And it was a PARTY!

Francie Healy
Jun 24
2 min read

**Musician John Wilberforce and Lagois founder Herb Lagois sharing a bit of nonsense**

The sweet, hot first day of summer: motorcycles sparkled in the sunshine and riders were raring to go.

It was the annual Motorcycle Ride for ROSSS with the Lagois team and friends.

It began bright and early at the ROSSS office in Manotick. Riders took a scenic route around rural Ottawa South with poker run stops along the way and finished early afternoon at the Lagois Design·Build·Renovate offices in North Gower.

**Lagois team members, left to right: Kelly Goodenough, Tom Felts, Darren Vander Meer**

And it was a party! Tables and chairs with large umbrellas for shade were set up in the front Lagois parking area. There were hamburgers (with the great hamburger-flipper, City Councillor/Deputy Mayor ‒ Ward 21 David Brown,) and hot dogs, drinks, chips and drinks. There was live music by John Wilberforce. There were prizes and a silent auction.

There was a sweet and friendly dog by the name of Tino. And there was the lively chatter of people who simply like being together.

**Hamburgers and hotdogs, thanks to dedicated volunteers**

The annual Ride for ROSSS is a fundraising venture for Rural Ottawa South Senior Services. ROSSS is an organization providing affordable, quality health and social programs that support older adults, adults living with disabilities and their caregivers in rural communities south of Ottawa. Every $50 raised allows ROSSS to deliver a week's worth of Meals on Wheels to a rural senior.

Herb Lagois, Founder of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate and an avid motorcyclist, was instrumental in creating the Ride four years ago.

Sponsors of this year’s event were, besides Lagois, W.O Stinson and Yates Sprinklers. Also on hand were the wonderful ROSSS volunteers who worked so hard to make everything run smoothly.