A total of 110 people of all ages took part in the inaugural Turn Me Loose In Shulus Run-Walk-Stroll community event, put on by the Lower Nicola Indian Band Recreation Department on Sunday, May 14. The fundraiser for LNIB youth, which began and ended at the Lower Nicola Band School in Shulus, saw participants do one of four distances — 800 metres, two kilometres, five kilometres or 10 kilometres.
Event organizer and LNIB recreation/arena manager Joe Quewezance reported that over $2,500 was raised on Sunday to assist Aboriginal young people take part in activities such as the Gathering of Voices conference, which will be held in Kelowna in March of 2017. Assistance and financial support for this year’s Turn Me Loose In Shulus initiative was provided by the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology’s Student Society, by Highland Valley Copper Teck Corporation and by a grant from Aboriginal Sport BC’s Honour Your Health Challenge. “It was great to see so many people out enjoying themselves,” said Quewezance. “Next year, we hope to make the event even bigger and better.”
All photos by Ian Webster.
