MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- West Virginia Chapter V of Blue Knights International presented an oversized check for $10,261 to the staff of Hospice of the Panhandle on Tuesday.
The nonprofit motorcycle club of active and retired law-enforcement officers raised the money from Bike Night 2009, an event the group sponsors each year in Martinsburg.
An appearance by actor Erik Estrada helped raise $1,261 of this year's donation. Since 2004, the group has donated $47,663 to Hospice, according to club treasurer and Sheriff's Department Lt. Gary Harmison.
