The hideout of a wide branch of my family, and our summer holiday destination this year is Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. A small, unsuspecting place- about 9miles(14km) x 3miles (4km).
On Sunday 7 June 2009 the Tour de Gabriola bike ride will be taking place to raise money for a permanent Gabriola health care clinic. Visit the website here.
From the Press Release-
"The sole purpose of the Tour de Gabriola is to raise money to improve primary health care on Gabriola. Raising money has proven to the Vancouver Island Health Authority that Gabriolans care about the condition of services and are willing to work toward improving it. The best way to show how much we care is by continuing to raise money. So far, over $100,000.00 has been donated. This, along with the work of the Gabriola Health Care Society, has caused VIHA to become directly involved in supporting our emergency treatment facility. Continuing this effort is very important. For more information as to the history of this event, please go to the Sounder News article. "
The length of the ride is around 27km, supposedly taking around 2 hours to complete (if we're feeling fit and healthy by then!).
This won't be the first time I've foolishly volunteered for a charity bike ride adventure. In 2006 my Dad and I rode from London to Paris for Adults Affected By Adoption - NORCAP. Oh yeah- and we did so on a TANDEM :-)
First of all we'll have to acquire some bikes. Shouldn't be too hard as they are generally on sale for under $100 at WalMart. Second (and more tricky) we'll have about a week to get back into healthy shape!
I'll keep you posted on more Canadian goings on in the near future....
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