Update: December 17, 2023
Numerous polls in four major LinkedIn philanthropy groups, since July 1, 2023, have shown that 50% of charities in the USA and Canada are now using my fundraising concept (1988)
UPDATE: MARCH 24, 2019
Nothing would give us greater pleasure than seeing people cycling in Le Tour de l’Ile de Montreal, Tour la Nuit, Défi Métropolitain, Le Grand Tour Desjardins (links below) or any event anywhere and raise funds for the benefit of West Island Community Shares the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, Starlight or any other charity/charities in the West Island.
We invite you to run, cycle x-c ski in any mass participation event (not staged by a charity, for that charity) anywhere on earth, and raise funds for your favourite West Island charity, just as if the events were staged by/for them.
Triathletes and others are of course welcome to raise $$ in any triathlon. rollerblading, or another type of athletic event!
Climb a mountain, cycle across Canada (or to Kingston, ON and back, with friends) or canoe a river and raise $$.
Use your imagination! There are many possibilities!
How can you raise $$?
Create your own Giving Page and designate the charity of your choice as the recipient of your sponsors’ donations.
Spread your giving page far and wide to your friends, business associates, anyone, and ask them to support your efforts by donating via your Giving Page. Follow up with them personally as that will bring infinitely better results.
Please email us a link (PAFoundation@gmail.com) to your giving page after you set it up so that we will know how much this effort raises.
FThank you and GOOD luck!!
Please raise funds for your favourite West Island charity by asking your friends, family members, business associates, neighbours and others to donate. Asking them face to face will bring more donations!
Here are some local athletic events through which anyone can raise funds
Velo Quebec Events
Tour de l’Ile de Montreal
Tour la nuit:
Running
http://www.vermontcitymarathon.org/page.php?pid=1&pname=home
http://www.runvermont.org/page.php?pid=10&pname=calendar
Triathlon
“Don’t just do it, do it for a cause!”
Misc
* 19,000+ Canadian charities subscribe to Canada Helps including West Island Community Shares and the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation
Canada Helps is a registered charity that exists to facilitate online donations for all 100,000 Canadian charities!
To contact the West Island Charity Challenge: PAFoundation@gmail.com
West Island Charity Challenge - Défi entraide de l’Ouest-de-l’Île 