It is a rare sight to see. More than 300 motorcycle riders cruising along Hwy. 401. But that’s exactly what took place over the weekend during the first annual Highway of Heroes Salute Ride. The ride was organized as a means to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Fund and Canada Company’s Children’s Scholarship Fund. The Wounded Warriors Fund was designed to deliver quality of life, financial and moral assistance through five different streams of support to soldiers fighting overseas. The money that is donated goes towards purchasing‘packs’ which contain hygiene items, blankets, a teddy bear, other comfort items and DVDs for soldiers who have been injured in battle. The Canada Company’s Children’s Scholarship Fund began in May 2006 with a pledge to stand shoulder-toshoulder with the Canadian troops who make sacrifices
everyday. Saturday’s ride, the first one of its kind, managed to raise more than $20,000 for the two organizations.

The honourary ride was from Whitby to the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton. Organizers are hoping to make the event an annual ride.“We wanted to do something for a couple reasons,” says Derrick Gleed, one of the event organizers.“We’ve stood on the bridges in Durham Region and watched the fallen soldiers come home and thought about the families left behind. Further, those coming home require an awful lot of support.”

Canada has lost more than 120 soldiers since beginning the mission in Afghanistan in 2002.
The ride is away to honour those who have lost their lives fighting. It is also a chance to support those who have returned to Canada injured. While there was about 300 hundred riders many residents of Durham Region came out to show their support For More Details, Pick-Up Your Copy Of The Oshawa Express By Contacting us

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