Archive for July, 2010

SNKCR Rider Profile: Jim Ritchie

July 26, 2010

Name: Jim Ritchie I began cycling in 1977 as a means of exercise and transportation to work each day. My passion for cycling quickly grew and has inevitably changed my health, well-being and outlook on life. I first found out about the Coast to Coast ride while riding in the 2008 Kids Tour of Ontario. It [...]

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Favorite SNKCR Rider: Update

July 23, 2010

Just to keep everyone informed: as of 3:45 PM on July 23, 2010, Erin Burrell of Georgetown is in the lead. Vote for your favorite SNKCR Rider here! Voting closes before the national ride kicks off on September 9th! The results are as follows: Erin Burrell (40%, 53 Votes) Deb Maybury (20%, 26 Votes) Dave [...]

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Who is your favorite SNKCR Rider in 2010?

July 22, 2010

Vote for your favorite SNKCR Rider: see who gets the most votes from now until September 9th!

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Tour for Kids Alberta 2010 in Pictures 2

July 21, 2010

More amazing pictures from Tour for Kids Alberta 2010.

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SNKCR Rider Profile: Paul O’hara-Hoke

July 21, 2010

Name: Paul O’hara-Hoke Age: 42 Occupation: Manage a software development group for a small company called IndustriOS Software Inc Hometown: Acton, Ontario Family: Married to Lori for 13 years now; she is the reason I’m able to be all I can be – enough said. I have 2 children Liam who is 10 and Emma [...]

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Volunteer Profile: Julie Pomeroy

July 20, 2010

In 2003 I was driving truck for Concord Transportation when I was approached by my Safety Supervisor Helen Milne who was asked if she was able to provide a tractor trailer and a driver for some Coast to Coast bicycle ride some guys were doing to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research. Helen immediately [...]

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Tour for Kids Alberta 2010 in Pictures

July 20, 2010

Below are just some of the amazing pictures from Tour for Kids Alberta 2010. There will be more to come… This year, we’ve raised well over our initial goal of $250,000! Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer, who came out to ride and who came out to participate. Know that we’ve all [...]

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Tour for Kids: Fuel and Fluids

July 19, 2010

This is the third in a series of Tour for Kids emails to help you prepare for your participation in the upcoming Tour for Kids Ontario event. At the end of each of these emails, we will provide you with links to previous communications that we hope you will find useful and inspiring. In this [...]

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SNKCR Rider Profile: Josh Nelson

July 19, 2010

Name: Josh Nelson Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario Here is Josh featured in our 2009 National Ride Video: Read More » Josh will be riding a tandem with Drew Molnar: Name: Drew Molnar Age: 51 Hometown: Burlington, Ontario Biggest Accomplishment: Riding in the 2008 Sears National Kids Cancer Ride Read Josh’s Blog | Donate to Jason | [...]

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Tour for Kids: Why We Ride

July 19, 2010

As our amazing Tour for Kids Cyclists and dedicated Volunteers prepare for the best Tour for Kids event ever, we wanted to remind everyone that all of your effort, passion and commitment is for a very important cause – the fight against childhood cancer! At any given time, cancer holds more than 10,000 Canadian children [...]

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