Veteran, Peace and Justice Advocate Cy King dies at 92
Rev. Robert Parrish to Lead 10:30am Worship Service
No Church School for Youth 6th – 12th Grade this Sunday or next Sunday
Youth Heading to BYC
Request for coolers for Tuesday Memorial Service
No Taizé on Tuesday Evening
New Email Address for the Church Office
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
Caregiver Support Group
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
Oak City Outreach Center Seeking Volunteers
“Moral Injury”
Slowing Climate Change
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
A Note and Poem in Memory of Cy King from Reverend Curtis Everette Gatewood
Veteran, Peace and Justice Advocate Cy King dies at 92
(The following article is reprinted from the News & Observer)
By Anne Blythe - ablythe@newsobserver.com - June 26, 2014
RALEIGH — Cy King was a man of many causes – so many that when the nonagenarian reluctantly agreed to hang up his car keys for good a chief complaint was the coinciding loss of a place to display his gallery of bumper stickers.
Throughout his 92 years, King was a stalwart of the peace and justice movement. Never one to stand on the sidelines, King rallied for racial justice and civil liberties. He worked to rid the world of weapons, both domestically and abroad. He lobbied for liberal causes and was a prolific letter writer.
On Wednesday, after a brief period of declining health, King died at his home at Whitaker Glen.
“We’ve lost a giant,” said the Rev. Nancy Petty, pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and a supporter of many of the same causes as King.
A World War II veteran who deeply felt the scars of the international conflict, King became a faithful advocate for nuclear disarmament. On the first Wednesday of every month, the Raleigh native was among the regulars holding vigil outside the Fayetteville Street post office, armed with fliers, pamphlets and pie charts to explain their peaceful campaign against war and the arms race.
He fought against the death penalty and held vigil with others outside Central Prison when executions occurred.
During the past two years, he was a regular at the “Moral Monday” demonstrations at the N.C. Legislative Building, protesting the cuts to unemployment benefits, the failure to expand Medicaid and much more. He was at the demonstration two weeks ago in a wheelchair.
Friends, admirers and peace-and-justice advocates picking up the mantle of their mentor describe King as a gentle man, unfailingly polite, who spoke from a place of authority but was never rude or loud about his convictions.
“It was always with this gentleness,” Petty said. “But the gentleness, his compassion, did not water down the passion.”
For the bulk of his life, King had a partner in his mission for social justice and peace – Carolyn, the wife he met at the University of Kentucky, who preceded him in death by two years.
The two were inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in 2009 for their commitment to the causes despite their reluctance to bask in the limelight.
“I don’t know anybody who has put as much energy into various peace and justice organizations,” Collins Kilburn, retired director of the N.C. Council of Churches and a close friend, said at the time of the induction.
“Really, they were a team,” said Cy King Jr., one of the couple’s two sons.
Cy King Jr., a tennis player of great accolades, said on Thursday that he and his brother, Edward, could not remember a time when their parents did not have their yard filled with political signs or their home filled with discussions about one cause or another.
“Really, their social causes became their social life,” Cy King Jr. said.
The Kings settled in Raleigh in 1949. Cy King was the acquisitions librarian at N.C. State University Library.
Much of the Kings’ social justice work has been through the Community United Church of Christ, which they were members of for six decades. The church established the Carolyn and Cy King Peace and Justice Award on Carolyn’s 90th birthday.
In the early days, the Kings could often be found having picnics in parks and dining in restaurants with their many African-American friends to spread their message of racial equality.
In recent years, the couple fought for gay rights.
“The one thing I feel was their legacy was that so many people liked and respected them,” Cy King Jr. recalled. “In this age of kind of partisan politics, people might not always agree with them, but people liked them and it would make them stop and think about why such nice people are working for these causes.”
The Kings also were involved with the NC Stop Torture Movement and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. They were part of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, the Human Rights Coalition of NC and the Wake Chapter of the ACLU.
Carolyn King died in October 2012. Without his faithful partner by his side, Cy King continued going to demonstrations and writing to politicians and organizations.
“I’d come over and he’d be writing a letter to President Obama,” his son said.
A visitation is scheduled from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday, June 30, at Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00am, Tuesday, July 1, at CUCC.
