About the Ride2Survive
Ride2Survive took the form of a road ride - Kelowna to Delta from its inception in 2005 through to 2019. The 2020 ride was postponed due to the Covid 19 outbreak. The advent of more stringent health precautions and other logistical issues brought about a decision from 2020 on to reformat and expand the event all the while focusing on raising funds free of overhead.
In the years since there have been numerous events born out of the creative minds of our participants. Mass hikes, walks, rides, boating, you name it as long as the end goal was raising money for cancer research.
From the time of its beginning and to this day there a few things that set us apart from other charitable events:
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We cover all our expenses ourselves.
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Your donation doesn't pay for us to have a ride, climb, swim, walk backwards or partake in whatever event we choose… we think donations should NOT pay for us to engage in our own frivolity!
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Your donation is exactly that... a full donation to the cause - not a donation where some unknown portion pays for event costs.
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Our donations are designated to particular research project(s) through the Canadian Cancer Society as chosen by our participants and review panel (the Board).
We are "all volunteers". You donate your money, we donate our time, and the results are that all the funds go to the end goal!
So, what does that mean?
Because we cover our own expenses, your donations are not used to buy advertising, posters or pamphlets, they don't pay salaries, nor do they buy t-shirts or water or donuts or gas or any other expense of holding an event. Rather, your donations actually go to where you think they should go and we share that information with you.... gladly!
By designating our funds raised, 100% of those dollars goes to that area of research - That means that the Canadian Cancer Society does not take any administrative costs out of your donation to the Ride2Survive.
Here is a pie chart of the areas of research we funded for the years 2005-2019: