🌱 Riders Against Child Abuse + Autism Crawfish Boil

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 75 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories in Montgomery today:

1. Montgomery bikers joined together on Saturday to raise funds for Children First, a nonprofit that advocates for children suffering from child abuse. Over 60 bikers attended the first Riders Against Child Abuse charity event. Attendees paid $20 for single riders and double riders paid $25. (WSFA12 News)
2. Alabama State University's president, Quinton Ross, has been appointed to the White House advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities. The board works to improve and support historically black institutions and comprises 18 individuals. The current administration has allocated $5.8 billion to support the board's efforts. (Alabama Daily News)
3. Saturday was the 18th Annual Autism Crawfish Boil at Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium. The event was in celebration of April being Autism Awareness Month. A thousand attendees enjoyed over 4,000 pounds of crawfish, corn, potatoes, mushrooms, and Conecuh Sausage. Proceeds benefitted testing and treatments for children with autism. (Alabama News Network)

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Today in Montgomery:

• PHED At County of Montgomery (9:30 AM)
• State Legislation At County of Montgomery (12:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Montgomery Humane Society is looking for a new home for Smoochi the cat. Click to learn how to donate to the shelter. (Facebook)
• A New York Man biking across the country shares his experiences in Montgomery. Click to read the full story. (Twitter)
• Montgomery's Mayor Reed wishes everyone participating in Ramadan a sense of peace and spiritual healing. Ramadan Mubarak. (Twitter)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.