Bully Enns makes a debut in Redwater

One local Redwater family, Sarah Howe and her two sons Ethann and Oliver, had many feelings of excitement Monday, August 15, when the Bully Enns came to town to meet with a young supporter of the group. Motorcyclists cruised through the streets of Redwater while waiving and sharing smiles with all community patrons.

The Bully Enns is a volunteer-based and 100 percent non-profit motorcycle club. They travel throughout Alberta, and their group mandate is to support any child being bullied by offering a ride to and from school, activities, or spending time with the child. Thus, showing children that they have support and are an essential part of society. Empowering children to believe in themselves and grow with their newly found confidence. Their focus is on the child rather than confronting the bully. By doing so, the bullied children are then met with smiles and laughter. By focusing on the positive, the rides have changed the lives of children, their siblings, parents, and friends.

Collin Klassen, Sgt of Arms, stated, “Our bike organization’s founder is Steve Enns, so Bullying Enns is a fun play on words! We are an anti-bullying group. We receive emails, texts, and messages from either parents, grandparents, or friends that a child is being bullied at school, skate parks, or recreation places, and we ride to meet the child. Either pick them up and escort them to or from school at home. We take the child out to Dairy Queen and then back home. Then everyone can see they become a member of our family!”

Howe reached out through Facebook as her son was devastated. He broke a bracelet that was from the Bully Enns. Quick to their bikes, Colin Klassen and Nadine Plouffe of the Camrose, AB chapter but local to Gibbons, AB, headed over with many other riders straight away. They brought the young man three bracelets, a hat, and other small goodies. The group offered to take the Howe family for ice cream at Dairy Queen in Gibbons and soon came to learn the young man had succumbed to dealing with many bullies in his life. The group shared lots of laughs and stories and gave a lot of support to the young boy and his family.

Howe said, “This was such a fantastic experience for my two boys and myself! We have truly come to learn that not all heroes wear capes!”