The annual fundraiser for the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) formerly under the name Ride for Refuge continued in 2022, with a new fundraising model called PWRDF Wild Ride. Teams and individuals from across Canada raised money from June through October by cycling, walking, baking, hiking, singing, reading, knitting and through other creative ways of participating! Read the launch story here.
The Diocese of New Westminster had two fundraising teams this year. The Divine Dashers of St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge, and Team PWRDF Vancouver comprised of Jane Dittrich of Christ Church Cathedral and Peter Goodwin ODNW of St. James' Vancouver. Both Jane and Peter are PWRDF Honorary Associates.
The Divine Dashers raised $2,122, and Team PWRDF Vancouver raised $3,430 for an inspiring combined total of $5,552. The Divine Dashers pulled the parish together to raise money for Wild Ride in many different ways. They held a bike ride, a walk, a bread bake-a-thon and a parish dinner! Jane Dittrich cycled 150KM over four months for Team PWRDF Vancouver, and she and Peter Goodwin ODNW did a 10KM walk together in early October which began at Christ Church Cathedral and included a walk around the Stanley Park seawall.
All Diocese of New Westminster Wild Ride 2022 participants wish to thank everyone for their very generous support!
Jane was immensely grateful to all of her donors for making her the top fundraising individual in Canada
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- Cathy Driver with the 42 loaves of bread that she baked on her September 9th Bread Bake-A-Thon! After all of her Wild Ride sponsors received their loaves, any remaining were sold at the parish with all funds to PWRDF
- Peter Goodwin ODNW of St. James’ Vancouver and Jane Dittrich, ODNW of Christ Church Cathedral starting their Oct 1 walk from the Cathedral
- Jane and Peter on the Yaletown seawalk portion of their October 1st 10KM walk.
- Jane and Terry Love on a bike ride. Terry is a longtime parishioner at the Cathedral, and is on both the altar and serving guilds
- Members of The Divine Dashers of St. John the Divine Maple Ridge on a September 10th ride along the Fraser River Left to right: George Coghlan, Elizabeth Zivin, Steve Zivin and Korri Zivin.
- Members (Cathy Driver, Lawrence Ogrodnick, Betty Ross, Belle Coombs, Joan Ogrodnick and Beth & Wayne Scott) of The Divine Dashers of St. John the Divine Maple Ridge on a September 24th parish walk which commenced at Osprey Village in Pitt Meadows
- Jane Dittrich on one of her cycling days
- The chefs for the Parish Lasagna Dinner on September 9th were (Left to Right) Anne Schaffar, Beth Scott and Joan Ogrodnick
Photos: Courtesy of Jane Dittrich, Janet Coghlan and Korri Zivin