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Newport News man biking 588 miles across Virginia — and raising money for charity — to celebrate 50th birthday

Heath Scott stands for a portrait with his bicycle and a bag of his roasted coffee at his home in Newport News on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Scott is a coffee roaster who delivers to customers primarily by bicycle. Beginning on Saturday, he will be biking 588 miles from Kentucky to Newport News to celebrate his 50th birthday and raise $5,000 with 500 pounds of food for Thrive Peninsula. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
Heath Scott stands for a portrait with his bicycle and a bag of his roasted coffee at his home in Newport News on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Scott is a coffee roaster who delivers to customers primarily by bicycle. Beginning on Saturday, he will be biking 588 miles from Kentucky to Newport News to celebrate his 50th birthday and raise $5,000 with 500 pounds of food for Thrive Peninsula. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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"I wanted to do something big, but I wanted to do it in a way where I could give back," Heath Scott said of a plan to mark his 50th birthday by biking across the state and raising money for the poor.

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