Nearly three-hundred motorcyclists put the pedal to the medal to fight homelessness in Simcoe County at the Second Annual Ride For Youth Haven in Innisfil. The group travelled one-hundred and twenty kilometres through Innsifil, Thornton, Alliston and Hockley Valley starting Saturday morning.
Mary-Ellen O’Neill-Madley of Youth Haven said: “Funds from this ride go directly to helping those youth that cannot stay at our shelter; providing them with counselling, with food, with care packages, clothing; whatever they need because they still don’t have a place to stay.
Rider Terry Cartwright said: “We’ve all got teenage, or older, kids and we understand the trials and tribulations sometimes that they go through and I imagine it’s much more difficult if kids don’t have support at home”
Many of the riders have experienced first-hand the effect homelessness has in the community. “Some of the youth, I know personally so it’s a great ride to come support these guys” said Ray Connell of the Southern Cruisers.
Organizers planned to raise ten-thousand dollars to support outreach services.
