FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Westminster, BC – October 12, 2010. The Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing Series (MOMAR) is proud to announce a $3,500.00 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC/Yukon, collected during the 2010 race season.  Make-A-Wish has been the MOMAR’s official charity since 2007, and this contribution brings the cumulative donation total to $17,000.00.

“At Make-A-Wish, we are being asked to grant more wishes than ever before, and we are so grateful to everyone at MOMAR for their continued support in helping us share the magic of a wish with these special kids,” says Make-A-Wish’s Executive Director, Ross Hetherington. Make-A-Wish enriches the lives of children with life threatening medical conditions through its wish granting work.

“Make-A-Wish is a great organization and we are very happy to support such an amazing cause,” says Event Director, Bryan Tasaka.  “The MOMAR participants, racers and volunteers have been extremely generous in supporting our various fundraising efforts.

For more information on the the MOMAR series, visit www.mindovermountain.com, and for information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC/Yukon, please visit www.makeawishbc.ca.

Thanks to the great guys at the BC Bike Race, we had an entry to give away for their race in 2009.  If you haven’t heard of this event, it is a seven day mountain bike stage race that starts in Shawnigan Lake and ends in Whistler.  It has been dubbed the ultimate singletrack experience and it lives up to its name in a big way with each stage featuring amazing amounts of XC riding.

The entry was auctioned off at the MOMAR Cumberland awards banquet with 100% of the proceeds going to our official charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC.  The entry is worth $4500+gst and with many fanatical mountain bikers in the room the bidding war began.  Active bidders included Brian McCurdy, Harold Williams, Wil Lim, and few others, but it was Curtis Labounty–along with partner Marshall House–who prevailed with a final bid price of $4100!

Thanks to everyone for being part of the live auction especially BC Bike Race for the donation!!!

Congratulations to Ryan and Nicole Worsfold from Brentwood Bay, BC, who were the lucky winners of the trip for two to Hawaii.  The prize package sponsored by Schick Xtreme3 and the Make-A-Wish Foundation includes flights via WestJet, seven nights of accommodation and an adventure package of their choice.  Have FUN!!!

Schick Xtreme3 reps, Francis and Greg, were on hand at the Cumberland awards ceremony to present the prize to Ryan and Nicole.

Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of making a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC on behalf of the MOMAR. Through our Wishing Bell program, online donations, the Mega 50/50 Draw, and a top-up from the MOMAR, we were able to raise $2000.00 for our official charity.

Executive Director, Ross Hetherington, accepts the cheque from the MOMAR.

Make-A-Wish’s mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses and to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Since 1983, they have granted over 1000 wishes!

Our fundraising goal for 2008 is to raise $5000. We will have lots of fundraising initiatives at each MOMAR and we look forward to your support in helping us reach our goal.

To learn more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, please visit their website at www.makeawishbc.ca.

The BC chapter of Make-A-Wish is the MOMAR’s official charity and we would like to encourage all our MOMAR friends to check out one of their fundraising program happening right now.

Enjoy farm fresh blueberries this summer and help support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Through Twin Berry Farms ‘GoodBerry Program’ you can have fresh blueberries delivered to your office and 15% will go towards granting wishes for children throughout BC & Yukon. Visit www.twinberryfarms.com or call 604 677-5033 to sign up for the GoodBerry Program.