You couldn’t have asked for better weather for the 35th Annual Ride For STARS on the August 10th and 11th weekend.
It has kind of morphed into a two day event with Angie and Rob Richmond’s Walk they host on the Saturday evening, before the big day for the Ride For STARS. According to Rob Richmond, this year they did fantastic for fundraising for STARS. “The 35th was small but mighty. It was a fantastic day. We raised just over $47,000. Wall to wall great day. Well supported by the Rumsey community and everybody else that took part in it. It was lots of fun and kind of some ‘wow’ moments. It’s kind of neat, especially when my sister Joanne starts crunching some numbers and blows all of us away.”
As mentioned earlier, Richmond does some events to help raise funds for the cause, including this year growing and then shaving off his moustache and beard. “My wife Angela and I did our annual walk. We had a few walkers, and had a couple of challenges on the board including the 5K Oiler Jersey challenge. Yes, I did my due diligence and walked my 5K in the Oiler jersey. We had the other goal of raising $11,000 for STARS (to shave his moustache and beard). At our awards ceremony, I was surprised by a top up donation from Devany from Ember Resources to push it over 11,000 and it will be more than that.” Richmond shares that he has had his moustache for decades but is gone now.
Even though it has only been a week since the completion of the 35th Annual Ride For STARS, Richmond and the organizers are already working towards the 36th Annual next year. “It’s all about the Rumsey Ride and the 36th will be obviously coming. We always want to have the moniker of the longest running fundraiser for STARS. We want to leave a legacy and the legacy is keeping our logo on the helicopter. We get the support and love from everybody, not only Rumsey, but from Drumheller up to Stettler. It’s a very easy act of love on our part to keep it going.”
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