Jessie's 21st Legacy Ride
Sat, Aug 08
|Winner's Circle
Come help us honor Jessica Lunsford. Proceeds will help the GOC support and advocate for abused children. This is the 21st year legacy ride. Starts at Winner’s Circle 2533 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052. Registration @ 9am, KSU @ 11am.
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
Winner's Circle, 2533 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052, USA
About the event
CONTENT / TRIGGER WARNING: This post discusses/contains descriptions of sexual assault and violence.
Come help us honor Jessica Lunsford. Proceeds will help the Guardians of The Children, a support and advocacy nonprofit for abused children. Jessie's 21 Year Legacy Ride reminds us of the true and terrible tragedies that can occur to the smallest, youngest, and most vulnerable of our communities. Jessica's story can be read in detail at Morbidology's True Crime publication here. Please be warned, it is not a gentle tale.
This young 9 year old child was abducted, sexually assaulted, and buried alive in garbage bags by convicted sex offender John Evander Couey. This year in 2026 marks the 21st year of remembrance of Jessica's plight and the movement it inspired to create what is now known as "Jessica's Law", a law that requires a minimum of 25 years to a maximum of life in prison for first-time child sex offenders. What began in Florida has now passed in nearly all states across the country.
Start: Winner's Circle
Address: 2533 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052 (Google Map)
Date: August 8th, 2026
Registration Start: 9:00 AM
Kick Stands Up: 11:00 AM
End: Happy Days
Address: 503 Carolina Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052 (Google Map)
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Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
Aug 08, 2:00 PM EST
Remembering Jessica Lunsford, whose horrific story inspired Jessica's Law.
From $10.00 to $20.00
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Symbolic $21 Donation
Donate a symbolic $21 for the 21st anniversary in remembrance of Jessie's story, the inspiration for Jessica's Law. This is a donation, NOT a ticket. All proceeds help the GOC fulfill its mission to spread awareness and fight child abuse. We remember Jessica Lunsford.
$21.00
+$0.53 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00