Media Alert, For immediate release, Friday, April 27, 2012
Contact: Shred 4 A Cause
Buck Young, Media Coordinator, Buckyoungosgoode@gmail.com, 647-638-5325
Waterloo, Ont.: Mike Harris, 27, and Jeff Abbott, 23, will be departing from Vancouver City Hall on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 10:00 am to begin a cross Canada Tour on their longboards to raise awareness and funds for the Brain Injury Association of Canada.
“The purpose of the tour is to acknowledge the importance of using head gear while participating in any sporting activities with emphasis on longboarding,” says Harris. “We hope to decrease and prevent the amount of future brain injuries caused by sporting activities, and raise $100,000 for the Brain Injury Association of Canada while doing so.”
Harris and Abbott will spend 1 hour at a time longboarding while the other drives the support vehicle. The duo will spend 8 – 10 hours on their boards a day as they make their way across the country. The tour is scheduled to finish in St. John’s Newfoundland around the end of June.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Learn more about the Brain Injury Association of Canada and Shred for a Cause.
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To spread awareness and help gain support to a selected charity using original fundraising opportunities and “out of the box” educational concepts.
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“Shred 4 A Cause” is a Non-Profit Organization dedicated to spreading awareness, and raising funds to help support the Brain Injury Association of Canada. Using radical fundraising techniques, interactive educational events and extreme social media focus “Shred 4 A Cause” will spread the word and gain support for the charity the Brain Injury Association of Canada.
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Brain injury occurs suddenly, without warning. In an instant life is changed, forever. Canadian Hockey League defenseman Ben Fanelli knows this first hand. In October of 2009 Ben suffered a head injury that changed his life. Because of this Ben has realized the need for Brain Injury Awareness and funding. And that is why he teamed up with the Kitchener Rangers to start Head Strong; Fanelli 4 Brain Injury Awareness: a program designed to raise awareness about brain injuries and provide funds to various Brain Injury associations and programs.
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