Wheatley woman raising money through Great Cycle Challenge

By Mark Ribble

WHEATLEY — Connie Scheibner has a plan to enjoy the outdoors while staying fit and raising money to fight kids’ cancer.

She will attempt to cycle 500 kilometres throughout the month of August and is hoping local residents will help her raise funds for the cause.

“Families are struggling right now,” she said. “There must be something I can do to help.”

Scheibner was going through a scare with one of her four sons last year when the Great Cycle Challenge caught her eye on Facebook.

Normally run in June, the challenge has been pushed back to August this year and Connie is taking advantage of that extra time to train and raise some funds to put toward her challenge.

“I want to show people there is something out there,” she said.

Wheatley’s Connie Scheibner is raising funds to fight kids cancer. She is currently training to ride 500 km throughout August during the Great Cycle Challenge.

Right now, she is taking bottle and can donations curbside at her house on Lynn Road. Those bottles and cans will be redeemed at the Wheatley bottle return and the funds donated to the cause.

Originally from Germany, Scheibner has been living in Wheatley for about five years, with her husband and four sons.

She sees this as a way to help the community support kids with cancer.

You can donate directly to the challenge as well, by going to her donation page at www.greatcyclechallenge.ca/ Riders/ConnieScheibner, where you can pledge for her ride.

During the month of August, The Pogue in Wheatley has also agreed to donate $1 from each meal to her cause.

She also plans a silent auction with some locally donated artwork from area artists, which will be announced on her Facebook page.