Rev. Robert Parrish to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Reverend Parrish will lead the service and provide the message this Sunday, June 29, during the 10:30am worship service. Please join us and share our worship experience and remain for fellowship afterwards.
No Church School for Youth this Sunday or next Sunday
There will be no Church School for Youth 6th through 12th grades this Sunday, as we are headed to BYC after a blessing in worship, and no Church School next Sunday, July 6, as it is the first Sunday of the month and Youth stay in the sanctuary and worship with their families.
Youth Heading to BYC
Some of our CUCC Youth will be going to Baptist Youth Camp again this summer. They will leave this Sunday and return Friday, July 4. We will have a blessing for them during the 10:00am worship service. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. The theme for the camp this year is the life of Jesus. In the mornings and in daily youth-led worship, they will explore significant events in the life of Jesus and how they can relate to and learn from his experiences. We have an amazing group of youth and look forward to hearing from them about their experiences.
Request for coolers for Tuesday Memorial Service
Due to the hot weather and small refrigerator space, we are asking people with coolers to please bring them to the church to use to store ice and cold items for Cy’s memorial service. Please make sure you name is on it). If you bring a cooler on Tuesday, we would appreciative it if you would also add a couple of bags of ice in it, too. Thanks! Submitted by Susan Maleszweski
No Taizé on Tuesday Evening
Due to the memorial service for Cy King on Tuesday, July 1, there will not be a Tuesday Evening Taizé service. Please join us next month on Tuesday, August 5, 7:00pm, VFH. Taizé Worship is held every Sunday at 9:00am in the Sanctuary. All are welcome.
New Email Address for the Church Office
Due to continuing issues with Roadrunner and the nc.rr.com account, the church office has a new email address! Please update your contact information with our new address: office.cucc@gmail.com. If you sent anything to the office via the nc.rr.com account in the past week, please send it again to the new address. Again, that new address is office.cucc@gmail.com
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
On Tuesdays from 12:30pm to 1:00pm, join Duane Beck from the Mennonite Church
for Prayers at the Legislature. Go in the front door off of Jones Street. Turn left
and meet at a table in the garden area. Scriptures will be provided. (SJM)
Caregiver Support Group
Sue Rogge is beginning a support group for caregivers of elderly parents or other loved ones. Her group will meet the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm in the Hoffmann Room at CUCC. The first meeting is Thursday, July 3rd, 7:00pm. For more information, call Sue Cottle at 919-772-8288. This will be an excellent time for new ideas or just to have someone else to talk to who has some understanding about what you are going through.
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
What? You say you miss seeing the flying watermelon seeds from Gary Smith or the Kiels? By now, you probably thought you would have heard or seen something about P2E. Well, what happened was this: The Watermelon Growers Association, Inc. sent a memo to CUCC stating, “Due to the massive number of seeds used for this event, we have caused a watermelon shortage!” So, therefore, they have begged us to not have the P2E competition this year to allow the growers to catch up on production.
Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but Welcoming, Fellowship, & Growth has decided to take a break from the P2E competition this year and instead, celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Sundae” Sunday event. It will take place during fellowship time immediately after the 10:30am worship service in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, July 6th. You will be able to make yourself a cool, patriotic ice cream Sundae as you fellowship with friends and visitors.
As we enjoy our frozen treats, we will be privileged to enjoy some wonderful slides of the American wilderness and American parks that our very own Mike Schafale took on some of his extensive travels. Mike will be happy to talk with anyone interested about any of the slides shown.
So, let’s give the watermelon growers a break as we enjoy our Sunday Sundaes.
Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG
Oak City Outreach Center Seeking Volunteers
The Oak City Outreach Center (near Moore Square) is looking for volunteer hosts to welcome groups who come to the Center to provide food and then to greet guests coming to the center to receive food or information and referrals. The Oak City Outreach Center is a collaboration of the City of Raleigh and the Raleigh Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness. The Center will be open Saturdays and Sundays and is looking for people willing to work four-hour shifts monthly or even quarterly. There will be a minimum of two adult volunteers at each time slot. Children accompanied by parents are also welcome to volunteer. For additional information, email oakcity.outreach@raldioc.org or call 919-812-5546. Submitted by Social Justice Ministry
“Moral Injury”
St. Paul’s Christian Church has been learning about “moral injury,” a relatively new diagnosis for veterans. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “A moral injury is a lasting and powerful psychological wound that is caused by doing, failing to prevent, or observing acts that go against deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Veterans who experience moral injury may experience a reluctance to get close to other people, difficulty trusting others or themselves, and a loss of faith or spirituality.” St. Paul’s hosted an educational session for the community led by Rita Nakashima Brock of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School; PBS was there filming for a feature on how the religious community is learning to serve vets. To see the video, go to http://video.pbs.org/video/2365264681/. If you are interested in learning about how we as a religious community can help serve returning veterans, contact the church office at 919-787-6422.
