2014 ABA Casino

In case anyone is interested and available.  Please let me know if you do volunteer, and I’ll make sure there is beer in your near future…

 

From: Heather Lothian [mailto:heather@albertabicycle.ab.ca]
Sent: August-08-14 12:19 PM
To: Heather Lothian
Subject: 2014 ABA Casino
Importance: High

 

Dear Presidents of ABA-affiliated clubs:

 

I hope all of your are enjoying the cycling season, and things are going well for your respective clubs.

 

I’m writing in regard to our upcoming casino in Calgary, August 17^th and 18^th. To those of you who have already signed up to work a shift, a big thank-you. A substantial number of positions, however, remain to be filled at the casino. I would reckon that if each club contributed one volunteer, we would fill our remaining vacancies.

 

Casino fundraising constitutes substantial revenue for the Association, allowing us to continue with operations and programming at current levels.

 

Please have a look at the schedule/sign-up form here: https://www.volunteersignup.org/78DP9

If you, or members of your club, are able to contribute one or more shifts, we would be most grateful.

 

Finally, all workers are entitled to a free meal at the casino. Those working a count-room shift may arrive at 11pm, and will have time to eat before the counting begins.

Also, for those travelling from outside the city, we can compensate for mileage from the casino proceeds.

 

Thanks,

 

-Andy Holmwood

ABA President

403.707.8116

 

 

Action Requested: Team LoChanRulez $1,000,000 challenge for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer

The Story:  Team LoChanRulez was formed in memory of my late wife, Lorraine Chan, an avid cyclist who succumbed to cancer on 22 April 2014.  To date, our ragtag team of 4 riders has raised more than $50,000 due to the overwhelming generosity of family and friends.  However, as our donations have slowed and with the Ride only four days away, we’ve asked ourselves what Lorraine would do?  The answer is clear, she would have set the bar even higher and so should we.  Our renewed goal is to convince 50,000 people around the world to donate $20 each.  That would push Team LoChanRulez past $1,000,000 and make us the top fundraising team for this year’s Ride.  What better way to pay tribute to Lorraine and the loved ones we all have lost to cancer through the years?  

 

Why you should donate:  It is always fun to be part of something ambitious and bigger than ourselves, and hopefully for many people $20 is an affordable amount to donate to this very worthy cause.  Cancer research benefits people around the world no matter where it is done.  In Lorraine’s case, the team at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre collaborated closely with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.  When information and research is shared, we are all one step closer to winning the war on cancer.

 

The Ask:

 

1.       If you have donated already, thank you again, you can skip to 2.  If you haven’t, please follow these nine easy steps (I didn’t provide a link so you know this isn’t a phishing e-mail or something else malicious): Google ‘Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer’; click on the website link; click on ‘Alberta’ at the top of the page; click on the green ‘Donate’ button at the top of the page; click on the circle by  ‘Search for a Team’; type in ‘LoChanRulez’; click on ‘Find a Participant’; click on ‘Mike Urquhart’; click on the green ‘Donate Online Now’; and then donate $20.

2.       Please forward this message on to 2 or more people who you know are people of action.  We only have four more days after all, and it should only take 8 rounds of forwarding to hit $1,000,000.   In particular, send it to people who aren’t in Calgary.  Lorraine and I lived overseas for 10 years, so hopefully we can make this go viral globally.

3.       Check the website periodically to see how we are doing towards the $1,000,000 goal.

 

On behalf of Team LoChanRulez and Lorraine, thanks for your support and have a great day,

 

Mike Urquhart