The recent 2024 Hometown Heroes charity motorcycle event in St. Johns County raised about $63,000, portions of which will help an Army veteran rebuild his life after a training accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.
About $20,000 will be used for scholarships at HorsePlay Therapy’s RiseUp program, which has provided assisted equine therapy for retired Staff. Sgt. Karlton Berry and other veterans. Another $18,000 of the proceeds will be used to make the bedroom and bathroom of Berry’s St. Augustine home wheelchair-accessible and to provide therapeutic devices.
“Karlton’s story is one that continues to inspire me,” said ride organizer Mike Minter, a senior builder with MasterCraft Builder Group, one of the event sponsors. “We’ve seen him change and grow into someone full of life and hope, and that’s what this is all about.”…