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Bikers raise cash for Parkway Mt. Pisgah campground project

A rehabilitation project for the aging amphitheater at Mount Pisgah Campground will get some funding thanks to a fundraising ride by the Asheville BMW Riders. 

Earlier this year, a plan to repave the amphitheater, replace sagging seating and upgrade the electrical system was chosen as a Centennial Challenge project, a program that provides matching federal funds for selected initiatives in conjunction with the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in 2016. The club’s $6,500 donation will be doubled to more than $13,000. 

The group raised the money at the Blue Ridge High Pass Boogie. The spring motorcycle endurance challenge, now in its second year, raises funds for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Last year’s event raised money to help finish building bathrooms and an expanded parking lot at Graveyard Fields, located at milepost 418 on the Haywood-Transylvania county line. 

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