Okanagan Granfondo deemed a success by event organizers
“It’s a fabulous event for the city of Penticton. It’s a huge economic development for the city of Penticton,” said the Mayor of Penticton John Vassilaki.
“It fills up our restaurants, our motels and hotels and all the other facilities that are required for all these folks to be here. It really brought up the economy for those facilities and revenue coming in that they’ve been missing for the last two and a half years. So, it’s a huge, huge event for those folks.”
The event also raised over $70,000 for the Desmoid Foundation which the Merckx family holds close to their heart.Okanagan teen using passion for cycling to raise awareness about rare disease she lives with “My daughter is battling the disease. It causes tumors in your body, and she’s been battling it since she was 13 and she’s 17 now,” said Merckx.
“We’ve actually raised over $200,000 Over the last two years for the foundation to try to find a cure.”“Our team is beyond thrilled with the end result — a successful day enjoyed by thousands of cyclists and visitors, supported by 350 of Penticton’s finest volunteers,” said Merckx in a press release.Registration for next year is already open and spots are already filling up.
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