God’s Revenge, a Christian organization that seeks to help others in need, will hold a benefit ride on Saturday May 25 to support David Cassell, a Patrick County native who was injured in a car accident.
The event will take place at 11 a.m. at the CVS/Food Country parking lot in Stuart. Engines will start and kickstands will go up at 1 p.m.
The cost to join is $20 per vehicle with $5 per additional rider. Those 15 and under can ride for free. All donations will be given to Cassell for his and his family’s needs while he is out of work.
Cody Ravon, organization leader, said Cassell, a father and self-employed local mechanic, was in a vehicle accident about two months ago. Due to his injuries, Cassell was airlifted to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and taken to the intensive care unit (ICU).
“He’s just got a long road of recovery, so we’re holding a benefit ride to try and gather some money for him and his family. He was the sole provider of his kids, and he also has one kid on the way,” Ravon said. “We’re just trying to do what we can to help him out.”
Dena Hall, secretary of the group, said the ride will leave the shopping center in Stuart and proceed to Virginia 8, and up Floyd Mountain to get on the Blue Ridge Parkway, to Meadows of Dan, where participants get onto Squirrel Spur Road.
“We’ll ride that down to (VA/NC) 103, and then come back to the same parking lot we started. It’s about 65 to 67 miles, and it shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours,” she said.
Hall said monetary and item donations can be dropped off at various locations in Stuart, including Little Caesars, Dollar General, Stuart Family Restaurant, and Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC).
The organization is also willing to pick up donations.
“We’ll be happy to make accommodations. We’ll be happy to pick up any donations that people would want to give,” she said.
Hall said diapers and baby wipes currently are among the most needed items.
“I talked to David’s wife, and they’ve got a 10-month-old and one on the way,” she said.
Hall said the 10-month-old needs Huggies diapers in sizes 7 and 8. The baby boy is “sensitive to the different brands, and then anything smaller than that would be useful for the” new arrival.
The benefit will also include raffle gifts, prize drawings, and a 50/50 split after the ride. You must be present to win.
For more information or to donate, contact God’s Revenge via email at GodsRevenge612@gmail.com or call (336) 552-7721.
