About 120 riders are taking part in this year's NUMB Ride event.
This year's Nebraska United Methodist Bike Ride for Hunger (NUMB) will take riders more than 350 miles, through four states as they tour Southeast Nebraska and contingent parts of Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
The starting point is Elmwood, Neb., where the people of the Elmwood United Methodist Church hosted a dinner and Rev. Bill Ritter reported $25,447 raised for hunger projects during the ride's opening meeting on Saturday evening, June 24. Over the years NUMB has raised more than $300,000 for hunger projects.
The Elmwood UMC put on a feast for the riders during the Saturday evening event.
After a night of sleeping in tents the group got off to a good start as overnight storms cleared for a bright, sunny morning; riders hit the road at about 6:45 a.m. on Sunday. Highs in the 70s and low 80s made for a pleasant first day. Most riders arrived in Tecumseh before noon.
Special thanks to the Nebraska United Methodist Conference for providing this article.