Tag Archive : charity

Getting my ‘mo on

Posted on November 12, 2010 in: This-and-That|Post Comment

This year, the charity of choice for me is the Movember Foundation and the cause is the fight for prostate cancer. This is an event that is particularly close to my heart as I lost my maternal grandfather to prostate cancer when I was in my early 20′s. The memories are still vivid in my [...]

Ride for Heart 2009 Synopsis

Posted on June 8, 2009 in: Social-Experiment, This-and-That|1 Comment

I wanted to quickly write a quick blog to thank everyone who sponsored me for the Ride for Heart. While I didn’t meet my goal, I did raise a decent amount of money for a cause that I think is fairly important. Ultimately, this really is a precursor to another ride that I’m very passionate [...]

Riding for Heart

Posted on May 1, 2009 in: This-and-That|Post Comment

The Ride for Heart is a charity event that helps raise money for the Heart and Stroke foundation. Heart disease and stroke is responsible for 1 in 3 Canadian deaths every year. In fact, 15 Torontonians will be hospitalized every day this year, making heart disease and stroke the leading causes of death in Ontario. [...]

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