The team at Sutton Group Heritage Realty in Oshawa, Ont. put their hearts and legs into the Big Bike ride for the sixth year in a row this summer. Staff from the four Heritage offices raised $5,630 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and 29 of them joined in the fun of riding around downtown Oshawa on the colossal bicycle. Since 2010, this dedicated team has contributed $29,991.
The original fundraising goal this year was $4,000, which is enough to pay for an automated external defibrillator (AED) at a local recreation centre, but team captain Nicole Menary kept the enthusiasm rolling.
“The fact that we crushed our goal by over $1,500 shows what this company is made of,” says Nicole. “I am so incredibly proud of my colleagues. Some of them have been directly affected by heart disease, so this is a very important cause for us…
“Having an AED at the recreation centre could save a life one day. The device has simple audio and visual commands making it fairly easy for people without any medical training to provide potentially life-saving treatment to a cardiac arrest victim.”
Big Bike is a key fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Big Bike welcomes teams of up to 29 riders committed to raising a minimum of $50 each.
