Friday 20 September 2013
Monday 9 September 2013
Head for the Hills 2013
Saturday September 7th was a wonderful day to ride bike along the Trans-Canada trail south of Morden. This was the eleventh running of Head for the Hills and 158 riders came out to bike either the single track trail or the road.
Jake Gerbrandt from Winkler and David Lumgair from Thornhill get the credit for being the oldest riders. Both will be celebrating their 80th birthdays in January only days apart.
We also had a group of about a dozen riders that were 10 years of age or younger.
James Friesen, Chief Executive Officer of Eden Health Care Services and the founder of Head for the Hills had the pleasure of giving away three bicycles. The first of the three went to John Loewen from Morden who individually raised the most amount of money on behalf of Eden. The next bike went to Garry Martens of Miami, MB and the third went to April Martens of Austin, MB.
This year there were quite a number of teams to register and the largest group came from Bungee in Altona, with a total of 35 riders and were the top team fund raisers for the event.
The three bikes we gave away were generously donated by three different bike shops. Tinker Creek Cycle from Tinker Creek south of Morden, Time-Out Sports in Winkler and Back Alley Cycle in Altona. These significant gifts were greatly appreciated by those receiving them.
Winkler Co-op was a major provider of food and after having ridden 38 kilometers, there were a lot of very grateful people for that generosity.
The following sponsors are also invaluable in their contribution to this event as well.
Access Credit Union
Triple E / Lode-King
J.A.K . Meats
Thornview Grocery
Ray’s Septic Tank
The Eagle
Prairie Sky Promotions
Valley Bakery
Essen Transport
Wheat Song Bakery
Not only were there the three major prizes but there was also a whole table of prizes and each rider/fund-raiser was given the opportunity to select a prize. No one went home empty handed.
Jake Gerbrandt from Winkler and David Lumgair from Thornhill get the credit for being the oldest riders. Both will be celebrating their 80th birthdays in January only days apart.
James Friesen, Chief Executive Officer of Eden Health Care Services and the founder of Head for the Hills had the pleasure of giving away three bicycles. The first of the three went to John Loewen from Morden who individually raised the most amount of money on behalf of Eden. The next bike went to Garry Martens of Miami, MB and the third went to April Martens of Austin, MB.
This year there were quite a number of teams to register and the largest group came from Bungee in Altona, with a total of 35 riders and were the top team fund raisers for the event.
The three bikes we gave away were generously donated by three different bike shops. Tinker Creek Cycle from Tinker Creek south of Morden, Time-Out Sports in Winkler and Back Alley Cycle in Altona. These significant gifts were greatly appreciated by those receiving them.
Winkler Co-op was a major provider of food and after having ridden 38 kilometers, there were a lot of very grateful people for that generosity.
The following sponsors are also invaluable in their contribution to this event as well.
Access Credit Union
Triple E / Lode-King
J.A.K . Meats
Thornview Grocery
Ray’s Septic Tank
The Eagle
Prairie Sky Promotions
Valley Bakery
Essen Transport
Wheat Song Bakery
Not only were there the three major prizes but there was also a whole table of prizes and each rider/fund-raiser was given the opportunity to select a prize. No one went home empty handed.
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