Journey for Sight makes a stop in Neepawa

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Published on Wednesday, January 22, 2014

By: John Drinkwater

myWestman.ca

Making a welcome return to Neepawa, 21 riders taking part in the Journey for Sight and support staff, stopped off for lunch at Dairy Queen last Saturday. 

The annual snowmobile event has been a fundraiser for the Lions Eye Bank for 28 years. To date, more than $1,000,000 has been raised. Riders from northern, central and southern Manitoba and most recently, Northwest Ontario, will typically ride a minimum of 200 kilometres visiting various communities collecting pledges before a rendezvous in Brandon. 

“Numbers of participants are down due to cold weather, but the fundraising is up," said support spokesperson Colleen Smook.

The event wrapped up in Brandon with a barbecue at the airport, organized by local Lions clubs.

In photo: Journey for Sight riders driving through the town of Neepawa. 

Photo by John Drinkwater