RETRO CYCLE WORKS ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY TO LEND A HAND
Baldwin County Sheriffs' Boys Ranch in Need of Household Supplies and Personal Items

FAIRHOPE , AL , November 23, 2009 - - Retro Cycle Works is seeking donations for the Baldwin County Sheriffs' Boys Ranch. With the holiday giving season approaching, the community is asked to lend a hand in obtaining household supplies and personal items for the boys ranch.

“Most people don't know about the needs of the Sheriffs' Boys Ranch,” said Kent Stocker, of Retro Cycle Works, which is located on U. S. Highway 98 in Fairhope. “We adopted the group home several years ago and were able to get a lot of badly needed supplies for them.”

The on-going list of needs include personal items such as socks, under garments and personal hygiene supplies; household needs such as cleaning supplies, kitchen items, and non-perishable food.

“Actually, we need anything you would buy for your own home and family,” said Jim Harmon, director of the Baldwin County Sheriffs' Boys Ranch. “And, just like your own family, we need these items on a regular basis.”

The Alabama Sheriffs' Youth Ranches is a charitable, nonprofit corporation, sponsored by the Alabama Sheriffs' Association and managed by a Board of Trustees.

The Ranch program is funded almost entirely by private donations from concerned individuals, churches, civic clubs, corporations and foundations.

The administrative/fundraising office which raises, receives, budgets and disburses funds for the Ranch program, is located in Montgomery , Alabama .

Life on the Ranches today centers around the same premise the Ranch program was founded more than 40 years ago. Children live in family situations with house parents on working ranches where Christian principles, hard work, responsibility, manners and loving kindness are used to help children grow strong in body, mind and spirit. It's a formula that has worked for more than four decades and continues to help children find their way. Originally founded in rural Dallas County , the Ranch program began there with the first Ranch house, Tine Davis Hall, which was dedicated in February, 1966.

Retro Cycle Works, Inc. has factory-trained Harley-Davidson specialists offering service and repairs of Harley-Davidson and American V Twin motorcycles. With over thirty years experience in motorcycle service, rebuilding, custom and performance work, Retro Cycle Works, Inc. offers a full range of services for late model and vintage motorcycle enthusiasts. Come check out the museum of vintage bikes, which is a permanent display set up in the shop.

Donated items may be brought to Retro Cycle Works now thru December 15. For more information call Retro Cycle Works at (251)928-3004 or visit the Web site at www.retrocycleworksinc.com . To learn more about the Baldwin County Sheriffs' Boys Ranch call (251)989-6392 visit the statewide website at www.sheriffsranch.org .