Et cetera : Live to Ride the VanWey: Hundreds show love for local cancer patient

Riders gather around Scott VanWey after completing the nearly 140-mile ride in his honor on Saturday., Riders begin the morning, leaving from Vinton. Celebration Park was filled on Saturday with motorcycles and motorcyclists who had gathered to show their love and support for Scott and Becky VanWey, and to raise money for him with hours of music, an auction, and dinner that followed the ride. Riders returned to the park Saturday afternoon, after pulling out at 10 a.m. Scott stood to greet them, and they responded with gestures, a little burned rubber, handshakes and hugs. "They love you, Scott. I'm amazed. That's a lot of love," said one of the attendees, as Scott finished greeting the riders. Scott's wife, Becky, offered thes words of thanks to everyone who has helped them in some way through this journey. "The family of Scott Van Wey would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make his benefit a success - Everyone who participated in the Ride, everyone who came to the park for the event, those who donated or bought auction items, the bands that provided entertainment, those who volunteered to work at the event, and those that worked behind the scenes.The generosity and compassion of the people in this community is amazing.We are overwhelmed.God bless you all." To donate to Scott via a "You Caring" page, click HERE. See a video of one of the jam sessions that took place Saturday evening HERE. See a video of the riders returning to Celebration Park below [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKcvK3VN0Js&feature=share[/embed]