Will and Harrison Bike Across Canada: 2012-02-26

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Getting Ready

We are delighted to announce that we have officially chosen the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada as the charitable organization that we will be fundraising for. Please feel free to visit their website (www.fncfcs.com) to learn more about the cause. In particular, please check out the Seven Ways to Make a Difference and Shannen's Dream, an initiative that we are especially happy to be contributing towards.

To donate, please go through our fundraising website right here. All of the funds will be going directly to the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.

We have also set up a twitter account to keep you updated throughout our journey across Canada. Our Twitter handle is @WsdHjBikeCanada.

Please Support our Cause

Our ambitious goal is to raise $20,000 for the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society to support initiatives that strive to create better educational support and better welfare programs for First Nations communities all across Canada.

PLEASE HELP us raise $20,000, for First Nation children across Canada.You can access our giving page and donate directly to the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society with this link:http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=17127 .

PLEASE CONSIDER the following FACTS : “Aboriginal kids on reserves are six times less likely to graduate from high school than the rest of our population. There’s a better chance of ending up in jail.” – Canadian Human Rights Commission, Annual Report 2011 “The number of Aboriginal children involved with the child welfare system across Canada is growing, and it rose by 71.5% between 1995 and 2001.” FNCFCSC, www.fncfcs.com/docs/UnitedNationsMay2004.pdf

“Aboriginal people are three times more likely than non-Aboriginals to be victims of violent crime, and they are at even higher risk for being victims of assault, sexual assault, robbery and partner abuse.”Statistics Canada. Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Profile Series. Ottawa: CCJS, 2001.

“First Nationschildren are 6-8 times more likely to be placed into foster care because of cases of neglect fuelled by factors that are often outside of parental control such as poverty, poor housing and substance misuse.” FNCFCS, http://www.fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/docs/UNCRC_report_Canada_2011_final.pdf

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and please don't hesitate to contact us at wsamson48@hotmail.com if you have any questions.

Our Bike Route

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Getting Ready