NEXT FUNDRAISING EVENT A BICYCLE MAINTENANCE CLINIC

Members of the Chatham-Kent Community Cycling Group (CKCG) are raising $3,600 to purchase a special adapted bicycle for the Freedom Riders program at the Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent.  The group held a successful chili cook-off as their first event and raised $500 toward the cause.  They followed that with an All-You-Can-Eat Ribs Night held at Big Shots Billiards in Chatham on January 31, which raised an additional $520. 

There are several different types of adapted bicycles, for children of various ages, sizes and abilities.  The Centre purchased several a few years ago with a grant from Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities, and added an additional bicycle with funds raised during last year’s Fitness Fun for ALL Kids! adapted sports campaign.

The CKCG’s next fundraiser is a two-hour Bicycle Maintenance Clinic this coming Saturday at Smith Cycle & More in Chatham, which is booked solid.  Demand has been so strong that a second clinic has been scheduled for 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2012.  Cost is $40 which includes a bicycle maintenance manual.  To register, call Smith Cycle & More at 519-351-5588.

 If you would like to make a donation to this fundraising campaign, contact Ann McKenzie, communications disorders assistant at the Children’s Treatment Centre.  Ann can be contacted at.519-365-0340 or by email at sydkneeca@gmail.com.

Mini Discovery Adapted Bicycle