After weeks of training and multiple fundraising events, eight members of Team Sutton Seafair in Delta, B.C. climbed onto their bicycles for a gruelling two-day, 240-km ride from Aldergrove, B.C. to Seattle. They raised $26,000 for the B.C. Cancer Foundation through the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer.  Kathy Dickinson, associate broker at Sutton Group – Seafair Realty and the team captain, credits her colleagues for their willingness to participate in the long distance ride and the enthusiast support of a large network of Realtors, staff, friends and clients.

She was able to attract seven team members including Realtors Don Ross, Bridget Ross and Ben Lim from the Tsawwassen office, and Merilee McCaffery and Izabela Wasiela from the Richmond office, along with “many supporting cast members”.  Each bicyclist was required to raise a minimum of $2,500 in pledges and complete fitness training. Dickinson says that in addition to individual fundraising efforts, the team organized a bingo night, a pub night and a luncheon to raise money for the cause.

The entire Team Sutton Seafair has signed up again for next year.