A 2000 mile trek that
crossed the bitterly cold winter lands of the Northern United States and
Canada.
Trip
Status: (Last updated Saturday, February 3rd, 2001,
6:30 P.M.): The team that completed the trip, from left..
Pete, Robert, George, Betty and our support team Adam
The Pattullo 2000 Snowmobile
Safari Run has been running for 18 years to raise funds for a variety of
charities. The Seven members of this years group include: George and Betty Pattullo
of Caro Michigan Sons: Pete
Pattullo of Longview Texas Mike
Pattullo and Son Bryon of Caro Michigan
Daughter: Julianne
Pattullo of Lansing Michigan
Robert Herron of
Clare Michigan
And our Support Team driver,
Adam
Diehl of Unionville, Michigan
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. This year we are raising money
to support Mike Ellsworth dream for Olympic medal.
For More Information on Mike
Ellsworth (Click below)
You can e-mail your pledges for
our charity with your name and address to safari@pattullo2000.com.
All proceeds raised this year will go to the Friends of all-American Mike
Ellsworth (FAME) committee to assist him in his quest for an Olympic medal
in the year 2004. The Pattullo2000 Snowmobile team is committed to helping
Mike achieve his dream!
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, 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 began on January 24th in Canada and
will completed on February 3th.. 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.
The
team enjoys getting mail from family and friends following the trip, please
drop us an email, so we can read them each night after dinner around the
fire
