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Well over 2,000 motorcycles were parked on closed off sections of Talbot and Erie Streets in Wheatley for a stop during this year’s Tour The Tip Saturday, Aug. 3. Starting at Seacliff Park in Leamington, the group made a 90-minute stop in Wheatley before returning to Leamington.
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It was an exhausting weekend, but board members for the Hogs for Hospice didn’t sleep in Monday morning or sit back and pat themselves on the backs for a job well done. Instead, they headed to the place the weekend was all about—the Erie Shores Hospice. Joe Oswald, Benji Mastronardi, Donny Pacheco, Brian Cornies, Tim Iles, Dave Hodare, Scott Taylor and their spouses visited the hospice to thank the volunteers, hand out t-shirts and visit with the patients and their families. Exhausted but still riding high on adrenaline, Oswald said there are really no words to describe just how awesome the weekend turned out. “It was absolutely fantastic on all levels,” he said. And Oswald attributed much of its success to an army of over 500 volunteers — and Mother Nature. He said despite planning year round, the weath-
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er is something they have absolutely no control over. But Oswald said someone was definitely looking out for them, once again, with near picture perfect weather. Already responsible for raising over half a million dollars from previous years, the proceeds from this year’s event have yet to be finalized, but it is almost certainly a record-breaking year. And Oswald credits their tremendously generous sponsors and supportive community for making the event so successful. He said Dominos Canada has once again come through for the community. Oswald said Dominos Canada and Benji and Chris Mastronardi of Double Diamond Farms were the signature sponsors for this year’s concerts — Vince Neil, Buck Cherry, Chris Janson and Eric Etheridge.
Two-year-old Indie Williamson of Kingsville looking cool as she tries a Hogs for Hospice t-shirt on Saturday in Leamington.
He said they covered the cost of bringing the musicians to town, so ticket sales were pure profit with sales directly benefiting hospice.
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