Local businesses are often asked to ‘give back’ to the community in which they work and prosper. Time and again, we see our business community doing just that, sponsoring events, donating items, and sharing their time and skills. House of Friendship couldn’t do what it does without the generous financial, in-kind and volunteer support we receive from local business. This is especially true for Trek 4 Kids. Any event costs money to run. Thanks to sponsors and in-kind gifts of suppport, we’re able to cover these costs…and then some.
Eastside Cycle staff with House of Friendship Property Director, Colin, an avid mountain biker
Some of our Trek sponsors even literally go the extra mile for Trek. They bring out their co-workers, families and friends, and actually trek the trails. If you plan on having your bike tuned up before riding the trails this Sunday, you’ll meet the folks from EastSide Cycle – they’ll be on-site offering free bicycle tune-ups. These were such a hit last year that we’re starting bicycle tune-ups earlier this year, at 12:30 p.m., to give more people more time to have their bicycles tuned up. When they’re finished tuning up bicycles, the guys from EastSide will hit the trails on their own bicycles. Out on the trails, you might also run into a family from SOS Physiotherapy or the team from KPMG.
A family from SOS Physiotherapy ready to ride:)
- Team KPMG completes Trek 2010
Crabby Joe and John Neufeld
If you meet any of these folks at Trek, please be sure to thank them. They along with other sponsors; St. Jacob’s Printery, Herrle’s Country Farm Market, and Rogers TV, and event contributors Twin City Graphics, 4Imprint and Frogbox, make Trek 4 Kids possible. Because of their generous support more kids will be going to camp, and we can all feel good about that.
