Tom Voss, one of Seva Canada's board members, is kindly organizing Seva's first ever Bike for Sight event to raise funds for life-changing eye surgeries for children in eastern Africa. It's a random act of seva for week 39 in our countdown to our 30th anniversary!
We hope you'll join us! Here are all the details:
When
Saturday September 17 2011 Online registration is open now. Check in at 9 a.m. and ride starts at 10 a.m.
Cost
Registration is $100 per person and you will receive a $65 tax receipt from Seva Canada. The ride ends with a celebratory BBQ sponsored by Thrifty Foods.
Where
62 km circle route in the beautiful Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island
How you can help
1. Register online to join the ride
2. Support another cyclist through their online giving pages
3. Tell your friends and family about the event
4. Print off this poster and put it up in your place of work or community
Why
All proceeds will provide sight-restoring cataract surgeries for children in Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Madagascar. Read how your participation will fight childhood blindness in Africa.
Route
62-km circle route Depart from the Thrifty Foods parking lot in Duncan, at 2775 Beverly Street 2 km on city streets join the newly graded Trans Canada Trail for the approximately 28 km ride to Lake Cowichan. The ride is on the old E&N railway which has a gentle grade, and the majority of the trail runs under a lovely canopy of trees. At Cowichan Lake, the E&N trail joins the CP portion of the Trans Canada Trail the return trip to Duncan runs parallel to the Cowichan River, crossing beautifully preserved wooden trestles at Marie Canyon and Holt Creek. This 25 km section of the trip is mostly downhill on a gentle grade with lovely views of the river. At the Glenora staging area cyclists will be directed onto paved roads for the remaining 7 km downhill trip to Duncan. Hybrid bicycles will make the trip but mountain bikes would be best.
For more information please call the Seva office at 604-713-6622 or toll free 1-877-460-6622 Mon-Fri 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Pacific time or email admin@seva.ca
Tom Voss, one of Seva Canada's board members, is kindly organizing Seva's first ever Bike for Sight event to raise funds for life-changing eye surgeries for children in eastern Africa. It's a random act of seva for week 39 in our countdown to our 30th anniversary!
We hope you'll join us! Here are all the details:
When
Saturday September 17 2011 Online registration is open now. Check in at 9 a.m. and ride starts at 10 a.m.
Cost
Registration is $100 per person and you will receive a $65 tax receipt from Seva Canada. The ride ends with a celebratory BBQ sponsored by Thrifty Foods.
Where
62 km circle route in the beautiful Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island
How you can help
1. Register online to join the ride
2. Support another cyclist through their online giving pages
3. Tell your friends and family about the event
4. Print off this poster and put it up in your place of work or community
Why
All proceeds will provide sight-restoring cataract surgeries for children in Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Madagascar. Read how your participation will fight childhood blindness in Africa.
Route
62-km circle route Depart from the Thrifty Foods parking lot in Duncan, at 2775 Beverly Street 2 km on city streets join the newly graded Trans Canada Trail for the approximately 28 km ride to Lake Cowichan. The ride is on the old E&N railway which has a gentle grade, and the majority of the trail runs under a lovely canopy of trees. At Cowichan Lake, the E&N trail joins the CP portion of the Trans Canada Trail the return trip to Duncan runs parallel to the Cowichan River, crossing beautifully preserved wooden trestles at Marie Canyon and Holt Creek. This 25 km section of the trip is mostly downhill on a gentle grade with lovely views of the river. At the Glenora staging area cyclists will be directed onto paved roads for the remaining 7 km downhill trip to Duncan. Hybrid bicycles will make the trip but mountain bikes would be best.
For more information please call the Seva office at 604-713-6622 or toll free 1-877-460-6622 Mon-Fri 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Pacific time or email admin@seva.ca