Slowing Climate Change
Dear CUCC Colleague: I know that you agree that slowing Climate Change is imperative. To do this we must decrease our energy use and governments in the US and internationally must change policies to enable decreased energy use and CO2 production. The new action by the EPA to regulate power plant CO2 release takes an important step to decrease US CO2 production. As a person of faith, I have signed the NC Interfaith Power & Light statement of support for this EPA action. I hope that you will sign it too. You can sign here: http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/c/68/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11102
God bless our work together. Submitted by Gary Smith
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
For five summers, Sam and Jack Alcorn worked on the Appalachian Service Project with CUCC to repair homes. This year they are raising money to participate in Bike & Build. The group organizes cross-country bicycle trips which benefit affordable housing groups such as Habitat for Humanity. For more information about the effort, pedal to http://bikeandbuild.org.
Jack will ride from Providence to Seattle (3900 miles).
To donate to Jack, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7310.
Sam will be leading a group of 30 riders from Nags Head to San Diego (3600 miles).
To donate to Sam, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7084.
To participate, each rider raises $4500 for affordable housing.
Each trip includes about 60 days of biking, usually 60 to 90 miles per day, and 10 days of building affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County will receive funds from Bike and Build's fundraising this year. Thank you for your support!
Sam and Jack would welcome letters and packages from friends, family, and supporters. Bike & Build groups will receive mail approximately once a week while on the road. Mail will be delivered through USPS General Delivery. Please be sure to send mail in ample time to arrive prior to the pick-up date and only through the United States Postal Service (The Post Office will not accept mail from any other carrier). Address mail to:
Bike & Build
Attn: CYCLIST NAME
General Delivery
STREET ADDRESS (if noted)
CITY, ST ZIP
Please mark the envelope or package with "Please hold for pick-up on DATE." Late mail
will be forwarded to the mail drop two weeks ahead. Late mail from the last two mail drops will be returned to sender.
Below are the general delivery stops for mail to Sam and Jack…
Sam:
NC to San Diego
July 03
222 W 8th St.
Durango, CO 81301
July 10
100 Mather Business Ctr
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
July 17
200 E Murphy St.
Blythe, CA 92225
Jack:
Prov. to Seattle
July 17
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
111 E Nebraska Ave
Cody, NE 69211-9998
July 24
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
112 Wyoming St
Shoshoni, WY 82649-9900
August 07
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
111 N 7th St
Coeur d\'Alene, ID 83814
August 14
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
3102 Hoyt Ave
Everett, WA 98201
A Note and Poem in Memory of Cy King from Reverend Curtis Everette Gatewood
BROTHER CY KING, A 'KING' OF A BROTHER
I met him in 2011 at a Peace Action event.
He introduced himself, but it was no coincident.
Who could imagine what this acquaintance would bring?
I am talking about a guy whose name is Cy King.
His love for the movement became abundantly clear.
If not present physically, his spirits would cheer.
He cheered those who dared to join the ‘good fight’.
He wanted justice for all, whether Latino, Black or White.
Too weak to get out of his car one night,
I was asked to come and see him, as the stars provided light.
He was there to support a Moral Monday protest.
It was the last time I saw him before his final rest.
He cheered "HKonJ", and the thought - "Forward Together".
He sought justice and His age and feeble stage did not matter.
His faith put action toward the words - 'love ye one another',
Because Brother Cy King was a 'King' of a Brother!
