Lions Park in Mt. Brydges will be rocking this Saturday night as the 7th annual Rockin Wheel in support of spinal cord injury awareness and research is held.

THE TREWS and Bleeker Ridge will be among the top bands performing starting at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Among the other bands are: Lifeline, Eleven Past One, Two Crown King and Dry County. A special feature this year will be Rockin Idol, started at 2:15, which will include six local karaoke singers ranging in age from 10 to 20-years-old.

Rockin Wheel was started by Ken Allore and has raised $100,000 in the last six years.

It was 20 years ago, that 17-year-old Kenny broke in his neck after being driven into the boards during a playoff hockey game in Belmont.

Ken never walked again, but the devastating injury didnt end his life.

As president of Rockin Wheel for spinal cord research, and ambassador for Shoot for a Cure, Ken feels more needs to be done for people with spinal cord injuries.

Ken has helped implement the stop sign on the back of all Canadian minor hockey player jerseys. The stop sign reminds kids to stop and think before checking from behind.

If we can prevent a needless spinal cord injury from happening to someone else then all our efforts will have been successful, said Ken.

Tickets are available at the door for $25.

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