OUR GOAL HAS BEEN MET FOR CARDIAC CARE IN NIAGARA

In 2007 TAKE IT TO HEART held its inaugural gala to benefit the Heart Investigation Unit of our proposed new hospital.  A pledge of $750,000 was made by the May Court Club of St. Catharines, the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South and Performance Cars for cardiac care in Niagara.  In 2011 the TOUR DU LAC was conceived and joined forces with Take it to Heart to assist in achieving its goal.  The Tour du Lac raised almost $90,000 of this pledge. On March 19, 2014, the plaque dedicating the Cardiac Catherization Unit was unveiled.  It was a proud moment.

The plaque states that "our community, our hospitals and especially Niagara's cardiac patients owe a debt of gratitude to the Take it to Heart committee whose volunteers worked tirelessly in support of cardiac care.  Their outstanding passion and dedication began a tradition whose beat lives on".

Present was Sandra Rothman, Barry Millward, Betsy Partington, Dr. Sven Pallie, Angela Coxe, Ian Forbes, Cathy Henry, Carol Millward and Melody Cunningham.  

TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE TOUR DU LAC AND THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO PLEDGED SO GENEROUSLY IN THEIR NAMES,  'THANK YOU".

TOUR DU LAC REUNION AT CASA MIA RISTORANTE SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

On Wednesday, September 11th approximately 30 cyclists, spouses, committee members and sponsors gathered together at Casa Mia Ristorante in Niagara Falls for an evening of music, drinks, dinner and fellowship celebrating their unique bond in having participated in the Tour du Lac this past year, or for some, the past two or three years.

Ziggy, Ian, Mary and Nancy

Kelly, Terry, Harriet

John and Tom

Andrew and Richard

Stefanie, Mim and Susan

MaryAnne and Dan
TDL Sponsor - John Boldt Builders Ltd.

Godfrey at the piano

Cathy, Anna Maria and David

Bernie and Dan

Jake and Cathy

Harriet and John

Mary and Jim

Kelly and Terry

Dan and MaryAnne

Steve and Stefanie

Mim and Richard

Andrew and Susan
Cyclist and TDL Sponsor - Niagara Chain Gang

Jake and Janet

Ziggy and Dan

Bernie and Marie

David and Cathy

Anna Maria and Tom

Barry and Carol

Dan and Dominic
TDL Sponsor Casa Mia

TOUR DU LAC 2013 "CREDITS"

As when any good production number wraps up, we need to give credit to all the TOUR DU LAC team members and acknowledge their hard work and dedication in making the TOUR DU LAC the great success that it was.  They are the true "shining stars" of the event and without them we could not have accomplished our goal.  

~TOUR DU LAC 2013~
THANK YOU TO OUR 11 INTREPID RIDERS
AND TO ALL THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS 
WHO PLEDGED IN THEIR NAMES

Dan Toppari

Barry Millward

Ian Forbes

Jake Bakker

Steve Collins

Richard Park

Terry Nash

John Lehnen

Kelly Hall

Andrew Marshall

Bernie Starrs

Our Day Riders who joined our cyclists for the 50km ride home
Kurt, Vern Dell, Ziggy Krueger, Paul Monaghan, Barry Ireland, Reni DeVerteuil, Anna Maria Raimondo
Registered, but unable to ride Day 7:  Cathy Henry, Jim Cunningham and Emilio Raimondo

OUR SAG WAGON DRIVERS

Tom Schmor and Neil Davy
"They had the patience of saints"  said Terry Nash

Check out Neil's pictures on  Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/neil.g.davy/media_set?set=a.10151569307407462.1073741827.709767461&type=1

Thank you to the 2013 Tour Du Lac Committee and the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South, the Rotary Club of Webster and the Rotary Club of Lockport, New York.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS:

NIAGARA CHAIN GANG

LAKESHORE CARDIOLOGY

TD WATERHOUSE

CASA MIA RISTORANTE

RETIRE-AT-HOME

FIRST ONTARIO CREDIT UNION

SPEEDPRO IMAGING

ST. CATHARINES FIREFIGHTERS

MORGAN, DILTS, TOPPARI LAW

WATER SUPERSTORE

NIAGARA DUTY FREE

MIDAS

BIKEFIT

TREK

CLIFF

REVO H2O

ST. CATHARINES GOLF and COUNTRY CLUB

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The Tour Du Lac Committee will be holding their final meeting in the very near future, so stay tuned for the posting of the actual amount of funds raised to benefit the Heart Investigation Unit of our new Hospital.

DAY 7 - THE HOMECOMING - ENTERED CANADA AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE AT 11:00

After leaving Lockport at 08:30 this morning, the TDL team started to head home in perfect weather conditions.   Ed Telenko was the first to welcome the team back home as he "maneuvered" to position himself on the bridge to get some great pictures.

Our TDL team day riders (Vern Dell, Barry Ireland, Paul Monaghan, Anna Maria Raimondo, Reni DeVerteuil, Kurt (?), Ziggy Krueger and Cathy Henry), family and friends of the cyclists and yours truly, gathered at Christ Church in Niagara Falls and gave the around the lakers welcomed cheers as they made their first stop in Canada.   After a brief break, and lots of hugs and kisses, all the cyclists took off towards the Niagara Parkway to begin the last 50km back to where they started.  Anticipated arrival at the Golf Club is 14:45.   Their accomplishment is truly something to be celebrated.

GETTING CLOSER TO NIAGARA FALLS

ON THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

ENTERING CANADA

MEETING THE DAY CYCLISTS AT CHRIST CHURCH

Anna Maria Raimondo

Paul Monaghan

Reni DeVerteuil

Barry Ireland

Ziggy Krueger and Vern Dell

Steve

Chairman of the Board - Dan

Carol and Barry

Final 50Km Home

ARRIVAL AT ST. CATHARINES GOLF and COUNTRY CLUB

After being escorted in by a fire emergency van the TDL Team was greeted by St. Catharines Fire Department pumper truck which gave them a refreshing spray upon their arrival.

Rotarian, John Teibert and Rotary President, Cathy Henry

Our intrepid TDL cyclists

TDL Day Riders

Congratulations Kelly.  You did it!!!

THE RECEPTION FOR THE CYCLISTS, THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Best Friends, Jake and Bernie

Speedpro Imaging Sponsors, Doug and Lynda Setterington with Cathy Henry

Ed Telenko and Barry

Our support drivers, Tom and Neil

Andrew and Susan Marshall, AKA our sponsor, Niagara Chain Gang