Holy Rollers Tour Wrapup

Holy Rollers Tour Wrapup

Wow, what a great experience and ride I had with this team. There were so many highlights that I tried to put in the blog but I know that I have missed some. Not only was great training and fun, we helped to raise awareness and money towards some wonderful causes, Initiative of Hope helping children in Brazil, Russia and Mozambique. We participated in collecting the offering in conference, spandex and bikes. The Annual Conference Offering received on Wednesday morning for our Initiatives of Hope partners in Russia, Mozambique, and Brazil, for United Methodist ministries with native tribes in Alaska, and for the Global AIDS Initiative, presently stands at $242,000. Its cool to know that we had a part in this effort.

Ray "LW" Reed demonstrating the proper technique of collecting the offering.

There are so many people that made this ride possible. I am certain I have left some out and for that I apologize. Here are a few more that helped.

Janet "Mom" Hopkins. She drove the food wagon and provided us with all the goodies along the way. And, at the end of each day, she took out dirty shorts, socks and jerseys to be washed for the next day. They were even folded and waiting for us the next morning. She was usually the first up and last to go to bed. She was assisted by Isaac "D-1" Hopkins and Daiquan "D-2" Harris. In case you were wondering the D stands for Domistique. If you are still wondering, well google the word along with cycling.

D1 & D2 showing off their many skills.

Tony "Billy Bob" Moyers. This guy could be Billy Bob Thorton's twin.

Hugh "Click" Gravitt, our photographer and videographer. Most of the photos supplied on the blog were taken by Hugh. You can check out all the photos of the ride by clicking PHOTO.

Wow, in trying to find an email or link for Hugh, I found that this guy is bigtime.

Very nice site and work. Check it out at

Hues Image FX

You would think a guy with his expertise could get a camera that goes "click" or had a flash:) Maybe we can take up an offering to get him one of those disposable cameras for next year.

A big thanks to everyone that took time out of their busy lives to make the ride possible. I look forward to the ride next year. Thanks for taking time to read about our ride and if you are interested in joining us next year, send me an email.

wrc@ntelos.net

I leave you with a final photo of Tizzy "Wilson" Walker:)

Oh yeah, have you figured it out yet? Where the Wilson name came from. Click HERE to solve the mystery. Also, I gave Sandy's name of "Mercy" because she needed lots of it riding with Tizzy:)

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

But until then, ride hard for the end is near!