MEMORIAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE TO BENEFIT MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Augusta, Ga. -- More than 100 gleaming motorcycles will cover roughly 60 miles from Augusta to Waynesboro and back for a memorial bike ride that will benefit children with special needs at MCG Children's Medical Center.

The First Annual Kelsi Long Memorial Ride takes place Saturday, March 22, beginning at Polaris of America on Washington Road at 10:30 a.m. and ending at the MCG Children's Medical Center, where ride organizer Mike Maddox will present a check to Dr. Karen Carter, a developmental pediatrician at the center, who cares for kids with special needs.

Maddox organized the ride in honor of his granddaughter, who had Down Syndrome.

Riders interested in participating should call 706-860-1872 or 706-556-8427. A donation of $10 per rider is requested. A post-ride party featuring barbecue and a raffle of fun prizes will be held at Polaris of America at 2 p.m. All proceeds from the bike ride and raffle will go to support the Special Child Clinic at the MCG Children's Medical Center.

MCG Health System is composed of MCG Health, Inc. and the clinical services offered by the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia and the members of the Physicians Practice Group. MCG Health, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the MCG Hospitals and Clinics, Children's Medical Center, the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center and related clinical facilities and services. MCG Health, Inc. was formed to support the research and education mission of the Medical College of Georgia and to build the economic growth of the CSRA, the state of Georgia and the Southeast by offering the highest level of primary and specialty health care.