MAGOFFIN COUNTY – The annual Hillbilly Christmas in July bike ride will come through town this Saturday, with a Harley Davidson giveaway, cash prizes and many silent auction items available, all to raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Lexington, KY.
This year the non-profit group is celebrating 18 years of Hillbilly Christmas in July, held the third weekend in July, with the ride scheduled for this weekend. The group has raised over $795,000 to date for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Lexington, KY, which serves children in this area.
All vehicles are welcome to participate in the ride and chances to win the motorcycle are being sold for $10, with the winner to be drawn from a hat.
The ride will run from Pikeville, through Floyd, Johnson and Magoffin Counties, ending at the Mountain Arts Center with a motorcycle giveaway and silent auction. A total of $2,500 in cash will be given away on the day of the ride, with $500 drawings being held throughout the day, with the first at 9:30 a.m. at MineShaft Harley-Davidson, then at Prestonsburg New Beach, Salyersville’s Ramey Memorial Park, and two drawings at the Mountain Arts Center after the ride.
Kinney also encouraged anyone who has a child that needs help to contact the Shriners Hospital.
Pre-registration is going on now at MineShaft Harley Davidson in Pikeville, but on July 15 registration begins in Pikeville at MineShaft Harley Davidson at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, with a $25 fee to join the ride, and $5 for each additional passenger, to cover their lunch. All bikes will leave out there at 10 a.m.
The silent auction will go on from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Mountain Arts Center, and tickets for the Harley Davidson are available for purchase now until the 4 p.m. drawing.
For more information, follow Hillbilly Christmas in July, Inc., on Facebook, go to www.HillbillyChristmasinJuly.org or call 606-226-0726 or 606-205-5134.
