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Again, West & Co blows us away with their continued generosity! Thank you SO much for choosing us to donate a portion of your consignment commissions to! You rock!

A great spring thank you to the Town of Comox for your egg-tastic donation to YANA from your Easter Egg Hunt! What a fun way to celebrate with the community and give back to families!

HUGE thank you to Chances Courtenay and all their staff and patrons for choosing YANA to be one of their local charities to support! We couldn’t do what we do with you all!

Huge warm hugs and thank yous to the wonderful staff and students at Mark R. Isfeld for donating money raised in memory of Emily Jenkins on World Down Syndrom Day!

A ginormous heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in the memorial “It’s Not just Beer, It’s Love” event at Royston Nano Brewery in honour of Brad Harris. Your support makes a difference to Comox Valley families every single day!

A courageous thank you to Adrienne for putting together a fundraiser amongst her own battle with chemotherapy! Adrienne not only fundraised money for YANA, and Wigs for Kids but continued on and donated her own hair to a cause close to her heart. You are one AMAZING woman Adrienne! We are so grateful to be in a community with wonderful people like you!

Once again, Jack Boan breaks records with his incredible reciting skills! Pi Day wouldn’t be the same without you, Jack! Thank you for choosing to support YANA every year. We’re rooting for you!

See You At The Finish Line!

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Originally published by the Comox Valley Record, July 21, 2022

You’ve registered, you’ve rallied, and you’ll ride between Aug 1-21st. What comes next? You’ll reunite at the annual Comox Bike Co. YANA Ride Party in the Park! Happening on Sunday August 21st at Comox Marina Park, this day will be all about celebrating the amazing riders fundraising for YANA families. 

All riders should plan to arrive between 11am-2pm for their chance to win great prizes from this year’s generous sponsors! The community celebration will include a silent auction, beer garden, live music, activities, and delicious snacks at local food truck favourites. One lucky YANA supporter will win the growing 50/50 jackpot and the top 300 fundraising riders will pick up their original 2022 YANA Ride t-shirts courtesy of Dr. Andreas Conradi.

Other prizes and raffles include an Old House Hotel Spa and Dining Package valued at $1000, and every registered rider in the park will have the chance to enter to win the grand prize draw of a $500.00 gift certificate at Comox Bike Co.

All funds raised through the Comox Bike Co YANA Ride go towards YANA: You Are Not Alone. Register make a pledge to a rider, buy 50/50 or raffle tickets and participate in the silent auction starting Aug 1st by using the links above. See you at the finish line!

We Raised 10 Grand in 10 Days!

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Now that’s what we call fundraising! We’re happy to announce that today we achieved our goal of $5000 in pledges, than when doubled by the good folks of Sean Martin – Balfe Martin Private Wealth gives us $10000 to donate to YANA families in need.
We want to give a HUGE thank you to our wonderful community that has shared these posts and supported us on our mission.
Keep raising those funds and we’ll see you at the finish line on August 21st! To donate and register to ride, visit the link below. ❤️

Balfe Martin Private Wealth RBC Matching Campaign

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Balfe Martin Private Wealth of RBC Dominion Securities is making the most of the Comox Bike Co YANA Ride fundraiser by offering to double ALL donations over $100 from July 5-15! 

The goal is to raise 10 grand in 10 days for Comox Valley families in need. As well, Balfe Martin Private Wealth is also doubling ALL donations that are shared via Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #ComoxBikeCoYANARide! 

YANA is a local non-profit organization that works to improve health care access for Comox families by providing accommodation and travel support to children under 19 and pregnant mothers. By doubling your donation over these 10 days, you can help YANA go that extra mile for those in need of their support. 

Registration donations and pledges to riders all count for the matching contribution, so visit https://raceroster.com/events/2022/60728/comox-bike-company-yana-ride to double your donation today!