Register for the Wedgewood Hotel Ride to Conquer Cancer Team by December 31, 2009 and you’ll be well on your way to meeting the minimum fund raising requirements.

At the Wedgewood Cycling Team Annual General Meeting on Sunday, November 29, 2009 incentives to attract club members for the Ride to Conquer Cancer (RTCC) Team were announced. The most common reason individuals cite for not becoming involved in the RTCC is the perception that fundraising, even to the minimum level is a difficult task. The Wedgewood Cycling Team is stepping in to make this less of a challenge for its members. Cycling Team Director and Ride to Conquer Cancer Team Captain, Philip Meyer, described how the sale of logo positions on a custom Wedgewood Team jersey for the Ride to Conquer Cancer had raised $14,000. These funds will be evenly distributed among all Wedgewood RTCC team members registered by December 31, 2009, and will contribute to each member’s fundraising quota.

As a further incentive open only to Wedgewood Cycling Team Club Members,  Nick Locke, Senior VP - Development at BC Cancer Foundation, offered back to the Club the $8,000 donation the Club had just presented to the Foundation. This amount will be distributed among  Wedgewood Cycling Team Club riders registered for the RTCC by December 31, 2009.  Meyer pointed out that similar seed funding of $5,000 for the inaugural Ride to Conquer Cancer resulted in over $158,000 being raised by the Wedgewood RTCC Team — a very worthwhile return on investment by any standard!

If you’ve been considering signing up for the 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer — now’s the time to do it. Register  here.

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