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WEBC lands $25,700 in OTF funding
Blessing of the Animals
By Ron Giofu
The Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) has obtained funding to enhance its youth programming. WEBC officially received an Ontario Trillium Grant in the amount of $25,700 with a presentation taking place last Wednesday night at Flow Café and Bikes in Amherstburg. OTF grant review committee member Tony Francis made the presentation. He complimented Amanda Dywelska, one of the WEBC directors, for doing a great job in writing the grant application. Francis added WEBC does a great job giving back to their community. James Braakman, another WEBC director, said the organization was “extremely grateful” to the OTF for the grant. He said the funding will go towards youth programming, and that includes new bicycles, helmets, a storage facility and trail maintenance equipment. Braakman admitted he never thought the trail system idea would come to fruition when he first came up with it and thanked all donors and supporters for making the Libro Centre trails possible. “Let’s continue to grow riding in Essex County,” he said. WEBC built and maintain the threephase trail project at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. “Youth riding is near and dear to my heart,” explained Dywelska. Dywelska recalled her father taking her bike riding when she was a nineyear-old and how keeping active with that has helped her throughout the
RTT PHOTO BY RON GIOFU Christ Anglican Church in Amherstburg held its annual “Blessing of the Animals” service last Sunday morning. Rev. Lisa Poultney blessed dogs, hamsters, and pictures of pets, both on phones and photos that were printed off. One of the dogs Rev. Poultney blessed during the service was Rosa, accompanied by her owner Leya Foster.
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OTF representative Tony Francis (left) stands with Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) directors James Braakman and Amanda Dywelska after announcing a $25,700 grant.
years. “It’s gotten me through a lot of tough times in my life,” she said. “It’s a way to relax out there.” In addition to Dywelska and Braakman, other WEBC directors include Dave Doherty, Ryan Henderson and Glyn Buck. The event was one of the final to be held at Flow Café and Bikes while it is in Amherstburg, as the business announced on social media last week it is relocating to the Walkerville section of Windsor. The night ended up being for multiple events. In addition to the OTF grant presentation, WEBC wrapped up its youth riding nights for the summer with several awards and raffle draws throughout the event. For more about the Windsor-Essex Bike Community, please visit their website at www.webcride.com. The Ontario Trillium Foundation states on its website it is investing over $28 million in 300 communitybased projects through its capital grant stream.
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