Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 31, 2000, p. 17

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is money tor earner w 7 enferfinmerif prairie oyster from pagfe bl dan is myneighbour and when he approached me jabbut helping i jumped at the chance t s ij- now entering its seventh year the greatcahadian ride for cancer has raised more than 50000 for the canadian cancer society all the money raisedjby the 1 volunteerdriven nori-proffit- organization goes to aid canc cer research and volunteers keep flock irig to theride horse-hold- ersjcheckpoint operators lunch people allimpbrtantyt to the success of theevent come back year after year to lendahand thesame lunch stop people have been with us sincethe beginning coates said the number of corporate sponsors has alsoihcreased tack shops such as frontier foxhunter and tack town donate prizes for riders col lecting the most pledges zehrs in uxbridge dominion in the 404 plaza coffee time on hwy48 and vinces in sharon all donate food to satisfyhungry riders and volunteers lastyears ricle hosted 126 riders and raised 22 955 our goal for thisyear is 300wsaid smith the long- termgoals for the rideinclude starting- other rides across canada n theres already a ride going in peisaid coates were trying to get people in other provinces to start up the event in their area all they have to do is contact us and well send them all the- information theyneed to get started r x were trying to raise awareness as well as t money explained coates most peopleget involved witrrthe ridebecaiise cancer hastouched their lives in some way already what peo- jle have tounderstand is thatcancer touches everyone at some point in their lives c and they shbuldbegetting k involved how not waiting until someone they know gets sick getting involved has given coates coates a feeling of satisfaction know- ing lies doing his part to help other cancer vie- tims and their fami- lies keep up the fight for a cure having cancer and beatirigif- has given me a new outlook on life said 1 coates you dont take life for grantedwhlen youve been so close to death registration for this years ride scheduled for saturday sept 23is already at 130 rid- ers the forestry authorities have imposed la 200rider limit for safety reasons so time is running out if you want toparticipate plans are already in the works for next year and volunteers are always needed for more information contact laurie smith at 905 8300447 dan coates and joey below a specialpartnefship thaf sparked an extraordinary event chqrlie major amanda 5aty seem q xj- 3i i- i s 7 i int sopiiubr 9 vooo 600 pin i i00 am tt titum nn t iriji oui r m iv allllulll n lllli- jrmli for mofe information 18008725803 s tickets available at reccc nsporis ncwftkirkot tifoaibtfonki rjchrnohd hill sbyhbrooi form ttiifiouttatpr 4l6 vvvvicrir canadian v- r s it you no longer j need it x like itjv vant 1 orwearit -s- i 5 i t jvf v -wielcomejp- vk

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