The
14th annual Spokespeople Charity Ride is taking place on Saturday September 23
(24 in case of rain).
We are a group of friends who enjoy cycling and annually
use one ride to raise funds and awareness for a charity we support.
This year our ride will be supporting
Sleeping Children Around the World, a charity founded in 1970 by Murray and
Margaret Dryden. For each $35 donation a bedkit, consisting of items that will
help a child attend school and sleep better, is given to a needy child in
countries around the world. To date, donors have given over 1.5 million bedkits.
Sleeping Children Around the World is a 100% charity
- every dollar donated is used to purchase bedkit supplies. Sleeping Children
Around the World is operated by volunteers, from the processing of donations to
the distribution of bedkits. They do not receive nor request funds from any
level of government. All administrative costs are covered by a
legacy account set up by Murray Dryden so that 100% of every bedkit donation
reaches a needy child.
Every
donor receives a personal photo of the bedkit and the child who received it
along with a newsletter about the distribution destination. Bedkit materials
are all sourced locally, further supporting the country where the kit is
distributed. Canadian volunteers assist local organizations to distribute
bedkits - typically 5,000 bedkits are given in a week-long distribution.
Upcoming 2017 distributions include Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Honduras and
Bangladesh.
To donate please click this link: https://scaw.thankyou4caring.org/
To sponsor a rider, please type their name in the field titled "Special instructions to SCAW"
To donate please click this link: https://scaw.thankyou4caring.org/
To sponsor a rider, please type their name in the field titled "Special instructions to SCAW"