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Friends For Life Bike Rally 2010

On July 25, 2010, 400 courageous individuals will embark on an incredible journey. For six days, our riders will cycle over 600km from Toronto to Montreal with the support of a fabulous crew, and in doing so will raise thousands of dollars for men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. The experience promises to have a profound impact on the lives of each and every participant.

Latest Updates
  • Robert Mostaway has achieved Gold status! This makes him the 26th rider to hit $6,000 and become a PWA Top Fundraiser. Congrats to Robert and our other 2009 Top Fundraisers!
  • The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation is happy to announce the new 2010 Friends For Life Bike Rally Co-Chair is Wade Borges! Wade has previously been the lead on the Team Leader Committee as part of the Steering Committee for several years. PWA is thrilled to have him as our new Co-Chair working with Michael Cress. We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Todd Ross for all his work and dedication as Co-Chair for 2008 and 2009. Todd will be greatly missed!
  • Online registration for 2010 is now open!
  • Initial organization meeting for next year's ride will be at the PWA offices (200 Gerrard St, 2nd floor) on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. Please note the meeting location has changed (from the 519 Community Centre to PWA.
  • 2009 Bike Rally highlights: photos, our top fundraisers, many long-time riders and crew, and profiles of some of the 2009 participants.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 September 2009 )
 
Bike Rally 2009 Statistics

11th Annual Friends For Life Bike Rally was a huge success!

The Bike Rally concluded successfully as 230 courageous riders and 93 supportive crew members completed the 628km journey from Toronto to Montreal. This year we have raised more than $920,000 and more pledges are still coming in! The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation would like to thank all of our dedicated riders and crew who made this year possible! In particular, we would like to thank our volunteer Steering Committee, lead by Todd Ross and Michael Cress, for their hard work, leadership and endless energy this year.

Here are some Bike Rally facts and stats:

  • 2009 average amount raised per rider: $3,410
  • Total Bike Rally gross revenue after 11 years: over $7,000,00
  • Number of total participants in the 11 years of the Bike Rally: 2,698 people
  • Highest amount raised by a rider in one year: $28,000
  • Highest amount raised by a crew in one year: $3,572.00
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 September 2009 )
 
June 17 Big Meeting
June 17 Big Meeting

It was exciting to have so many riders together for the June 17 "big meeting". See above photo. Clockwise, from the top centre: Rob + Stephanie: the right way to pack a bin, Faye + Jim: how road safety will guide you to Montreal, Jenni: handling a million details in preparation for the ride, Marisol and Murray give examples of valuable PWA services funded through proceeds from the ride, Todd and Michael: practicing the traditional Bike Rally celebration clap. Read your 2009 Participant Handbook (3.68 Mb) to ensure you're ready for our July 26 departure, and review the presentation slides (3.83 Mb) from this meeting.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 June 2009 )
 
Thanks to our 2009 sponsors

The Bike Rally is proud to call the following groups our supporters for 2009:

  • 11th Annual Friends For Life Bike Rally Presenting Sponsor: Scotiabank Group
  • Sponsors: Tibotec (a division of Janssen-Ortho Inc.), Shell Canada, BMS Virology Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada, Rubbermaid, VIA Rail Canada.
  • Team Sponsors: Pfizer, Timothy’s on Church, Penske, Hardys Wines of Australia, Nestle Waters Canada.
  • Community Sponsors: Heinz, Bike Train, KI Modern Japanese and Bar, Mars Canada, The Stonemill Bakehouse Ltd., M&M Meat Shops, Pita Break, Divers/Cite, Cycle Solutions, Raleigh, Community Bicycle Network, Velotique.

See links to sponsors' websites, and remember to check out these discounts.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 June 2009 )
 
Our cause

Do you want to have some quick and easy messages to communicate to your donors, friends and family about the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation? In addition to the PWA website, here are some powerful and simple messages about PWA’s key achievements, programs and services and strategic directions.

 
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2010 Site Updates

Please note, this site is currently being updated with updated content for the next ride, in July 2010.

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