12 ~ North Shore News — Wednesday, December 1, 1999

second annual fundrais
Development Society Frid.

Norco Factory

under the stars. The majority of funds raised will be

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for
night. ‘The
Restaurant, featured a delicious dinner and a sile
ia!s teant put on a great display of trials riding

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tobuy — ing.

equipment for youths who would like to participate but would

not hav
profit soc

‘tothe equipment
y dedicated ro the athletic and social development

ackids is a registered non-

of youth aged 10 to 19 through mountain bike programs.

Lesiey Tomlinson (right), Olympic mountain-bike athlete
and founder of Sprockids, chatted with her sister Claire,
a Mountain-bike coach and Spreskids administration
manager. Lesley is hoping to compete in the 2000
. Olympics in Sydney, Austraita:

Dick Cox (loft) of Kona Mountain Bikes, and Christophe
.Egayian, team mechanic for Volvo Cannondale, had a
tefreshrnent at the bar.

4ARONZOO O2-20=H:

Bean Around the World's Jeff Boeda (left), Tara King,
Barney McKenzie and Mike Wheater showed their sup-
pert of Sprockids by attending the event. The coffee bar

made a donation to help buy bikes for kids who can't
afford them, and also provides coffee and hot chocolate
to parents and kids who attend Sprockids events.

SprockidSteven Sshoelter, centre, enjoyed the evening
with his’ parents Barbara and Ernst, who attended to

show their support.

Greg Forrest. a member

of the Norco Factory Tiiais
Team, performed a track stand for the guests. He and
other team members put on a creat display of trials rid-

Peter Gutzmann checked
out a silent auction item, 2
Mavic front rim donated by
On Top Bike Shop. »-

Sprockids Arliegh Kurucz
and Terry Garnett, both
who have been riding for
four years, greeted guests
at the door and gave out
door prize tickets.

BRIGHT LIGHTs——————

Olympi

and World Cup champion
Alison Sydor enjoyed the
evening.

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Elladee Brown (right}is a
K2 Zero - Gravity.. tearm
member and a Sprockids
ride leader, while
Sprockids fundraising
committee chairman,
Sabine Jones, is a nurse~
at Lions Gate Hospital.

L

_ Michele Carr; a- running

pal of Sprockids founser:
Lesiey Tomlinson,” gave
out drink tickets. >

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Architect Den Stuart;:
whose. daughter’. ig a:
Sprockids ‘member, ‘tried
on a Giro full-face helmet,.
one of the items up for bid
ding in the ailent auction.

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