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  2019 Ride for Karen Cycling Clothing

  Posted on: August 2, 2019

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  The 2019 Ride for Karen cycling kit represents our 15th year of making clothing to commemorate our annual ride. Partnering with Louis Garneau, we are proud of our collaborative efforts to document the Ride for Karen each year. This year’s kit uses last year’s design, however, we have taken the green stripe from last year’s […]

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  2019 Ride for Karen Start / Finish

  Posted on: August 2, 2019

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  We wanted to let you know that we have had to move the Start / Finish for the 2019 Ride for Karen as our usual location was not available. All registration and start times will remain the same and can be found here on our website. The good news for those of you that do […]

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  Ride for Karen brothers Kirk and Kris Tobias featured on CP24 Breakfast.

  Posted on: August 7, 2018

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  Ride for Karen brothers Kirk and Kris Tobias featured on CP24 Breakfast.

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  Ride for Karen Featured on Breakfast Television

  Posted on: August 7, 2018

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  Ride For Karen – a ride started by brothers Kirk and Kris Tobias has been going on since 2002, raising money for people living with cancer. This years ride takes place on Sunday – learn more at www.rideforkaren.com

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  Brothers create charity bike ride in honour of late mother who died of breast cancer.

  Posted on: August 1, 2018

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  The Ride for Karen Founders, Kirk and Kris Tobias, were interviewed in July 2014, by the host of CBC’s Our Toronto program, Marivel Taruc. Our Toronto is a wide-ranging one hour program focusing on people and events making an impact on Canada’s largest city. Kirk and Kris discussed the genesis behind the Ride for Karen […]

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  Hundreds of Ride for Karen participants cycle through the GTA to support children with cancer

  Posted on: August 14, 2017

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  – In its 16th year, the annual ride has raised $120,000 to send children with cancer to camp. 100 per cent of proceeds from the ride go to charity, thanks to the generous support of Scotiabank –  August 14, 2017 (Toronto, ON) – On Sunday, hundreds of cyclists from across Ontario participated in the Ride […]

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  Ontario Cycling Association chooses Ride for Karen as its charity ride for 2017

  Posted on: April 20, 2017

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  – The annual ride has raised more than $2.4 million to send children with cancer to camp – April 19, 2017 (Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Cycling Association has chosen Ride for Karen as its charity ride for 2017.  The 16th annual Ride for Karen, which will take place on Sunday, August 13th, raises money […]

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  The Ride for Karen Founders Interview

  Posted on: August 5, 2014

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  The Ride for Karen Founders, Kirk and Kris Tobias, were interviewed in July 2014, by the host of CBC’s Our Toronto program, Marivel Taruc. Our Toronto is a wide-ranging one hour program focusing on people and events making an impact on Canada’s largest city. Kirk and Kris discussed the genesis behind the Ride for Karen […]

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  The Ride for Karen is preparing for an uphill climb. We need your support!

  Posted on: March 21, 2014

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  The Ride for Karen is an annual cycling event that has raised over $2 million to support children living with cancer. For the past 12 years, the Ride for Karen has taken place the first weekend of September. Recently, a for-profit event chose the same date (September 7, 2014) for its ride. This is concerning […]

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  Ontario Cyclists Raise $200,000 To Support Kids With Cancer

  Posted on: September 10, 2013

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  Ride for Karen’s 2013 event has been featured on newswire.ca. Support from cyclists from across Ontario and presenting sponsor Scotiabank have helped to raise money to help build and furnish new cancer care facilities, provide resources for cancer support centres and send kids with cancer to camp. View the full article here.

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