Saturday was a great day for a nice long bike ride and that’s exactly what the 243 cyclists who participated in the 10th Annual Rural Pearl of a Ride did.
The fund-raising bike ride that began on the Polly Ann Trail raised $4,986 for Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance and Orion Area Youth Assistance.
Although there were many riders from Oxford , a majority were from other areas including Tecumseh, Wyandotte, Romeo, Canton, Imlay City, Northville, Sterling Heights and Hazel Park to name a few.
Cyclists chose to ride one of three different routes. The most popular was the 30-mile route which was ridden by 97 bikers.
Sixty-one cyclists chose the 15-mile route while 85 selected the 48-mile one, which by most riders? accounts was actually 50 miles.
Proceeds from the event will help fund Youth Assistance programs such as skill-building grants, parenting education classes, adult-to-child mentoring, shoplifting prevention programs and a teen-focused substance abuse intervention program. ? CJC