Thank you very much everyone ... we raised .. $7051 out of a total of almost $1.3million.
Thanks again to everyone who helped us get to our minimum and beyond.
This years rally was SUPERB (or AWESOME for my Canadia Land friends) we arrived to a welcome party from our team. No sooner had we arrived at Harvey And Chris's ( who had very kindly offered us beds in Toronto ) when the first guests arrived. What a team - a lovely bunch of people who lent us tents, mattresses, sleeping bags and who made us most welcome right from the start.
Over the week the boys did me proud. Their politeness and helpfulness enamoured then to the women and their speed and cycling proficiency enamoured them to the speedsters and the guys.
I spoke at the candlelit ceremony about wanting my boys to see the human face of HIV and not be afraid of those infected but also to see the cost of HIV and so to be very wary of becoming infected themselves. This seemed to enamour us as a family to everyone.
Everyone was so kind, so thoughtful, so friendly and supportive that as we rode into Montreal both boys were very clear they wanted to do this again next year.
They say pictures paint a thousand words ......... well here is over one hundred thousand words for you ........ thanks to Brian Lawrence, Frank Lemire and everyone who has shared their photographs with us and thank you very much to everyone who made us welcome.
And if you want to help us get on our way for next year - Donate for 2013 Bike Rally
ROLL ON 2013
