Tour D’Afrique Fundraiser

Saturday December 3rd
Raffle, 50/50 Draw & Classes

10:15 Step & Pump
11:30 Pilates
12:30 Boot Camp
1:30 Belly Dance
2:30 Zumba

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Fitness Works for Women Buys Bikes for HIV/AIDS Workers in Africa!

On Saturday, December 3, 2011, Fitness Works for Women, 2171 Queen Street East, Toronto, hosted a fundraiser event to buy bikes for HIV/AIDS workers in Africa. The successful, fun filled event included great prizes such as NHL tickets - Montreal at Toronto - and Spin Master's BAKUGAN in a raffle as well as a 50/50 draw and five fitness classes. The classes, Step & Pump, Pilates, Bootcamp, Belly Dancing and Zumba, were instructed by our staff at Fitness Works for Women. 

The funds raised exceeded our expectations.  Our goal to raise enough funds for ten bikes was quickly surpassed to more than twelve bikes in a few hours on Saturday – with donations still coming in!! 100% of donations go to the purchase of bikes through the Tour d'Afrique Foundation.  Donations can be made at www.tourdafrique.com

The Tour d'Afrique is a bicycle race and expedition that goes through the Continent of Africa from Cairo to Capetown.  The TDA 2012 is the tenth anniversary of the race/expedition.  Along the route, the TDA will be presenting bikes to healthcare workers at various locations.

One of our Fitness Works for Women staff members, Beverley Coburn, is riding in the upcoming 12,000 km, 94 stage tour that leaves Cairo, Egypt on January 14, 2012 and arrives in Capetown, South Africa on May 12, 2012.

Many people contributed to the Tour d'Afrique/Fitness Works for Women fundraiser event:

Velotique Limited
Informco Inc.
Spin Master Ltd
Mrs. Eleanor Coburn
Ann Gotfryd Photography
Kate Whimster, B Com, MIFHI, ND, Kew Beach Health and Wellness
Megan Webster, Webster’s Fine Books and Maps
Janice Battiste
Aysun Parker
Starbucks Coffee Company

as well as our staff:

Ariella Tsafantinos. Owner, Fitness Works for Women, Step & Pump and Pilates instructor
Eva-Mai Fortune, Manager, Fitness Works for Women
Beverley Coburn, TDA 2012 Rider - Bootcamp instructor
Taroub, Belly Dancing instructor
Janice Battiste. Zumba instructor
Judy Carr
Lynda Smart
Kristina Birkhans

and especially:

To all our Fitness Works for Women members and
To all our participants who generously donated to the raffle, 50/50 draw and the fitness classes.

Thank you ALL for making the Tour d'Afrique/Fitness Works for Women Fundraiser - Bikes for HIV/AIDS workers in Africa - such a success!

The Tour d’Afrique (TDA) is the longest, toughest bicycle race/ expedition in the world. 2012 is the tenth anniversary of the TDA. Every year, Tour d’Afrique Ltd donates at least one new or refurbished bicycle per rider to health-care workers and other deserving individuals in Africa. In the nine years since the creation of the company, Tour d’Afrique Ltd in partnership with our participants and groups such as CAP AIDS (Canada) and Leusden Rotary club in the Netherlands has donated over 1300 bikes. In 2011, the TDA Foundation managed to donate over 350 bikes along the way - the best year yet. In 2012, the tenth anniversary ride, there are donation ceremonies planned for Gondar, Bahir Dar, Nairobi, Arusha, Lilongwe, Windhoek and Cape Town. It is the most ambitious schedule yet, and we hope to donate at least 500 bikes

Cape Town, South Africa Walking long distances each day to visit their patients, these unsung heroes of the community were delighted to receive the donation from the TDA Foundation, which was made possible through the fundraising efforts and generosity of the TDA 2011 riders.

Reach: In a month a community HIV/AIDS volunteer can reach about 20 to 100 people without a pushbike (bicycle), covering a total of about 8 to 15 kilometres. With a pushbike, an HIV/AIDS service provider may reach a minimum of 60 and up to over 800 individuals in a month, covering over 60km.