VIDEO First Barron Bowl Fundraiser Hits Atkinson Skate Park
By Gord Bacon
The event is in memory of Ryan Barron who was struck and killed by a car in 2016
The city green lit a project in honour of Windsor's Ryan Barron early last month, and the community is already kicking the fundraising effort into high gear.
Barron was struck and killed by a car in Vancouver back in 2016 and city council approved a $200,000 concrete bowl that will carry his name to be added to the Atkinson Skate Park in West Windsor.
The skateboarding community gathered at the park on Sunday for what organizer Ashleigh Langsford hopes will be the first of many fundraisers.
She says $150,000 is needed to break ground on the project and only $40,000 has been raised so far.
"There's a long way to go so we're going to be having a lot more events," she says. "Hopefully we'll be having this event every year."