B4UW: Cycling from Thunder Bay to Toronto in 2024!
Please let us know if you are interested to ride or volunteer for a Thunder Bay to Toronto Bike for United Way 2024 (T2T) Tour!
Click above to donate to your local United Way, supporting Bike for United Way
If you are interested in assisting the B4UW planning team or cycling this year email Douglas.Smith@ontario.ca
Bike 4 United Way (B4UW) is an annual Ontario Public Service (OPS) employee charity ride which has raised over $398,983 since 2012, for United Ways across Ontario. In 2023, there were three ride locations: western, Manitoulin, and Prince Edward County . Distances and speeds varied from 80km to 160km per day. The 2024 ride will take place in September and fundraising will be available up to October 31, 2024.
Along our route, B4UW visits local United Way offices and meet local champions and recipients. These are the people that realize the benefits of our efforts and your generosity. The OPS members across Ontario from a number of Ministries and agencies plan all aspects of the tour themselves, volunteering their time.
In 2012, a group of OPSers toured for ten days from Thunder Bay to Toronto while raising critical funds for the communities they were riding in. We want to bring it back.
Thank you for all those who supported the 2023 B4UW rides!
In September 2023, thirty-one Ontario Public Servants (OPS)ers cycled through the sights of rural Ontario while supporting our local communities. Together we raised $11,683 in critical funds and support for United Way chapters across the province. Thank you – riders and supporters!
The Grand Bend group was small but mighty! We made some navigational errors and had a few mechanicals, but took it all in our stride. Over the course of 4 days, we rode 520km and had an absolute blast! A memorable stop on day 1 was the Milton velodrome, where we got to see Team Canada in action. How amazing is that! This year, instead of camping, we stayed in small motels in Kitchener (day 1), enjoyed Kellenberger cottage hospitality in Grand Bend (day 2) and London (day 3). The roads were good, the food was great, and the weather held. All in all, a perfect ride!
Manitoulin Island Sept 8 – Sept 10, 2023
This year’s ride had beautiful weather, fantastic scenery, great food and many lasting memories.
Prince Edward County Sept 16 – Sept 17, 2023 — The Prince Edward County ride was a great success, thanks to all the riders and support. We rode under sunny skies. Highlights include a trip to the lighthouse at Presqu’ile Park and a tour of Big Island.