Students are returning to their dorms this week at ELizazbeth City State University and Roanoke Bible College here in town. Our 2 year community college, the College of the Albemarle starts back next week.
Here is an article about a motorcycle fundraiser RBC just had I which thought might interest you.
Approximately 20 motorcyclists took part in the first-ever "Ride to the Light" Saturday, a scholarship fundraiser for Roanoke Bible College.
Mark Woolard, an ordained minister and member of RBC's Class of 1990, said participating bikers rode to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and returned Saturday night.
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Staff photo by Justin Falls
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Motorcyclists participating in a fundraiser for Roanoke Bible College ride on U.S. Highway 17 en route to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Saturday.
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The goal of the motorcycle rally was to raise money for RBC's cross-country missions program, said Woolard, who pastors Stoneybrook Church of Christ in Wilson. A cross-country missionary is someone who wants to minister about God's word in a foreign country, he said.
"Our goal is at least $5,000," Woolard said. "If you reach that goal you can make it a permanent scholarship."
Woolard said he decided to organize the ride as a fundraiser for RBC after noticing more and more people riding motorcycles — particularly among members of his church.
"I started a riding ministry at church," he said. "Somebody suggested we start a fundraiser ride for the college, and I told them I would head that up."
The reason for choosing the Hatteras lighthouse for their destination is no mystery, Woolard said. The light is part of RBC's logo.
"We thought that would be a neat symbolic place to go," he said.
Riders paid $50 to ride in Saturday's event. After expenses, the funds will go into the RBC scholarship fund, Woolard said.
Though the majority of support for the rally came from colleges and churches, RBC asked that the riders also get sponsors, such as family, friends and work associates, to help raise even more money.
The night before the ride, participants received a meal, listened to a guest speaker and enjoyed live music. They spent the night in RBC dorms.
Woolard said he didn't expect a huge turnout for the first Ride to the Light, but hoped that word-of-mouth would help increase turnout for next year's event.
"We'll start it this year and see how it progresses as we build up a database of contacts," he said. http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/08/11/0811RBCBikersTT.html
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