^{19th Annual winter trek across Canada to raise funds for charities
February 14th, 2002 - February 24th, 2002}
 
 

A 2000 mile trek that crossed the bitterly cold winter lands of the Northern United States and Canada.

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Most of the run in years past have been to support the American Cancer Society, which raised over $97,000 from the annual event.  Other runs have included raising funds for the restoration of the octagon barn near Gagetown Michigan and for the  Olympic hopeful Mike Ellsworth.
 
 

You can e-mail your pledges for our charity with your name and address to safari@pattullo2000.com  or call them at the numbers below. The following Charities are taking pledges for the riders:

Celtic Heritage Festival Assoc.          Tuscola Homeless Coalition
Purpose: Children activity expenses for annual festival     Purpose: Help people keep their homes
Contact: Rodney Bell @ 989-673-5092                                Contact: Mary Ann Karpovitch 989-673-6929

Caro Growlers Wrestling Club             Camp Josh
Purpose: Children's uniforms & supplies                               Purpose: Camp equipment and travel expenses for kids
Contact: Kelli Robinson @ 989-673-5390                            Contact: Ray Vargo 989-672-4077

Caro Rotary for FAME                        Caro Youth Football and Cheer leading
Purpose: Mike Ellsworth travel expenses for meets             Purpose: Start youth football program in Caro
Contact: Nancy Barringer @ 989-673-4062                           Contact: Wayne Robinson 989-673-5390

The Potter Street Station                       Tuscola County Recycling
Purpose: Preservation of railroad station (Saginaw)              Purpose: Purchase a scale for weighing recycled material
Contact: Judy Ann Rau @ 989-868-9811                               Contact: Sharon Mika  989-672-1673

                                    American Cancer Society
                                                      Purpose: Funding for Cancer Research and Support programs
                                                      email pledges to:  safari@pattullo2000.com

The riders receive no money from the proceeds.  Each one pays their own way, with the cost being around $1000 per rider.  Each rider also must provide their own snowmobiles, trailers, gas, oil and gear.  The riders ride about 200 miles per day in wilderness and remote areas of Canada and the United States with temperatures well below zero.  This year's trip will begin on February 15th in Canada and will completed on February 24th..  Participants ride between 25-50 mph with temperatures dropping into the double digits below zero after the wind chill factor.  Extra fuel and supplies are carried on each snowmobile.  One of the riders this year, Betty Pattullo is a  breast cancer survivor.