had sorted out all the school supplies, we found that we will have enough to get us through the rest of the school year.”

Chapter P director Bob Wakeham said, “We try to participate in as many charity events as we can. This summer, we participated in the Ride for Kids Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, an organization devoted to discovering the cause and cure of childhood brain tumors.

“Our chapter was the second highest contributor in Georgia, turning in over $15,000 for this annual event.”

Chapter P meets each third Saturday night at the IHOP in Fayetteville. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. For information phone Wakeham at 678-364-1862.

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