Vital People: Victoria Grandmothers for Africa cycle tour fundraiser now underway
Posted: Aug. 13, 2023 5:15PMWith each pedal stroke, a group of Victoria grandmothers are having fun and making a difference.
The non-profit is raising money to help their counterparts in Africa, where there are 15 million children have been orphaned due to the HIV crisis. “I care about my sister, grandmothers and what I can do is fundraise because the money that goes doesn’t go to a government,” says Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour chair Lynn Kobierski. “It doesn’t go to an NGO, it goes to the grandmothers and the grandmother groups, and that’s what’s so special about this grandmothers to grandmothers campaign.”“It is a wonderful community of older cyclists,” Laurie says.
“From August 13 to September 10, we have eight different rides so people of all different abilities can be part of the cycle tour,” Lynn adds.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.“I saw so many people living with HIV that didn’t have the kind of care and support that we have in Canada,” Peggy says. “And I saw them struggling and yet also thriving. They were just amazing people.
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