Parkway HD / Gene Lummus HD host a Highway Patrol Guided Ride in Honor of Trooper David Shawn Blanton, Jr.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 Join us at: 10:00 AM ----- Bikes out 12:00 PM
Starting at: Parkway Harley Davidson (Exit 59 off of I-40) Ending at: Cherokee Festival Grounds
A $25.00 Donation per person is requested (all proceeds will go directly to his family) donation includes a patch, T-shirt & BBQ dinner. For information call Parkway HD at 828-298-1683
Taking place at the Asheville, Waynesville, and Franklin location
10% of all proceeds go to the family of Trooper Shawn Blanton Jr.
On Tuesday, June 17 N.C. Highway Patrol Officer David Shawn Blanton Jr. was killed in the line of duty. He was shot after pulling over Edward Wong II for a traffic violation on I-40 near Canton, NC. [read the entire story]
Blanton is survived by his wife, Michaela Layman Blanton and their two-week old child.
Fund Information
Champion Credit Union has set up an account to help the family. Donations may be made at the following locations.
Champion Credit Union Branches
1 Academy Street, Canton
516 Hospital Drive, Clyde
2311 Hendersonville Road, Arden
Number for call-in donations (828) 648-1515
Mountain Credit Union Branches
Asheville: 219 Haywood St., 252-8234
Cherokee: 375 Sequoyah Trail, 497-6211
Fletcher: 5010 Hendersonville Rd., 684-9999
Franklin: 746 East Main St., 524-4464
Sylva: 30 Highway 107, 586-0425
Waynesville: 721 North Main St., 452-2216
Click here to visit the Officer Down Memorial Page