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31 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,A ugust 8,2019 insidehalton.com + UNBEATABLE DOOR CRASHERS! THURSDAY AUGUST 15TH KINGSTON GRAND OPENING C H A I N W I D E S A L E ! DOOR C THURSDAY AUGUST 15 KINGSTON GRAND OPENING C H A I N W I D E S A L E ! GRAND OPENING GRAND OPENING GRAND OPENING C H A I N W I D E ! $300,000OVER IN GIVEAWAYS For over 15 years, our lawyers have helped accident victims recover fair compensation for their injuries. Call us today for a FREE consultation 905.337.9568. INJURED? I N J U R Y L A W Y E R S Is Oakville ready to rumble? They will be when 500 motorcycles and riders thunder through down- town Oakville with a police escort Sunday Aug. 11. More than 500 motorcy- cles will gather in Oakville Sunday Aug. 11, to up the an- te in a quest to raise $1 mil- lion for SickKids Hospital. This is Ride For Sick Kids' (RFSK) 11th year rais- ing money for Sick Kids, and the group is focused on meeting the million-dollar mark. Last year was RFSK's first year in Oakville afterfirst year in Oakville afterf switching west from Osha- wa, where the ride began. The 2018 Anniversary ride brought $94,000 to SickKids. With the first RFSKWith the first RFSKW Bowling Night and dona- tions from supporters, they've already raised near- ly $18,000 for 2019. "This ride just gets big- ger and better every year and of course it's all for SickKids Hospital," said Nella Figliano, co-founder and chair. "It takes a lot of work by a lot of volunteers and sponsors to make this happen. This year we're working closely with the City of Oakville and the Halton Regional Police Ser- vice, who will escort our ride through the heart of the city as we head out to Milton. With more than 500 motorcycles in convoy, it's a spectacular sight." The 2019 Ride for Sick- Kids will meet at Policaro Harley Davidson (191 Wye- croft Rd., Oakville) and will parade through Oakville while heading out for a long, scenic ride to The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 197 (15 Wright Ave. in Acton). The Ride for SickKids is thrilled to have former To- ronto Maple Leaf and cur- rent TSN radio host, Carlo Colaiacovo, as its MC this year. SickKids holds a very special place in his heart since his two-year-old son, Leo, became a patient of the hospital this past spring. There are thousands of stories about the patients and families at this world- renowned facility. This year, Jadarose Jenner - a 14- year-old osteosarcoma can- cer survivor - will share her story to remind everyone why this ride is so critical. "I was a very athletic teen," says Jadarose. "I loved playing basketball, volleyball, soccer and track and field." When she hurt her knee backflipping on a trampo- line, it seemed that the pain and swelling was from the injury and cumu-from the injury and cumu-f lative from all her other sports. Unfortunately, an X-ray, biopsy and scan con- firmed the worst: It wasfirmed the worst: It wasf cancer. Even worse, it was bone cancer, the osteosar- coma which both inspired Canadian hero Terry Fox's run for Cancer Research and eventually metasta- sized and took his life. Like Terry Fox, Jada- rose had little choice but to undergo the amputation of her leg. Her surgery, though, came with a twist - literally. "After chemotherapy, I began my preparation for my amputation to save my life," she says. "I chose rota- tion plasty. It's kinda freaky at first because it meant part of my upper thigh and knee would be amputated and then my lower leg would be re-attached 180 de- grees to the rest of my thigh. It means I don't look like the rest of my friends and my foot is now my knee." Her foot - now facing backwards - slips into her prosthetic and allows her a range of motion and feed- back to augment her stabil- ity and movement. One lucky raffle ticket holder will win a new 2019 Harley-Davidson XG750 Street motorcycle. The ride registration be- gins at 8 a.m. For details or information go to www.ri- deforsickkids.com or in per- son at Policaro Harley Da- vidson, 191 Wyecroft Ave. The ride begins at 11 a.m. GET READY TO RUMBLE OAKVILLE Close to 600 riders took part in last year's annual Ride for SickKids. This year's event is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 11. Torstar file photo JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com NEWS JOIN IN THE $1 MILLION RIDE FOR SICKKIDS