It was a pleasure to have so many of our members join us at Stephen’s Ride for Humanity yesterday. Close to 200 riders participated and over 50 volunteers dedicated their time to making sure the day went smoothly. The weather more or less cooperated, starting out windy but settling down soon enough, while the rain held off until the riders crossed the finish line.
We’d of course like to thank the sponsors for their generous support and a shout-out goes to our top fundraiser Leor Margulies of Robbins, Appleby and Taubb. Another big thank you goes out to Peter Gilgan of Mattamy Homes for being our Ride Marshal.
Stephen’s wife Linda was riding along with her team made up of family and friends. They want to make Stephen’s Ride for Humanity a national event, which would be amazing.
It was also fantastic to see so much action on social media, especially since our riders were busy, well, riding. Here are just some of the tweets that were lighting up our smartphones.
we are @bildgta! Early morning for a great cause!! #ride
— Monarch Corporation (@monarch_group) September 23, 2012
“@tinalovespinot: Wishing all the riders in the Ride for Stephen Dupuis a great ride today @bildgta @habitattoronto” @nchetherington — Allen Davidov (@AllenDavidov) September 23, 2012
Enjoyed the @bildgta Ride for Humanity today. Thankfully the rain held off! — mark stables(@mark_stables) September 24, 2012
thanks @bildgta for the amazing day! Can’t wait for #rideforhumanity 2013.
— Doug Duke (@DSHDuke) September 23, 2012
Gone one year and still thought of every day. Missing my friend Stephen Dupuis on this September 23rd @bildgtatwitter.com/DSHDuke/status — Monarch Corporation (@monarch_group) September 23, 2012
Congrats to @bildgta Chair Paul Golini and all 100km and 45 km riders at the 2nd annual #RideForHumanity. Great job. twitter.com/janicemandel/s… — Janice Mandel (@janicemandel) September 23, 2012
I’m either at a spandex convention or registration for @bildgta ‘s ride for humanity. Still to be confirmed. — cpan (@urbanbabble) September 23, 2012
Successful 100km bike ride this morning. @bildgta. Now time to watch some football. — ChrisGilbert (@Chris_J_Gilbert) September 23, 2012
RT @writtenbyamy: @leormargulies why yes!
heard you were highest fundraiser @bildgta Ride for Humanity! Congrats!
— BILD (@bildgta) September 24, 2012
