My name is Grant Daisley and I work for a Canadian based group called Cyclebetes organizing events in high schools across the country to raise awareness of, and funding for, Juvenile Diabetes and the JDRF.
In 2007 a group of five friends bandied around one man who had made a promise to his daughter. The father’s promise: to cure juvenile diabetes before his daughter’s 18th birthday. In 2007 she was 12. They cycled across Canada at break neck speed, raised close to 1,000,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and netted a Guinness World Record.
In the legacy of Team H2V, we have created school programs that allow students to stand up and lead the change.
Cyclebetes 2010 is an exciting indoor cycling event benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Cyclebetes Spin-a-Thon is an extraordinary way for students to build leadership potential and log community and volunteer hours.
Students are responsible for a positive transformation in the community.
Students develop marketing, communication, and organizational skills.
Students develop presentation and public relations skills.
Students become community contributors and understand the value and power of making a difference.
Cyclebetes Spin-a-Thon builds fitness, health & wellness - strong, united communities
You can checkout the program on our webpage by clicking here
The programs are current available in high schools in Canada and the United States, with efforts being made to take these programs into The United Kingdom, Australia, and beyond!
If your more of a visual person, you can watch a Video of one of our event held in Vancouver Canada below:
Cyclebetes 2009 at Rock Ridge Secondary from Scot McDonald on Vimeo.