As most of you know, last year I was part of the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta teams, riding over 800km's in 7 days, both on my personal bike and on the tandem bike donated by Norco. Last year's event opened my eyes to the world those with type 1 diabetes live in and the struggles they incur each day of their life. Riding for Cyclebetes was more than just getting on the bike and pedaling from point A to point B, it was symbolic of moving forward to raise money to find a cure. Over the three weeks groups rode across Canada, they raised over $400,000, brought awareness to many issues through the media and sparked a keen interest with communities to help bring people together for such a great cause. By using a bike as the catalyst to bring awareness to an issue, many people jumped on board to ride with us and donate.
This year, I will be riding my bike as part of Team BC for Cyclebetes. From September 1-5, 2010, myself along with 4 other pairs will ride the tandem bike across the province and finish in Victoria to wrap up the event. So now I turn to you - I am asking for your support and donations to make this ride possible. My goal is to raise $2500 (and hopefully more) by June, 2010. I am currently working out a schedule of rides that will have me spinning inside shopping malls all afternoon raising money towards my goal. I have other initiatives on the go and will keep you all posted when they get confirmed.
In the meantime, your support of my ride and Cyclebetes' event is greatly appreciated. Please check out my link and help in any way you can.
http://jdrfca.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=803&participantID=44656
Thank You.
