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THUNDER BAY — A pair of online fundraisers in memory of a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a collision with a school bus earlier this week have raised more than $30,000 and counting.
Joe Kolic and Krystal Zaporzan have each started GoFundMe pages for Riker Mckelvey, who was on his way to school Tuesday morning when the tragedy occurred. “Riker was a fun-loving, energetic, and outgoing young boy with an infectious smile who loved to skateboard and spend time at the Cinema5 skatepark. He was a Grade 5 student at CD Howe School and would have celebrated his 11th birthday on June 1,” Kolic writes.
Money from his GoFundMe page will be used to help ease the financial burdens being faced by the family, as well as helping them find a meaningful way to honour Riker’s life.“If you had the pleasure of meeting Riker, like I did, you know what kind of child he was. I didn’t know him well, but he was always a joy to be around,” adding she’s known Riker’s mother since college.
“Riker was her world. Every single thing she did was for Riker. You couldn’t have a conversation with her without it involving Riker.”A joint fundraiser is also being held on Sunday morning, put on by Studio 449 and Intrinsic Fitness. Studio 449 will be doing walk-in tattoos, starting at 10 a.m. and Intrinsic Fitness will be doing massages and fitness classes by donation, with times and more information available on their @intrinsic.tbay Instagram page.
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