KELOWNA – The 15th annual RCMP Cops for Kids Ride is now underway.
Twenty-eight riders and seven support people left Kelowna Friday morning for a 10 day bicycle ride through 18 communities in south-east BC.
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RCMP say funds raised during the journey will go to helping children facing illness, disability or traumatic crisis.
“We’re seeing families in tough situations when tragedy strikes their family,” says spokesperson Gail Harrison in a news release. “A family can’t plan for a crisis so it’s important that Cops for Kids can be there financially when they need us most.”
Each rider has raised at least $2000 for the charitable event which ends in Kelowna September 18th.