Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A18 Winnipeg free May 1995 Wheeling to the Gay of Angels epic trek to raise funds for habitat by David Kuxhaus Slaff reporter j ill Cottingham never been past Carole Clubbs got a Wonky Winnipeg habitat for humanity cyclists Rev up their pedals yesterday before hitting the Road today for the six state trip to los Joe Bryksa Winnipeg free press bed frames 5 warranty twin full Queen King 10 warranty twin full 99 Queen King headboard Beautiful Iron 20 warranty twin full Queen King 25 warranty twin a pc full Queen King pc Matching Mew Simno Mia i hit same Bay Dell Why Auu Bulf where you get for less grand new location 1200 James grand mom Fri 108 sat 106 Sun 125 204 7720189 Cash Check amex i Wellington Oramo Costco co co Winnipeg n san Francisco a cycling Odyssey habitat volunteers will wheel through six five deserts Eagle Butle j Denver Las Minneapolis Omaha Kansas City Flagstaff Angeles Albuquerque Phoenix Linda Silkowski Winnipeg free press a exhilarating journey ahead May As i prepared to embark on our i paused to sit and write at my parents Kitchen trying to grasp the scope and curious nature of human its been 27 years since i last did with the sound of the clock and the mom washing dishes and dad watching the news i cant believe How much Ive missed memories and the awareness of passing moments can present experiences and that How i feel right i Felt this same emotion last tuesday morning As the Bike 95 organizing committee completed its last meeting before the As we wrapped up the last Agenda i was overwhelmed by a mix of sadness and because the work was All but done and the Reward was about to begin in Mere because after nine four strangers who joined me on the organizing committee had become so vital to my sense of being truly the organization has required meetings every physical asking every acquaintance to contribute to our it has meant asking families and fellow workers for understanding As we spent hours scouring the corporate Community for its involved finding a triple e motor four vans and an 18foot trailer to haul Luggage and supplies and 26 churches to House us along the the whole experience is what makes habitat for humanity so compelling and addictive for those involved people coming together for a fundamentally worthwhile Homes for people in to discover that relationships Are the Linchpin of human i feel profoundly Lucky to have been drawn into habitats it has become the glue that holds the facets of my life allowing me to appreciate my life for the Rich tapestry it in Able to apply my interests in cycling and people to the task of building a Bridge across Many racial and f y postcards Rem the read Peters Jerome a Tough one fifty two volunteers from Winnipeg have embarked on a bicycling trip to the habitat for humanity Jimmy Carter work project in los along the event co chair Gord Peters will file a series of postcards from the Road for the free Here is his first submission As he Heads off on the As 1 employ my skills for the Benefit of i gain equally in the my involvement began with an offer to photograph the 1993 Jimmy Carter work project Here in our firms commemorative Book of that project led to an offer to photograph the 94 build in Eagle As a i came to know last years Winnipeg who raised by cycling to Eagle this the excited but nervous phone Calls Between riders have become now its hard to focus on anything but beginning the ride from the legislature this morning at but by the time we reach Eagle Butte in seven first leg of the Long trip to Angeles Well have a thousand stories to share with the people Back when Hes not planning or participating in habitat Gord Peters is marketing director fur a Winnipeg based corporate communications and Bob Hes a 51yearold diabetic with a heart an unlikely band of Road one would yet this they will begin a journey to pedal Kilometres across six states before arriving in los Angeles june joining them will be 49 other its called Bike fundraiser for Winnipeg habitat for the nonprofit organization builds Homes for those who cant afford to own formed in habitats Home is to be built this june in with the help of former president Jimmy a similar event was held in Winnipeg in i was looking for a Challenge and this seemed like a great Way to meet people and learn what habitat was All said a third year nursing pledges so the riders have tallied up in Cottingham raised of the 21yearold placed a newspaper and in her Home town of Birtle asking for she also wrote 100 letters to family and everybody been just said who will be heading Down the Highway on her Norco Bigfoot Mountain to get Shes been pumping up at the gym and cycling More than 150 Kilometres a the seed for the fundraiser was planted two years ago when 70 bikers came Here from the year Carter helped build Homes for habitat in the those riders raised habitats Board chairman Bob Meaden is amazed at the number of cyclists who signed we thought we might get 20 people crazy enough to do joked who by Day works As a Money raised will go to build five Homes on Ross Avenue this As we like to say around its a hand not a hand said determined despite a bum Carole Clubbs determined to make it to the City of in be a real exclaimed the 38yearold riders will Battle the Windy Plains of the Dakotas and Snake through five then the real fun Road leading to its a 10kilometre stretch with an Uphill climb of Over at roughly a 20degree its the steepest Grade on the entire Thall be a Tough concedes Gord one of the trips on the troops will be pushing 150 Kilometres a making for some Hearty to stay riders will snack on Fig bananas and 270 kilograms of Wash that Down with almost Gallons of churches along the route will put them up at night and provide them with most of their the camaraderie is something John Moore is looking Forward three Summers the who works at the Futon did a Solo two wheel tour of it got pretty Day after Day of just so this time Moores bringing along Peter and Joan Moore Are part of the support and will be Riding in one of five vehicles that will accompany the the retired couple figured they help out with just the pret rip i thought wedge stuffing envelopes and making Telephone laughed a former manager with Cargill but the two soon were caught up in the excitement of the Odyssey and the Goodwill of we wanted to do something for habitat so we decided to donate our time and drive a vehicle and help the said ;