{"id":20506,"date":"2021-03-30T00:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T03:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=20506"},"modified":"2021-03-30T00:51:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T03:51:24","slug":"spin-a-thon-fundraiser-raises-money-for-enfield-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=20506","title":{"rendered":"Spin-a-thon fundraiser raises money for Enfield family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELMSDALE: <\/strong>More than $1,500 was raised for a family who lost their home to a fire last month in Enfield through a spin-a-thon fundraiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 27, Strides Health &amp; Fitness Club in Elmsdale held an almost day-long fundraiser with 11 teams coming together to spin for the day all to raise money for the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special mention goes to Will Shields who spun for the most time individually, a total of seven hours and eight minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the event raised $1,710 for the family,<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/alert-neighbour-credited-with-saving-family-pet-from-raging-fire\/\"> whose home on White Road in Enfield was ravaged by fire<\/a>. It has since been demolished and the family plans to rebuild on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/166467457_174467557848441_2930691402537978704_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20509\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;53&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leslie Wilber-Campbell, owner of Strides, said they asked the families permission to hold the fundraiser. One of the family members is a Strides member. She said the family was very appreciative of the fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to do something for the family, and it\u2019s great for the community spirit as well,\u201d said Wilber-Campbell. \u201cWe had a lot of donations from the community, businesses and members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Strides in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElmsdaleNS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElmsdaleNS<\/a> is holding a spin-a-thin in support of the family that lost their home in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EnfieldNS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EnfieldNS<\/a>. On til 8 pm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EastHants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EastHants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/He1yFITcc8\">pic.twitter.com\/He1yFITcc8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Laker News &#8211; Pat Healey \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@ReprtrPatHealey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReprtrPatHealey\/status\/1375854743847845890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/166703781_4233659273313240_6063972783418863394_n-e1617076230149.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20547\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost for each team was $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said when they approached the community with the idea, they had support right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe knew it wasn\u2019t going to be hard,\u201d Wilber-Campbell said. \u201cPeople were very generous. I figured our East Hants community would come through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see so many out supporting this and getting fit at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ExgEmjDWEAcjWLM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20549\"\/><figcaption>The bikes were spinning at Strides. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;121&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;] ELMSDALE: More than $1,500 was raised for a family who lost their home to a fire last month in Enfield through a spin-a-thon fundraiser. 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