The Motorcycle Ride For Dad - Your Money!

In case you didn't know, BlueCircle is a Platinum Sponsor of the Calgary Motorcycle Ride For Dad, an event held each year in June. This is a full day of fun that includes a poker run and BBQ, and brings together a wide variety of people in the motorcycle community for a ride involving 500 or so bikes. It is a fun day but more importantly it raises a lot of money that goes to a very worthy cause, providing funding for initiatives with The Prostate Cancer Centre, one being the ongoing research into the disease, and the other being their awareness campaign, which includes the Man-Van.

As for that, the cool thing about the Man-Van is that it takes the blood testing clinic out to the community, with regular events occurring all over Calgary and surrounding areas. The simple, 10 minute blood testing procedure looks for the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which is an early indicator of potential issues which affect one in four men. Considering the statistic of a 92% survival rate when detected early, you'll see why this part of the campaign is just as important as finding a full on cure for this disease.

I attended the Executive meeting of the Ride For Dad just recently and now have the numbers for this years ride, happily reporting that it was another successful effort, particularly considering the economic environment we live in today. The funds raised at the ride, and the two other smaller events associated with The Ride For Dad, put the total at $118,856.38!! Totally amazing, and even greater knowing that the money raised is pretty much spent right here in Alberta, with $79,141.73 going directly to research done at the Prostate Cancer Centre, and the remainder going to the awareness campaign. Not only that but, with  approximately $70,000.00 coming directly from the riders who came out to support the event, it's further proof that the motorcycle community is hands down the greatest bunch of people when it comes to continually and fervently supporting a lot of worthy causes. Way to go riders!!

BlueCircle proudly presented a $10,00.00 cheque to the Calgary Motorcycle Ride For Dad