The high-pitched revving of more than 1,000 small-bore motorcycles rolled through Townsend in early June as the fourth annual Smoky Mountain Crawl brought with it distinctive bike designs and a following that set a record with the number of attendees.
Hosted by MNNTHBX (Man in the Box), a dealer of small-bore parts located just down the road in Seymour, founder and owner Greg Hatcher was able to give $22,000 to seven community organizations as a result of the event’s success.
The recipients were the Boys and Girls Club of Seymour ($5,000), the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department ($2,500), the Blount County SPCA ($1,000), the Townsend Cades Cove Gateway Alliance ($5,000), the Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department ($2,500), Knoxville BMX ($1000) and Seymour High School Athletics ($5000).
“The event has really grown the past few years and we wanted to make sure that all the people who help make it a success are appreciated by those that put on the Smoky Mountain Crawl,” said Hatcher. “Ever since we began, we’ve made it a major part of event to give back to the organizations that do so much in both the Seymour and Townsend communities. We are blessed to have their support and now we can give them a monetary gift to aid in their efforts.”
Photo cutline: Kevin Estep (far left) and Greg Hatcher (far right) of Man in the Box present Mark Oldham and Michael Talley of the Townsend Cades Cove Alliance a check for $5,000 as part of the Smoky Mountain Crawl donation to community organizations.