Charity Ride Provides Students With Shoes

West End Elementary School students are sporting some new shoes, thanks to an annual fundraising effort.

This year marked the fifth year for the Annual Ride for M.A.C.

The name has a double meaning. It stands for both Mission Action Challenge, and it's a way to honor a man with a big heart.

Mac Lawton helps children both home and abroad. He is the founder of the 567 Club, which meets each Tuesday and provides male role models for area boys.

Earlier this year, Lawton was honored with the Order of the Silver Crescent.

Proceeds from the annual Ride for M.A.C. are split, with half going to provide schools for area students.

Patrick Rivers, one of the organizers of the annual event, told Patch in an earlier interview that the effort has provided shoes to 700 children over the previous four years.

Proceeds are also given to Hope Unlimited, a children's mission organization in Brazil.

For the last two years, Easley First Baptist Church and 5 Point Fellowship have partnered on the Ride for M.A.C.

This year, a 5K run was added to the event. For more information about the 2013 Ride for M.A.C., visit Easley Patch or rideformac.com