Rural AB Motorcycle Ride For Dad

Rural AB Motorcycle Ride For Dad Rural Alberta chapter of the national Motorcycle Ride for Dad charity organization benefiting Prostate Cancer research and education ( ).

All licensed motorcycle riders and passengers are welcome, as are willing Sponsors and Volunteers. “If I had gotten checked this time last year, I wouldn't be planning my own funeral today.”

Charlie Pester, Kingston educator and role model
That’s the quote that started the Motorcycle Ride For Dad. That single sentence serves as an inspiration for the hundreds of people across Canada who are raisi

ng money for prostate cancer awareness and research through annual local Rides. When Garry Janz heard those words of Charlie Pester in 2000, he was moved to do something to raise awareness and funds for the fight against prostate cancer. Along with Byron Smith of the Ottawa Police Association, Janz organized the first Ride For Dad in Ottawa. That first ride involved some 80 motorcyclists and raised just over $20,000.00 for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Center. The Ottawa Ride became an annual event and experienced phenomenal growth each year. Soon, other cities were requesting similar events be held in their communities. From its humble beginnings, the Ride For Dad has grown to include 30 cities across Canada including recently adding a watercraft , snowmobile and ATV Ride For Dad. Today, more than 100,000 men, women and children have been involved…raising over $13,000,000.00 to fight prostate cancer! The "Rural Alberta" chapter of the MRFD was started in 2008 by Parkland Agri Services in coordination with the Edmonton Chapter. Due to the overwhelming success we were giving full chapter rights in 2008. June 22, 2013 marked the 5th anniversary, and to date we have raised over $500,000.00. Money that stays right here in Central Alberta towards Awareness and Research. One example of that is the donation of $100,000.00 to Dr. Lewis of the Cross Cancer Institute towards his leading edge research in prostate cancer.

03/12/2026
In April of 2025 we, The Rural Alberta Ride For Dad, partnered with the Didsbury AG Society in a raffle of a BBQ that wa...
03/08/2026

In April of 2025 we, The Rural Alberta Ride For Dad, partnered with the Didsbury AG Society in a raffle of a BBQ that was donated by the Didsbury Home Hardware. Throughout the year this BBQ was at various different locations, selling tickets. Today, March 7th, we drew the winning the ticket for this BBQ. And the winning ticket that was drawn belonged to Ashley Edwards. Congratulations to Ashley. Thank you to everyone that purchased tickets for this draw. Proceeds for this raffle is shared by the Didsbury AG Society and the Rural Alberta Ride For Dad. A huge thank you to Didsbury Home Hardware for donating the BBQ, To Feeg's Propane for donating the propane and bottle, to Lygas Co for donating the signage, and to Didsbury ATB for selling tickets and to everyone that contributed. Pictured from left to right is Ron Van Oene ( Ride for Dad), Gil Enns ( Ride for Dad), Andy Sherriff ( Ride for Dad), Craig Anderson ( Didsbury AG Society), Dave Reinhardt( Home Hardware) , Hugh Blauveldt ( Ride for Dad ) and shorty in front Sierra Chalmers ( Didbsury AG Society.

This Colts organisation always raises the bar when it comes to fund raising and supporting Ride For Dad and the fight ag...
03/08/2026

This Colts organisation always raises the bar when it comes to fund raising and supporting Ride For Dad and the fight against prostate cancer. And this year was no different. This year, unlike any other year, the players, the organisation and the families did an outstanding job raising an amazing $16,345.00 dollars towards the fight against this deadly disease. The entire Ride For Dad organisation, from coast to coast, the men who are affected by this disease and their families are forever grateful for their dedication and their continued support. This amazing hockey team and the entire organisation came on board in 2010, raising funding for this disease and in total since then have raised an astounding just over 1/4 of a million dollars. A portion of the money that is raised gets funnelled to the various research doctors here in Alberta which in turn is used for seed money for these doctors to recieve funding for the research for finding better ways to detect and to cure the disease. The rest of the funding is used to get the awareness out there. To tell men to get checked. The best cure for any cancer is early detection. The Rural Alberta Motorcycle Ride For Dad is very proud of the partnership that we have with the Mountain View Colts. Thank You.

This past weekend, Amy and I were very fortunate to be invited to the 2025 Coaldale Awards and Appreciation Banquet host...
02/09/2026

This past weekend, Amy and I were very fortunate to be invited to the 2025 Coaldale Awards and Appreciation Banquet hosted by the Coaldale Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Coaldale. One of the proud recipients was Southern Alberta's Motorcycle Ride For Dad, Mark Anderson, Co-Chair of the Coaldale based chapter. The award was the " Special Tribute Of The Year" . Mark's commitment towards the success of this organisation has been unwavering since its beginings in 2022. In 2025, Mark, partnering with the Town of Coaldale, was instrumental in bringing Jason McCoy and the Road Hammers to Coaldale for a concert with the proceeds going towards the fight against prostate cancer. Hats off to you Mark, Carol, and Peter and the rest of the Southern Aberta Ride For Dad crew for their amazing efforts and commitments and support in raising funding towards this deadly disease, prostate cancer.

Dinner Theatre for a Cause!Join us for an evening of laughter and great food as the Rural Alberta Ride For Dad teams up ...
11/04/2025

Dinner Theatre for a Cause!

Join us for an evening of laughter and great food as the Rural Alberta Ride For Dad teams up with Mountainview Theatre Projects to present “Said the Spider to the Spy” by Fred Carmichael.
📅 December 6 & 13, 2025
📍 Didsbury Elks Hall
Tickets: $60 (cash only)
Proceeds support the fight against prostate cancer.

08/22/2025

On their travels through Berlin, Rural Alberta Chapter supporters Gil and Amy made a special stop at the BMW Motorrad plant and museum, bringing a piece of Ride For Dad with them. They proudly presented the BMW team with a Ride For Dad banner, a gesture celebrating the strong partnership between BMW Motorrad and Ride For Dad in the fight against prostate cancer.

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Box 1264
Didsbury, AB
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