2 weeks to go!!
I just wanted to pass along an update on all the Cruise numbers to date:
15 sponsors
15 unique charities supported
40 registered cars (+ another ~50 unregistered cars)
62 registered people (+ another unknown number from unregistered cars)
$5,600 total donations raised ($6,600 two year total)
222km route
6 Pitstops
4 1/2 hours seat time
Thank you to everyone who has registered/supported/donated to the Cruise and your respective charities. In the 2nd year of this event running, we have raised over 550% from the inaugural event in 2011...and all thanks to you!! I am sincerely thankful for everyone who will be participating this year to help keep the memory of my dad alive and well. And not only for my family, but you are helping somebody special in your community through your generous donations.
On to some route goodies:
vvvvvv What our route will look like vvvvvvv
Meetup time is 9:00am in Burnaby at the Kidney Foundation HQ 4940 Canada Way. The parking lot being used is found just in behind the main buildings off Ledger ave. Simply, if you are heading either east or west on Canada Way, you will be turning NORTH on Ledger Ave and drive past the buildings... driveway to the parking lot will be on your left. We will be leaving Burnaby at 9:30 SHARP!! Our first and longest leg will take us east through Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and stop at the Stave Falls Powerhouse just before Mission. Once everyone is re-caffienated we will play in the hills north of Mission and stop at the Mission Raceway. A BBQ lunchstop is planned at the National Historic Fort Langley site, after which we will head down through White Rock with a stop at Crecent Beach and then finish off at Iona Beach near the YVR Airport.
Every registered participant will get a detailed itinerary of every stop emailed to them in case you wish to join up along the way. I apologize in advance but I will have to refrain from posting the detailed itinerary online, just to avoid being overwhelmed at the lunchstop. If you wish to know when we will be meeting at other locations, please feel free to email me at
info@cruiseforyourcause.org or send me a PM. Or even better yet, please register on the Cruise website
www.cruiseforyourcause.org to receive complete information and be entered into the prize draws that will be occurring at each Pitstop.
A brief rundown of sponsors and prize giveaways:
SS Photography - wall prints and photoshoot package
Flash Auto Detailing - full detail package and wash'n'vac package
West Coast Auto Group - 2 golf shirts
UBCSCC - 2 club memberships and 2 free autox events
Stave Falls PowerHouse - free tour coupons for all registered participants
Hammond Jewelers - $500 watch
Nav Canada - Kidney Foundation donation plus tonnes of goodies
Waves Coffee House - gift basket
Furnitura Interiors - furniture items
Twilight Drive In - 2 free movie passes
PDM Racing - a couple misc goodies
Vemma Nutrition - gift basket
BSG - event stickers/decals
Bamboo Cafe - gift certificate
Airproof Mechanical - event cash donation
Thanks again for everyone who is participating this year. I'm excited to see everyone out on the roads on April 27.
***EVENT DISCLAIMER***
Cruise for Your Cause, Travis Bowering (and family), BC Kidney Foundation,
Stave Falls Power House, Mission Raceway and Fort Langley do not
accept responsibility or liability for any damages or injury to your person,
passengers, vehicle or belongings incurred during the course of the event
held on April 27, 2013. You are expected to have proper vehicle insurance
and a valid driver’s license.
This event is for you, me and the person in the car beside you....simple.
It is a casual, fun get-together where we all can get together, hang out and
do some driving. This event is by no means intended to be a race, time trial,
or burnout contest. There will be no dangerous driving tolerated during the
course of this event. We will all be expected to act responsibly and respect
all drivers on the road during the course of the event. We have a route that
is laid out but we do not own the road. Please respect and obey all roadsigns
and speed limits to the best of your ability. The route has been laid out to
avoid as many left turns as possible and we will all do our best to remain
together as a group. However if someone gets split up from the group,
please use the included itinerary/map to follow to the next Pitstop and join
up again there. Enough time has been left at each Pitstop to meetup in a
reasonable amount of time. Please clean up after yourself at each Pitstop.
Again, common roadsense is the top priority during this event in order to
keep everyone safe and ultimately, you are responsible for your own actions
on the road.