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6 The South Marysburgh Mirror Parkinson’s Ride Draws More Than 200 (Continued from page 1) August 20, 21 and 22, they pedaled more than 9,600 km, a distance equal to trav- elling from Milford almost to Vancouver and back. Of those 1,800 plus km were covered by riders with Park- inson’s. The Fairgrounds in Mil- ford served as ride central and the event was support- ed by organizational help from the South Marysburgh Recreational Committee. For an event of this mag- nitude about 30 volunteers were needed to staff rest stations, provide support vehicles, set up and take down route signage and set up and clean up the fair- grounds. Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson and South Marysburgh Council- lor John Hirsch provided welcoming remarks to the participants as they started off on their morning rides. Many festooned with red t- shirts, they spread out around the County to visit such locations as Demor- estville, The Outlet, Little Bluff Conservation Area, Black River, Waupoos, Bloomfield and Bongard Corners. “It looks like we will get to $150,000 in donations,” reported Krista Simonett, who, along with her hus- band, Jim Redmond, is an organizer of Pedaling for Parkinson’s in PEC. Jim has Parkinson’s. Donations are still being accepted for a few weeks. “Each $50,000 dollars raised enables one ‘pedaling research’ grant. All of the money raised goes directly towards Parkinson’s Disease research. This is the only event that Parkinson’s Canada is involved with that dedicates 100% of the mon- ey raised towards re- search,” Jim emphasized. The event, which is en- tirely organized by volun- teers, is the largest commu- nity-based fundraiser for Parkinson’s Canada and it would not be possible with- out the support and help of the South Marysburgh Rec- reation Committee and lo- cal volunteers. “We really want to thank our local volunteer who were crucial in helping to provide a safe and orga- nized ride,” Krista said, cred- iting Bruce Dowdell, Doug McGregor, Lynda McGregor, Sandi Beedham, Paul Beed- ham, Steve Empringham, Conrad Biernacki, Brian Musselwhite, Ben O’Brien, Kristi Ciardullo, Dave Hen- derson, Phil Hobbs, Erin O’Brien, Michael Pettit and Paul Vreugdenhil. If you are interested in helping Pedalling for Parkin- son’s in South Marysburgh next year, go to www.pedalingforparkinsons. ca and choose Prince Edward -Paul Vreugdenhil Photo Collectable McCormick Reaper, circa 1850-1875 Cuts grain and leaves in field in bundles Interested in more information? Call Wilber Miller at 613-813-4907 Antique Farm Implements Petes Evener Fanning Mill = Cleans grain