PORT HOPE, ON --(Marketwired - July 22, 2016) - Over 250 riders and crew will be cycling for six days during their 600 km journey to Montréal in PWA's Friends For Life Bike Rally in support of the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA).
Assisted by a volunteer crew, riders will leave Toronto on the morning of Sunday, July 24, and will cycle through the southern portion of Northumberland County and through Prince Edward County to Adolphustown to end their 2 nd day on July 25. The Bike Rally will arrive in Montréal on the afternoon of Friday, July 29.
This year, the Bike Rally is expected to raise over $1 million for PWA. The largest AIDS fundraiser of its kind in Canada, the annual event has raised over $14 million over its 18-year history and has become the sustaining fundraiser for the Toronto agency. PWA is the largest direct support service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada, providing such services as meal and food programs, treatment and therapy programs, and financial assistance.
Scotiabank returns as presenting sponsor of the Bike Rally for the 9 th year.
"We're excited to be back to support the Friends For Life Bike Rally, which does such important work for people living with HIV and AIDS in our country," said Mark Carrothers, Community Manager in Cobourg at Scotiabank. "We look forward to cheering on this great group of riders and encourage everyone to join us in supporting them as they pass through our community."
Photo opportunities
Photo opportunities will be available throughout the day as Riders and Crew continue on their six-day cycling journey to Montréal.
When: Monday, July 25 Where: From Port Hope to Adolphustown Time: From 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Participants will be travelling east from Port Hope to Adolphustown with the following scheduled stops:
8:30 a.m. Depart Haskills' Farm, 4864 Lakeshore Road, Port Hope 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break 1 - Wicklow Beach Park, Wicklow 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Break 2 - Brighton Road Swing Bridge, Murray Canal, Lovett 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch - The Henderson's, 116 Consecon Main Street, Consecon 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break 3 - Schroedter's Café and Bakery, Huff's Corners, Bloomfield 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Camp - U.E.L. Heritage Centre/Park Adolphustown
About PWA's Friends For Life Bike Rally
PWA's Friends For Life Bike Rally originated as a 6-day, 600 km bike ride from Toronto to Montréal. New for this year, the Bike Rally has added a 1-day, 108 km bike ride from Toronto to Port Hope. Now in its 18 th year, the Bike Rally is the sustaining fundraiser for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA) supporting its ability to provide critical services and support to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Toronto. To learn more, visit www.bikerally.org .
About the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA)
PWA is the largest direct support service agency of its kind for people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada. PWA engages people living with HIV/AIDS in enhancing their health and well-being through practical and therapeutic support services and broader social change, and inspires them to live into their dreams and discoveries. PWA aims to enhance awareness, resilience, strength and knowledge among the members of its immediate community and in the broader social world. To learn more, visit www.pwatoronto.org .
About Scotiabank
Through our global community investment strategy, Scotiabank and its employees support causes at a grassroots level. Recognized as a leader for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, in 2015, Scotiabank contributed $67 million to help our communities around the world.
Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our 23 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 89,000 employees and assets of $895 billion (as at April 30, 2016), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (
Media Contact: Allan Hooey Co-Chair Friends For Life Bike Rally 416-823-6125 cochairs@bikerally.org Todd Davies Co-Chair Friends For Life Bike Rally 416-525-3506 cochairs@bikerally.org Jeffrey Graham Media and Communications Friends For Life Bike Rally 647-965-0771 media@bikerally.org William Axelrod Media and Communications Friends For Life Bike Rally 647-500-1750 media@bikerally.org Murray Jose-Boerbridge Executive Director PWA 647-226-5777 mjose@pwatoronto.org Mike Twamley Director, Philanthropy and Communications PWA 416-895-9033 mtwamley@pwatoronto.org Erin Truax Public, Corporate and Government Affairs Scotiabank 416-471-5714 erin.truax@scotiabank.com
