Ride for Fort McMurray Alberta - Saturday May 14th

gascan · 05-09-2016, 10:55 AM

After seeing the massive destruction of the city of Fort McMurray last week, I decided I wanted to do something to help. I'm organizing a ride in support of the victims of the fires and am inviting anyone who can make it to join us.

Ride will congregate at the BMO in Shawnessy, Calgary, at 10am this coming Saturday. Riders are asked for a minimum donation of $20 each, 100% of proceeds will go to the Red Cross for Fort McMurray. Tax receipts will be available for those that would like one.

Ride itself will head out around 10:30 and head west on 22, through Bragg Creek, then loop north and East and take Stoney Trail and do a complete clock-wise circle of the city. This is significant because the ride will encompass an area very close to the size of the fire as of today. Our end-point will be Dixon's pub in Midnapore, where Samantha and the team there will be donating $1 from every pint sold to disaster relief efforts.

I have a facebook event posted for this as well, but I have no idea how to post the link for it here (mods?). Anyone interested, please post up or send me a PM. Hope to see you there!

gascan · 05-09-2016, 04:34 PM

HEre's the link to the facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/738587132949395/

**BudMan** · 05-09-2016, 06:53 PM

Great of you to get involved. I'm sure they will appreciate your efforts.

Ridefree · 05-10-2016, 10:19 PM

A very generous thing your doing . I wish I could be there !!!

**canuckrider** · 05-11-2016, 02:26 PM

Good on you for organizing this, Tracey! I will be there.

gascan · 05-12-2016, 12:09 PM

Snowing in Calgary today, but supposed to go to +15 C by Saturday. Refreshing this post to the top in case anyone hasn't seen it and wants to join us on Saturday.

**canuckrider** · 05-12-2016, 01:13 PM

Let's hope they are right about the weather being significantly better on Saturday.

**Eagle Eye** · 05-12-2016, 10:19 PM

They're predicting a high of 13 for Saturday as of tonight. Just a sweatshirt underneath should be good for me. Good news is that the fire chief in Ft. Mac figures they have the fire just about beat, at least around town. The bad news is about 2400 buildings gone.

hammer · 05-14-2016, 02:16 PM

Can't make the ride but I am in for a donation Tracey. Tell me how and who to send it to. We have friends here who's son lost his house, RV and pretty much everything else.

gascan · 05-19-2016, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hammer

Can't make the ride but I am in for a donation Tracey. Tell me how and who to send it to. We have friends here who's son lost his house, RV and pretty much everything else.

Belated Happy Birthday Hammer!

You can go to the Red Cross website and donate, or you can Paypal it to me and I can add it to what we've collected so far between donations from here and the VR site Dave. Whichever works for you, let me know!

Thanks!!!

Atom · 05-19-2016, 02:16 PM

Just curious how you made out with the event...

**canuckrider** · 05-24-2016, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Atom

Just curious how you made out with the event...

It wasn't quite the turnout that we had hoped for, just 4 of us (Gascan, Eagle Eye, myself and a buddy riding a Valkyrie) but we had a good and safe ride. Gascan was in charge of the donations so I don't know the exact number of $ raised. I do know that there were donations through Paypal that may not have come through yet.

Bdog · 06-04-2016, 10:46 AM

Well guys..as a Fort Mac resident I thank you all. Yesterday was my first day back to the mac after 32 days of being evacuated. It sure felt good coming home to such a heart felt warm welcome. This is a extremely strong community of people and I'm so proud to be from here. The house is fine and so are our belongings, now to get on with life. Work starts on June 10th for me and as much as I liked the time off, its going to be good to get back to normal routine.

