The open road will once again lead to Collingwood as the annual Ride For Sight returns for 2009. Collingwood's waterfront will be the destination of thousands of riders on June 19th, 20th and 21st. Canadian rocker and former Collingwood resident Kim Mitchell will return to perform as a part of the weekend festivities. Of course, the highlight for thousands of riders and spectators is the parade down Collingwood's main street. If you haven't been a part of this event, try to imagine what hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles arriving in Downtown Collingwood in one huge group looks and sounds like. It is a spectacular event to see and hear.

In 2008, Ride for Sight weekend celebration events were hosted throughout seven provinces across Canada. Ride for Sight is the single largest private fundraising initiative for vision research in the world. To date, Ride for Sight has raised more than $17 million in support of the Foundation fighting Blindness, the only organization in Canada whose sole mandate is to fund research for blindness caused by retinal degenerations. "Not many people know that Ride for Sight motorcyclists and their family and friends have been the largest community funding Canadian visiion research for more than 25 years" said Sharon Colle, National Executive Director, Foundation Fighting Blindness. "Their commitment to fund research into the causes, the needed treatements and ultimately the cures for blindness is inspiring" Colle added.

To learn more, visit www.rideforsight.com.