The Cobourg Cycling Club has recently applied for and qualified for a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries and Ontario Cycling.
The club has been in existence since 1974, and is one of the oldest in Ontario.
The club exists as a not-for-profit club which is a long time member in good standing with the Ontario Cycling Association, and its board of directors & riders fully insured.
Financially the club has always operated prudently, able to balance its books and attract new riders.
COVID and the related shutdowns and restrictions hit the club hard making it difficult to meetup and also attract new riders.
This has had a “domino effect” in that with fewer members there is a reduced volunteer base from which to develop support, so other issues such as fewer rides, cancelled events and cancelled programming are appearing.
Components of the club have included road and trail/gravel rides, for youth and adults, both for recreation and competitive formats. Recent updates have been made to the club’s mission statement, policies and regulations to comply with equity, diversity and inclusion criteria.
The club will use the grant monies to implement their 2022 Plan to Rebuild which includes hiring a General Manager and Youth Coach.
Further details are provided on the club website at CobourgCyclingClub.com, the club’s Facebook page or info@cobourgcyclingclub.com.