Rev. Curtis Everette Gatewood
“I send my love to the Cy King family. His spirit will continue to serve as a spark plug which connects to the engine of my soul. He will always be my brother and friend in the struggle for justice!” - Submitted by Rev. Gatewood
Rev. Robert Parrish to Lead 10:30am Worship Service
No Church School for Youth 6th – 12th Grade this Sunday or next Sunday
Youth Heading to BYC
Request for coolers for Tuesday Memorial Service
No Taizé on Tuesday Evening
New Email Address for the Church Office
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
Caregiver Support Group
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
Oak City Outreach Center Seeking Volunteers
“Moral Injury”
Slowing Climate Change
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
A Note and Poem in Memory of Cy King from Reverend Curtis Everette Gatewood
Veteran, Peace and Justice Advocate Cy King dies at 92
(The following article is reprinted from the News & Observer)
By Anne Blythe - ablythe@newsobserver.com - June 26, 2014
RALEIGH — Cy King was a man of many causes – so many that when the nonagenarian reluctantly agreed to hang up his car keys for good a chief complaint was the coinciding loss of a place to display his gallery of bumper stickers.
Throughout his 92 years, King was a stalwart of the peace and justice movement. Never one to stand on the sidelines, King rallied for racial justice and civil liberties. He worked to rid the world of weapons, both domestically and abroad. He lobbied for liberal causes and was a prolific letter writer.
On Wednesday, after a brief period of declining health, King died at his home at Whitaker Glen.
“We’ve lost a giant,” said the Rev. Nancy Petty, pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and a supporter of many of the same causes as King.
A World War II veteran who deeply felt the scars of the international conflict, King became a faithful advocate for nuclear disarmament. On the first Wednesday of every month, the Raleigh native was among the regulars holding vigil outside the Fayetteville Street post office, armed with fliers, pamphlets and pie charts to explain their peaceful campaign against war and the arms race.
He fought against the death penalty and held vigil with others outside Central Prison when executions occurred.
During the past two years, he was a regular at the “Moral Monday” demonstrations at the N.C. Legislative Building, protesting the cuts to unemployment benefits, the failure to expand Medicaid and much more. He was at the demonstration two weeks ago in a wheelchair.
Friends, admirers and peace-and-justice advocates picking up the mantle of their mentor describe King as a gentle man, unfailingly polite, who spoke from a place of authority but was never rude or loud about his convictions.
“It was always with this gentleness,” Petty said. “But the gentleness, his compassion, did not water down the passion.”
For the bulk of his life, King had a partner in his mission for social justice and peace – Carolyn, the wife he met at the University of Kentucky, who preceded him in death by two years.
The two were inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in 2009 for their commitment to the causes despite their reluctance to bask in the limelight.
“I don’t know anybody who has put as much energy into various peace and justice organizations,” Collins Kilburn, retired director of the N.C. Council of Churches and a close friend, said at the time of the induction.
“Really, they were a team,” said Cy King Jr., one of the couple’s two sons.
Cy King Jr., a tennis player of great accolades, said on Thursday that he and his brother, Edward, could not remember a time when their parents did not have their yard filled with political signs or their home filled with discussions about one cause or another.
“Really, their social causes became their social life,” Cy King Jr. said.
The Kings settled in Raleigh in 1949. Cy King was the acquisitions librarian at N.C. State University Library.
Much of the Kings’ social justice work has been through the Community United Church of Christ, which they were members of for six decades. The church established the Carolyn and Cy King Peace and Justice Award on Carolyn’s 90th birthday.
In the early days, the Kings could often be found having picnics in parks and dining in restaurants with their many African-American friends to spread their message of racial equality.
In recent years, the couple fought for gay rights.
“The one thing I feel was their legacy was that so many people liked and respected them,” Cy King Jr. recalled. “In this age of kind of partisan politics, people might not always agree with them, but people liked them and it would make them stop and think about why such nice people are working for these causes.”
The Kings also were involved with the NC Stop Torture Movement and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty. They were part of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, the Human Rights Coalition of NC and the Wake Chapter of the ACLU.
Carolyn King died in October 2012. Without his faithful partner by his side, Cy King continued going to demonstrations and writing to politicians and organizations.
“I’d come over and he’d be writing a letter to President Obama,” his son said.
A visitation is scheduled from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday, June 30, at Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00am, Tuesday, July 1, at CUCC.
Rev. Robert Parrish to Lead 10:30am Worship Service this Sunday
Reverend Parrish will lead the service and provide the message this Sunday, June 29, during the 10:30am worship service. Please join us and share our worship experience and remain for fellowship afterwards.
