Page 28 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 70

28 Issue #70 September 2018 www.sportsenergynews.com

Big Ride for Littles Grows in 2018

By Victoria Klassen For 2018, Reggentin is looking to
raise $8,415, which would be one
he Big Ride for Littles, a cycling dollar for every kilometre he rode in
Tfundraiser for Big Brothers Big 2017. The money from the ride helps
Sisters Cornwall, will take place on families with Thanksgiving meals,
Sept. 8. Cory Reggentin and his wife providing families with grocery
Vicki have been volunteering with store gift cards at Christmas time,
Big Brothers Big Sisters for the past purchasing gifts for the Big Brothers
five years. Reggentin said he came Big Sisters Christmas party, and
up with the idea for the Big Ride for helping to provide school supplies in
Littles last year. the fall.
“I got a little inspiration from one This year, a handful of other
of my older cycling friends who did a cyclists will be joining Reggentin for
charity ride for another organization,” the charity ride. If you would like
said Reggentin. “One thing led to to donate to the Big Ride for Littles,
another and my wife and I put this donations are being accepted until the
ride together to help out the families end of September. Please visit their
of Big Brothers in Cornwall.” website for details: www.cornwall.
bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/event/big-
The inaugural Big Ride for Littles
ride-for-littles/
took place in 2017, with Reggentin
riding his bike 200 km from Kingston “The people I’m trying to help are
to Cornwall, with his wife following in the same situation that I was in
in a vehicle. Reggentin’s initial when I was a kid,” shared Reggentin.
fundraising goal of $200, to match the “It’s kind of full circle where people
kilometres of the journey, was blown were helping my mother, my brother,
out of the water. He raised $4,900. and myself whenever we were down

At the end of the ride, littles and big and out. So it’s my way of giving
brothers from the organization met back to the community and giving
him and he presented them with the back in ways that I know help.”
cheque. Cory Reggentin Photo Submitted

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