Everyone knows about people who run, walk and cycle to raise funds but a group of riders might be driving a new trend with their ATV fundraisers.
Ken Krahn and Hans Zundel plan to do their first ATV ride to Yellowknife on Jan. 28 to raise money for their NorthLife Fellowship Baptist Church's soup kitchen in Fort McMurray.
Their 1,200-kilometre SA国际影视传媒淩ide for SoupSA国际影视传媒 journey will start in Fort McMurray and will take them on a winter road through Wood Buffalo National Park to Fort Smith, then to Fort Providence on the highway and finally on to Yellowknife.
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SA国际影视传媒淲ith the exception of 2016 we went to Hay River for our 10th year. Our trucks made it all the way but our ATVs did not. In 2018 we tried again to go to Hay and completed the trip. This is the first year we are making the trip to Yellowknife.SA国际影视传媒
Three support trucks will accompany Krahn and Zundel and will stay in hotels in Fort Smith and Fort Providence, and in a bed & breakfast in Yellowknife. They aim to arrive here on Feb. 2.
So far they've raised more than $3,500 and their goal is to raise $10,000 for the soup kitchen.
The NorthLife soup kitchen has been serving meals all day for the last 24 years.
To donate to the Ride for Soup visit and click on SA国际影视传媒淪upport NorthLife / CanadaHelps.orgSA国际影视传媒 and under SA国际影视传媒淔undSA国际影视传媒 pick SA国际影视传媒淩ide for Soup." Cheques can be made out to SA国际影视传媒淣orthLife Fellowship Baptist Church.SA国际影视传媒
For more information contact Krahn at kikrahn@telus.net or via text at 780-715-8102.