No Church School for Youth this Sunday or next Sunday
There will be no Church School for Youth 6th through 12th grades this Sunday, as we are headed to BYC after a blessing in worship, and no Church School next Sunday, July 6, as it is the first Sunday of the month and Youth stay in the sanctuary and worship with their families.
Youth Heading to BYC
Some of our CUCC Youth will be going to Baptist Youth Camp again this summer. They will leave this Sunday and return Friday, July 4. We will have a blessing for them during the 10:00am worship service. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. The theme for the camp this year is the life of Jesus. In the mornings and in daily youth-led worship, they will explore significant events in the life of Jesus and how they can relate to and learn from his experiences. We have an amazing group of youth and look forward to hearing from them about their experiences.
Request for coolers for Tuesday Memorial Service
Due to the hot weather and small refrigerator space, we are asking people with coolers to please bring them to the church to use to store ice and cold items for Cy’s memorial service. Please make sure you name is on it). If you bring a cooler on Tuesday, we would appreciative it if you would also add a couple of bags of ice in it, too. Thanks! Submitted by Susan Maleszweski
No Taizé on Tuesday Evening
Due to the memorial service for Cy King on Tuesday, July 1, there will not be a Tuesday Evening Taizé service. Please join us next month on Tuesday, August 5, 7:00pm, VFH. Taizé Worship is held every Sunday at 9:00am in the Sanctuary. All are welcome.
New Email Address for the Church Office
Due to continuing issues with Roadrunner and the nc.rr.com account, the church office has a new email address! Please update your contact information with our new address: office.cucc@gmail.com. If you sent anything to the office via the nc.rr.com account in the past week, please send it again to the new address. Again, that new address is office.cucc@gmail.com
Pray at the Legislature – Tuesdays, 12:30pm-1:00pm
On Tuesdays from 12:30pm to 1:00pm, join Duane Beck from the Mennonite Church
for Prayers at the Legislature. Go in the front door off of Jones Street. Turn left
and meet at a table in the garden area. Scriptures will be provided. (SJM)
Caregiver Support Group
Sue Rogge is beginning a support group for caregivers of elderly parents or other loved ones. Her group will meet the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm in the Hoffmann Room at CUCC. The first meeting is Thursday, July 3rd, 7:00pm. For more information, call Sue Cottle at 919-772-8288. This will be an excellent time for new ideas or just to have someone else to talk to who has some understanding about what you are going through.
“Sundae” Sunday – July 6, 2014
What? You say you miss seeing the flying watermelon seeds from Gary Smith or the Kiels? By now, you probably thought you would have heard or seen something about P2E. Well, what happened was this: The Watermelon Growers Association, Inc. sent a memo to CUCC stating, “Due to the massive number of seeds used for this event, we have caused a watermelon shortage!” So, therefore, they have begged us to not have the P2E competition this year to allow the growers to catch up on production.
Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but Welcoming, Fellowship, & Growth has decided to take a break from the P2E competition this year and instead, celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Sundae” Sunday event. It will take place during fellowship time immediately after the 10:30am worship service in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, July 6th. You will be able to make yourself a cool, patriotic ice cream Sundae as you fellowship with friends and visitors.
As we enjoy our frozen treats, we will be privileged to enjoy some wonderful slides of the American wilderness and American parks that our very own Mike Schafale took on some of his extensive travels. Mike will be happy to talk with anyone interested about any of the slides shown.
So, let’s give the watermelon growers a break as we enjoy our Sunday Sundaes.
Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG
Oak City Outreach Center Seeking Volunteers
The Oak City Outreach Center (near Moore Square) is looking for volunteer hosts to welcome groups who come to the Center to provide food and then to greet guests coming to the center to receive food or information and referrals. The Oak City Outreach Center is a collaboration of the City of Raleigh and the Raleigh Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness. The Center will be open Saturdays and Sundays and is looking for people willing to work four-hour shifts monthly or even quarterly. There will be a minimum of two adult volunteers at each time slot. Children accompanied by parents are also welcome to volunteer. For additional information, email oakcity.outreach@raldioc.org or call 919-812-5546. Submitted by Social Justice Ministry
“Moral Injury”
St. Paul’s Christian Church has been learning about “moral injury,” a relatively new diagnosis for veterans. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “A moral injury is a lasting and powerful psychological wound that is caused by doing, failing to prevent, or observing acts that go against deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. Veterans who experience moral injury may experience a reluctance to get close to other people, difficulty trusting others or themselves, and a loss of faith or spirituality.” St. Paul’s hosted an educational session for the community led by Rita Nakashima Brock of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School; PBS was there filming for a feature on how the religious community is learning to serve vets. To see the video, go to http://video.pbs.org/video/2365264681/. If you are interested in learning about how we as a religious community can help serve returning veterans, contact the church office at 919-787-6422.
