Palliative Care fundraiser close to goal

With the annual Cycle ride behind them, Bonnie Bagnulo, executive director of Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative Care, says the fundraiser has come close to meeting its goal of $20,000.

“We were so blessed by all the special support this year,” says Bagnulo. “It was a beautiful sunny day, and the ride was amazing.”

This year she not only had the very visible Pedal Pusher team riding for the cause, but two Pedal Pubs of onboard supporters, helping to raise awareness and funds for palliative care.

The money raised from this event will fund a new massage therapy program which will see a registered massage therapist offering massage therapy treatments to the service’s clients within the three long-term care homes in NOTL,  clients at home, and even their caregivers, free of charge, as are all palliative care programs, says Bagnulo.

Donations can be made until Oct. 15, at http://www.notlpc.com/community/healing-cycle-ride-2021/.

The Healing Cycle Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting hospices and palliative care units across Ontario, raising funds through the annual Healing Cycle Ride, now in its 16th year. Over the past 15 years, The Healing Cycle Foundation has raised more than $3 million for Ontario hospices and palliative care units.