Cramahe schools help fight cancer

Colborne and South Cramahe Public Schools will be part of the fifth annual tour of the Pedal for Hope Cycling Team.

On Tuesday, May 5, the cyclists will roll first into Colborne and then later in the morning to South Cramahe as they raise money for paediatric cancer research.

In 2005, the Peterborough Chapter of Cops for Cancer took on a new identity. The Pedal For Hope Cycling Team was born and local children fighting cancer had a new support team behind them. Local police personnel, a retired N.H.L. hockey player and a great crew of support personnel have been dedicating time to this cause.

Each year they continue the tradition.

Starting on April 20 in Peterborough, for three weeks, the Pedal For Hope team cycles over 1,000 kilometres, visiting local schools and delivering a message about kids living with cancer.

A presentation in each school takes on a serious side about how important it is to support paediatric cancer research. The team shows a team video, shaves a few heads, cuts a few ponytails and then turns on the fun.

Students are involved in ice cream eating contests against their favorite police officer, showing the lighter side of police officers in their community.

Thirty schools across the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR) will welcome the Pedal for Hope team this year.

KPR schools have supported the Cops for Cancer cycling team for five years, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars over that time. All money raised goes to the Canadian Cancer Society.