Slowing Climate Change
Dear CUCC Colleague: I know that you agree that slowing Climate Change is imperative. To do this we must decrease our energy use and governments in the US and internationally must change policies to enable decreased energy use and CO2 production. The new action by the EPA to regulate power plant CO2 release takes an important step to decrease US CO2 production. As a person of faith, I have signed the NC Interfaith Power & Light statement of support for this EPA action. I hope that you will sign it too. You can sign here: http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50836/c/68/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11102
God bless our work together. Submitted by Gary Smith
Sam and Jack Alcorn Support Affordable Housing with Bike & Build
For five summers, Sam and Jack Alcorn worked on the Appalachian Service Project with CUCC to repair homes. This year they are raising money to participate in Bike & Build. The group organizes cross-country bicycle trips which benefit affordable housing groups such as Habitat for Humanity. For more information about the effort, pedal to http://bikeandbuild.org.
Jack will ride from Providence to Seattle (3900 miles).
To donate to Jack, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7310.
Sam will be leading a group of 30 riders from Nags Head to San Diego (3600 miles).
To donate to Sam, visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/7084.
To participate, each rider raises $4500 for affordable housing.
Each trip includes about 60 days of biking, usually 60 to 90 miles per day, and 10 days of building affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County will receive funds from Bike and Build's fundraising this year. Thank you for your support!
Sam and Jack would welcome letters and packages from friends, family, and supporters. Bike & Build groups will receive mail approximately once a week while on the road. Mail will be delivered through USPS General Delivery. Please be sure to send mail in ample time to arrive prior to the pick-up date and only through the United States Postal Service (The Post Office will not accept mail from any other carrier). Address mail to:
Bike & Build
Attn: CYCLIST NAME
General Delivery
STREET ADDRESS (if noted)
CITY, ST ZIP
Please mark the envelope or package with "Please hold for pick-up on DATE." Late mail
will be forwarded to the mail drop two weeks ahead. Late mail from the last two mail drops will be returned to sender.
Below are the general delivery stops for mail to Sam and Jack…
Sam:
NC to San Diego
July 03
222 W 8th St.
Durango, CO 81301
July 10
100 Mather Business Ctr
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
July 17
200 E Murphy St.
Blythe, CA 92225
Jack:
Prov. to Seattle
July 17
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
111 E Nebraska Ave
Cody, NE 69211-9998
July 24
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
112 Wyoming St
Shoshoni, WY 82649-9900
August 07
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
111 N 7th St
Coeur d\'Alene, ID 83814
August 14
Bike & Build
Attn: RIDER NAME
General Delivery
3102 Hoyt Ave
Everett, WA 98201
A Note and Poem in Memory of Cy King from Reverend Curtis Everette Gatewood
BROTHER CY KING, A 'KING' OF A BROTHER
I met him in 2011 at a Peace Action event.
He introduced himself, but it was no coincident.
Who could imagine what this acquaintance would bring?
I am talking about a guy whose name is Cy King.
His love for the movement became abundantly clear.
If not present physically, his spirits would cheer.
He cheered those who dared to join the ‘good fight’.
He wanted justice for all, whether Latino, Black or White.
Too weak to get out of his car one night,
I was asked to come and see him, as the stars provided light.
He was there to support a Moral Monday protest.
It was the last time I saw him before his final rest.
He cheered "HKonJ", and the thought - "Forward Together".
He sought justice and His age and feeble stage did not matter.
His faith put action toward the words - 'love ye one another',
Because Brother Cy King was a 'King' of a Brother!
Rev. Curtis Everette Gatewood
“I send my love to the Cy King family. His spirit will continue to serve as a spark plug which connects to the engine of my soul. He will always be my brother and friend in the struggle for justice!” - Submitted by Rev. Gatewood