Friday night was a very good night for our Brits on Bikes team.
For the second year in a row we held a charity Quiz Night to raise funds for Ride The Rideau, and once again our teams came through to raise some serious money (see title above) to support world-class cancer research in Ottawa.
While most of the teams were made up of friends, contacts, and co-workers I was happy to include a team from the Ottawa Hospital Foundation again this year. I really think it says a lot about the people who run the Foundation that they are willing to take their personal time to support these events – especially a week out from a huge Foundation event.
The Quiz Night really has become a high point of our Ride the Rideau fundraising. Coming only a week before the ride, I think it really helps boost our team’s spirit after a long summer of training and fundraising. It is also great to see so many people come together to support a cause our team and workplace cares so much about. Besides paying the $25 entry fee I am pretty sure everyone in the room also bought either a raffle ticket, a cake pop, or just dropped a couple bucks into the donation jar. I have said it before and I will say it again – Ottawa is a very generous city.
Finally, a huge thanks to those who really make this event happen – Quiz Master Allan, my co-workers who volunteered to work the bar, security, the set up / tear down crew, and everyone else who donated their time and energy to help make our Quiz Night a success. Also a big thanks to the Chateau Laurier, D’Arcy McGees, The Scottish and Irish Store, and the National Arts Centre for donating raffle prizes.
Now it is our turn to live up to the other end of the deal. Our donors donated, the Foundation staff have plotted the route and organized the training events – now we need to cycle. Six more sleeps and ass hits the seat for 100km. Get ready Merrickville the Brits are coming!
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