The Canadian Cancer Society and North Bay Police Service have announced an exciting new fundraising opportunity called Cops for Cancer.
“This is something new that we are trying in the North Bay area,” said Special Constable John Schultz. “The program involves officers biking through the community and looking for and soliciting funds to battle pediatric cancer.”
“This partnership is something that we as the Canadian Cancer Society value so much in our community,” Debbie Marson, the Community Fundraising Specialist with the Canadian Cancer Society said. “We have a group that has come forward and modified an existing fundraiser that we have done for many years.”
The police services involved include the North Bay Police Service, Anishinabek Police Service, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Enforcement Branch, North Bay Military Police, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, civilian RCMP members, and regional OPP. The members will cycle to participating schools to collect funds raised by students and deliver presentations about cancer to the students.
The ride will take place on October 18, and the school that raises the most funds per student (averaged out) will receive a pizza party.
Cops for Cancer nationally has been around since 1994.