**BudMan** · 06-04-2016, 07:56 PM

Glad to hear your house and property are okay.
Best of luck to you moving forward.

seawolf · 06-04-2016, 10:47 PM

Good to read Bdog take care and give out a shout if your around Stony Plain

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05-09-2016, 10:55 AM	#1
gascan Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 32	Ride for Fort McMurray Alberta - Saturday May 14th After seeing the massive destruction of the city of Fort McMurray last week, I decided I wanted to do something to help. I'm organizing a ride in support of the victims of the fires and am inviting anyone who can make it to join us. Ride will congregate at the BMO in Shawnessy, Calgary, at 10am this coming Saturday. Riders are asked for a minimum donation of $20 each, 100% of proceeds will go to the Red Cross for Fort McMurray. Tax receipts will be available for those that would like one. Ride itself will head out around 10:30 and head west on 22, through Bragg Creek, then loop north and East and take Stoney Trail and do a complete clock-wise circle of the city. This is significant because the ride will encompass an area very close to the size of the fire as of today. Our end-point will be Dixon's pub in Midnapore, where Samantha and the team there will be donating $1 from every pint sold to disaster relief efforts. I have a facebook event posted for this as well, but I have no idea how to post the link for it here (mods?). Anyone interested, please post up or send me a PM. Hope to see you there! __________________ 2005 Suzuki C50 - Oct 2008-Sept 2012. RIP 2001 Nomad 1500FI - Oct 2012- Apr 2015 SOLD 2006 Goldwing - Oct 2014-present Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-09-2016, 04:34 PM	#2
gascan Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 32	HEre's the link to the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/738587132949395/ __________________ 2005 Suzuki C50 - Oct 2008-Sept 2012. RIP 2001 Nomad 1500FI - Oct 2012- Apr 2015 SOLD 2006 Goldwing - Oct 2014-present
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05-09-2016, 06:53 PM	#3
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Great of you to get involved. I'm sure they will appreciate your efforts. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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05-11-2016, 02:26 PM	#5
canuckrider Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okotoks, AB, Canada Posts: 1,090	Good on you for organizing this, Tracey! I will be there. __________________ "Sun on my face, wind in my hair, sound of my bike in my ears and peace in my soul..." VBA Member #01514 2008 Nomad 1600, Blue & Silver Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-12-2016, 12:09 PM	#6
gascan Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 32	Snowing in Calgary today, but supposed to go to +15 C by Saturday. Refreshing this post to the top in case anyone hasn't seen it and wants to join us on Saturday. __________________ 2005 Suzuki C50 - Oct 2008-Sept 2012. RIP 2001 Nomad 1500FI - Oct 2012- Apr 2015 SOLD 2006 Goldwing - Oct 2014-present
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05-10-2016, 10:19 PM	#4
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	A very generous thing your doing . I wish I could be there !!!
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05-12-2016, 01:13 PM	#7
canuckrider Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okotoks, AB, Canada Posts: 1,090	Let's hope they are right about the weather being significantly better on Saturday. __________________ "Sun on my face, wind in my hair, sound of my bike in my ears and peace in my soul..." VBA Member #01514 2008 Nomad 1600, Blue & Silver
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05-12-2016, 10:19 PM	#8
Eagle Eye Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 664	They're predicting a high of 13 for Saturday as of tonight. Just a sweatshirt underneath should be good for me. Good news is that the fire chief in Ft. Mac figures they have the fire just about beat, at least around town. The bad news is about 2400 buildings gone. __________________ VBA #02217 06 Nomad Buy the ticket, Take the ride.
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05-14-2016, 02:16 PM	#9
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	Can't make the ride but I am in for a donation Tracey. Tell me how and who to send it to. We have friends here who's son lost his house, RV and pretty much everything else. __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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05-19-2016, 02:16 PM	#11
Atom Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Lloydminster, Alberta Posts: 124	Just curious how you made out with the event... __________________ 2006 Vulcan Nomad 2003 Road Star Silverado SOLD
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06-04-2016, 10:46 AM	#13
Bdog Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ft. Mcmurray Ab. Posts: 1,447	Well guys..as a Fort Mac resident I thank you all. Yesterday was my first day back to the mac after 32 days of being evacuated. It sure felt good coming home to such a heart felt warm welcome. This is a extremely strong community of people and I'm so proud to be from here. The house is fine and so are our belongings, now to get on with life. Work starts on June 10th for me and as much as I liked the time off, its going to be good to get back to normal routine. __________________
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06-04-2016, 07:56 PM	#14
BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Glad to hear your house and property are okay. Best of luck to you moving forward. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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06-04-2016, 10:47 PM	#15
seawolf Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stony Plain, Alberta Posts: 153	Good to read Bdog take care and give out a shout if your around Stony Plain Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ John 1964 305 super hawk 1985 500 Shawdow 2006 900 Kawa Classic 2007 1600 Nomad 2013 Voyager
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