Canadian Olympians and Paralympians join 80
Cyclists as they Gear-Up for the 5th Annual Pedal
for Kids Ride at the Canadian Tire Centre
Riders and Special Guests Celebrate First 25
km of Ride with a Jumpstart Games for 100 Ottawa-area Children on
Parliament Hill
OTTAWA, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - On Monday, September 15, over 80 cyclists will
gather at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa to kick-off the 5th Annual
Pedal for Kids – a five day, 500 km cycle from Ottawa to Quebec
City – to give kids from financially disadvantaged families
the chance to play. Canadian Olympians Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford and Andréanne Morin as well as
Paralympian Robbi Weldon will join riders for a kick-off
celebration at the Canadian Tire Centre and will ride the first 25
km with the team to Parliament Hill.
At Parliament Hill cyclists will be met by government
representatives and over 100 Ottawa-area children who will be
participating in a Jumpstart Games – a fun day for children
featuring physical activities, giveaways and a boxed lunch. The
Jumpstart Games will be staffed by volunteers from the Canadian
Tire Family of Companies and Ottawa-area Community Partners.
Starting on September 15, Pedal
for Kids cyclists will ride through Ottawa, Lachute, Joliette and Trois-Rivières before they finish
at Parliament Hill in Quebec City
on September 19, 2014.To follow the
cyclists on their 500 km journey, please visit
http://jumpstartpedalforkids.ca/.
EVENT ONE: STARTING LINE KICK-OFF AT CANADIAN TIRE
CENTRE
DATE:
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Monday, September 15,
2014
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8:00 a.m. – 9:00
a.m.
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WHAT:
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Pedal for Kids
Kick-off
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8:00 a.m.
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Media
Registration
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8:15 a.m.
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Interview
opportunities
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8:30 a.m.
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Formal
remarks
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8:45 a.m.
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Photo
opportunities
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LOCATION:
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Canadian Tire
Centre
1000 Palladium Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K2V 1A5
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WHO:
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Landon French – Vice
President, Community Relations, Canadian Tire Corporation;
Executive Director, Jumpstart Charities
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Robbi Weldon – 2012
Paralympic gold medallist (road race cycling)
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Meagan Duhamel and
Eric Radford – 2014 Olympic silver medallists (figure skating, team
mixed)
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Andréanne Morin –
2012 Olympic silver medallist (Rowing)
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80 Pedal for Kids
cyclists
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EVENT TWO: Pedal for Kids 25 KM Parliament Hill
Celebration
DATE:
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Monday, September 15,
2014
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00
p.m.
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WHAT:
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Pedal for Kids 25 KM
Parliament Hill Celebration
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10:00 a.m. – 11:00
a.m.
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Jumpstart
Games
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10:45 a.m.
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Media
registration
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11:00 a.m.
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Formal
remarks
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11:30 a.m.
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Photo and interview
opportunities
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LOCATION:
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Parliament Hill
111 Wellington Street
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Ottawa,
Ontario
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WHO:
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Landon French – Vice
President, Community Relations, Canadian Tire Corporation;
Executive Director, Jumpstart Charities
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Marc Wolvin,
Jumpstart Regional Manager – Northern and Easter Ontario
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Robbi Weldon – 2012
Paralympic gold medallist (road race cycling)
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Meagan Duhamel and
Eric Radford – 2014 Olympic silver medallists (figure skating, team
mixed)
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Andréanne Morin –
2012 Olympic silver medallist (Rowing)
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Federal and local
government representatives
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80 Pedal for Kids
cyclists
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100 Ottawa-area
children
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SOURCE Canadian Tire Jumpstart