PENNSYLVANIA
Pottstown Mercury
By Kelly Lyons, klyons@21st-centurymedia.com
POSTED: 09/10/14,
MALVERN — When Justice4PAKids co-founder Bob Riley wanted to organize a fundraiser for his new organization with a distinct mission, he wanted to raise money in a unique way. So the motorcycle enthusiast started the event Motorcycle Ride4PAKids.
“Everybody has a golf tournament,” Riley said. “We wanted something new and different.”
Now in its second year, participants will meet for the Ride4PAKids between 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, at The Office Bar & Grille in Charlestown. The ride will start at 11 a.m. and finish at about 1 p.m. The 3-year-old nonprofit Justice4PAKids focuses on raising awareness of sexual abuse of children through seminars for adults and body-safety coloring books for children.
Riley said he became more interested in the issue when a grand jury report released in February 2011 alleged that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia allowed priests to continue working after they were accused of pedophilia.
“Frankly as a dedicated Catholic, I said I really don’t want to bring the Catholic Church down, but I really want to do something to remedy the situation,” Riley said. “I have to become more educated about the situation.”
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