Motorcyle Ride for Dad to stop in Sharbot Lake

Jeff Green | Aug 05, 2010

The Motorcycle Ride for Dad, an event dedicated to fighting prostate cancer through research and awareness, started 10 years ago in Ottawa.

The event has now gone national and in May, 27 rides took place across the country.

To mark the 10th anniversary, a second ride has been added this year, a seven-stage, nation-wide ride that is taking place during the month of August. The National Capital stage is taking place next week, and the riders will be stopping at the Sharbot Lake beach on Wednesday, August 11, sometime between 1:30 and 2:00.

Members of the Central Frontenac Economic Development Committee will be on hand to greet them, and a donation cheque will be presented by Wayne Robinson of W.A. Robinson and Associates. The public is invited to show their support.

There will likely be hundreds of riders participating in the stage because the Ottawa Chapter of the Motorcycle Ride is the oldest and largest of the 25 chapters in the country.

The Motorcycle ride for Dad has raised over $5 million over the last 10 years for prostate cancer research. In addition to raising money for cancer research, the ride also makes donations to the military families fund.

“The stop in Sharbot Lake will provide people from Central Frontenac a chance to show their support for this worthy cause,” said Central Frontenac Mayor Janet Gutowski, who is drumming up support for the event. “It also promises to be quite a thing to see, with that number of motorcycles riding down Road 38 at one time.”

For more information about the ride, go to motorcycleridefordad.org