NEWS RELEASE
HOSPICE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE FOUNDATION
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On Sunday, May 28, Hospice Georgian Triangle Foundation is hosting the 13th annual Hike and Bike for Hospice.
More than 300 participants are set to get outside and move, all in support of hospice palliative care for patients and families in our community. The Hike and Bike begins and ends at the Collingwood Curling Club.
Hospice Georgian Triangle Foundation wants you to know that all the participants are welcome. Registration is open at www.hospicegeorgiantriangle.com.
Getting involved is easy. Register today online or call 705-444-2555, ext. 7527. If you can’t attend on May 28, sponsor a participant or team. You can support the Hospice Georgian Triangle clinical staff on the Hospice Angels team here. Every dollar helps.
Hospice Georgian Triangle provides compassionate care at Campbell House and in the community for individuals with life-limiting illness and their families in the Town of The Blue Mountains, Collingwood, Clearview Township and Wasaga Beach. Care programs come at no cost to the user and focus on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of the patient, family and caregivers, enhancing quality of life.
Hospice Georgian Triangle Foundation’s purpose is to raise the funds that allow Hospice Georgian Triangle to provide exceptional hospice palliative care and community programming. This is the foundation’s second-largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $150,000.
Participants will hike six kilometres and bike six or 20 km. The event kicks off by the Beinn Gorm Highlanders at the Collingwood Curling Club and travels through the beautiful trails of Collingwood and along the shore of Georgian Bay. At the finish line there will be music provided by 95.1 the Peak FM and a classic car display by the Wasaga Beach Cruisers.
Event registration is $35 and includes a T-shirt sponsored by Blue Rock Wealth Management, a race pack, and lunch.
The complimentary lunch for participants is generously provided by Blue Ridge Meats, COBS Bread, Boston Pizza, Sanfilippo’s Wholesale Fruits and Vegetables, Loblaws, and Sobeys. Morning coffee is donated by Tim Hortons Collingwood.
Special thanks to platinum sponsor Blue Mountain and gold sponsors Blue Rock Wealth Management, Sensor Technology (the Prasad Family Foundation), Royal LePage Locations North, Precision Septic and Earthworks. Silver sponsors include Fawcett Funeral Home, Sutherland Insurance and Walker Aggregates. For a full list of all the generous sponsors, please visit here.
Hospice Georgian Triangle thanks everyone in advance for getting involved in the Hike and Bike and helping to provide programs and services designed to enhance end-of-life care for individuals and families.
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