Local woman organizing rally for snowmobilers’ stop in Meadow Lake

When local snowmobile enthusiast Gerri Moeller heard a group of riders were making their way from Michigan to Alaska to raise money for diabetes, she felt compelled to get involved. Now, she’s busy trying to garner local support for the cause.

After reading a meadowlakeNOW story about the MichCanSka snowmobile riders’ 6500-kilometre trek, Moeller said she immediately got on the phone to see how she could help. Moeller said she plans to meet the riders in Big River Feb. 26, along with her husband and two friends, and they’re encouraging the public to meet the whole group in Meadow Lake around 5 p.m.

“I would love people to come out and meet the fellows and maybe make a donation to them for their cause,” she said. “Hopefully we can get people out and give them a nice warm welcome, as we know Meadow Lake can.”

Moeller said she wanted to get involved because snowmobiling and raising funds for diabetes are two of her passions. Her mother had Type 1 diabetes, she said, and passed away from the condition.