Snowarama

Area snowmobilers are being invited to help Easter Seals.

Snowarama will take place in Atikokan on January 31st.

It is a ride through area trails, while participants raise money for Easter Seals.

Easter Seals’ Manager of Community Engagement for the Northern Region, Rhonda Harrison, says the Atikokan event is now in its 51st year.

“Atikokan Snowarama was actually one of the original Snowarama events that started across Ontario,” says Harrison.

“I remember talking to some of the original Kiwanis members who remember Whipper Watson being in Atikokan and lifting one of the Easter Seal kids on his shoulder and bringing them to a snow machine. It’s got a long history in Atikokan.”

This year’s ride will begin from the Atikokan SnoHo Snowmobile Club’s chalet at the Charleston Recreation Centre, starting at 9 a.m.

Riders will then travel to Brown’s Clearwater West Lodge for a light lunch.

Harrison says some may also want to travel to White Otter Castle before returning to the snowmobile club’s chalet.

“We’re actually going to do something a little different this year. We’re going to do an early dinner lunch from 4- 5:30 p.m. at the SnoHo chalet. We’re going to have you well fed by the end of the day.”

Harrison says snowmobilers can register and obtain pledge forms through the Snowarama website. Click here.

A minimum pledge of $100 is required to participate.

“The money raised helps Easter Seals kids. Easter Seals helps families with children with physical disabilities purchase equipment for mobility, communication devices, bathroom modifications, and also summer camp opportunities,” says Harrison.

You can also register on the morning of the event.

Since they were first established in conjunction with snowmobile clubs across the province, Snowarama has raised over $20 million for Easter Seals.