The first ever Eden’s East Side Road Ride is scheduled for
Saturday August 29th, 2015. Eden’s East Side Road Ride is a fund-raiser to
support mental health recovery programs for individuals living in our Southern
Health region. By registering for this first
ever event and raising funds, you’re making a profound difference in the lives
of many individuals living with a mental health challenge. One in four Manitobans will be directly
affected by a serious mental health concern in their lifetime. The pledges raised from the bike ride will go
to support Eden’s mental health recovery programs. Click HERE to go to Eden Health Care
Services website. These programs include
supported housing and employment programs for individuals dealing with
significant mental health issues.
Subsidized counselling services through Recovery of Hope help
individuals and families on lower incomes access needed support. The good news is that with the right supports
and services, individuals can recover from mental illness. Your participation in this cycling fundraiser
can help us maintain this valuable service, restoring hope and healing in
people's lives.
Click HERE to go directly to the on-line registration page
to join us for an 80 km group ride along the gently rolling paved highway
#210. You can join as an individual or
create a team together with co-workers or friends and get a “buzz” going about
what you’re doing. You can down-load a
Cyclist’s Manual HERE which will give you lots of information about the event,
how you can participate, how to prepare for the ride and some very helpful
fund-raising tips. When you register
on-line you will also have an on-line fund-raising vehicle available for you to
use.
Eden’s East Side Road Ride starts at the La Broquerie Hotel
and heads east and south past fertile farm land. Within a few kilometers the road has a gentle
rise and fall which leads the cyclists into the wooded area that has the Sandilands
Provincial Park at its heart. Not far
down the road is The Ranger Station camping spot inside the Sandilands
Provincial Park where you’ll have an opportunity to stop and use bathroom
facilities. At this location, you’ll be
resupplied with water and snacks for the stretch to the
turn-around point at Woodridge.
Once you’ve reached the turn-around in Woodridge you’ve
ridden about forty kilometers and the total climb has been about 100
meters. If you’ve maintained a nice
leisurely pace of about 20 kph, you’ll have been rolling for a little over two
hours. You’re on your way back and
knowing that you climbed 100 meters, it’s pretty much down-hill back to La
Broquerie.
Funds raised as a result of this event will be used to support those services and programs that are part of the community's dream in achieving hope and healing. The most needed areas are for financial support for counselling services as expressed through Recovery of Hope and for employment services as provided through Segue Career Options program. The big dream this year, is to build up a financial resource to purchase a parcel of land to build a new supportive housing apartment building in Steinbach using Penfeld Court and Concordia Village IV as models for this new building. It's a need that has been identified by concerned and engaged citizens of Steinbach and Eden has been invited to partner in this project.
You are invited to be part of the ride and the project. Join as an individual or gather a group together and form a team.
