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Back to HomeFeature Article - April 12, 2012 Snow Road Snowmobile Club Relay for Life breakfastby Julie Druker

Photo: Members of the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (l-r) Eleanor Devlin, Alice Gilchrist, Bev and Murray Elliott, Colonial St. Pierre, Suzanne McFarlane, Ruth and Morley Wark and Ron Gilchrist present a cheque for $900 to Natalie Gibb-Carsley of the Perth Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society

Thanks to over 100 early risers and hungry diners, and the hard work and generosity of the Snow Road Snowmobile Club, the Perth branch of the Canadian Cancer Society has added another $900 to their coffers. The funds were raised at a breakfast held at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club on April 7. In attendance was Natalie Gibb-Carlsley, president of the Perth branch of the Canadian Cancer Society who said she was delighted to accept the donation on behalf of the CCS. “This club has been putting on this breakfast for several years now and it is such groups that allow us to stand by our motto “Fight for the Cure”. It is through their generous donations that we are able to continue to fund cancer research and various types of community support that benefit those diagnosed with cancer and their families as well," Natalie said.

Ruth Wark, who is the chair of the club, has for years put in a team for the annual Relay for Life event in Lombardy and this is the third annual fundraising breakfast she has organized at the Snow Road Club to support the CSS. “I lost both parents to cancer along with a number of friends and relatives and though I no longer put in teams for the relay, I still feel a strong need to continue to support cancer research and community programs through the CSS.” Wark still continues to walk at the annual Relay for Life. She was pleased with Saturday's turnout given the fact that snowmobiling is finished for the season.

The club holds regular Saturday breakfast fundraisers. Upcoming on Saturday, April 21, is a breakfast in support of the Alzheimer's Society and on Saturday May 5 there will be a breakfast in support of research for malignant melanoma. The breakfasts run from 8 to 11 a.m. The club is located at 1106 Gemmill's Road in Snow Road Station.