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Spin for a Veteran event benefitting Homes For Heroes Foundation raises $750,000; building seven more homes for homeless veterans
Spin for a Veteran event benefitting Homes For Heroes Foundation raises $750,000; buildin...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Spin for a Veteran event benefitting Homes For Heroes Foundation raises $750,000; building seven more homes for homeless veterans\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n CALGARY, AB\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 9, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific (CP) and Homes for Heroes Foundation were proud to hold the fifth annual Spin for a Veteran event on\n \n Nov. 6\n \n and 7, with all funds raised going directly towards building affordable housing for homeless veterans. The event raised more than\n \n $750,000\n \n , combining fundraising efforts for 2021 after the event was paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the event started in 2017, more than\n \n $2.275 million\n \n has been raised to assist in building 35 homes.\n \n \n Fourteen teams participated in the 24-hour spin competition this year, riding more than 10,000 kilometres, an equal distance from the North Pole to the Equator. The\n \n Calgary\n \n Police Service won the award for the longest distance rode, and the CP Heavy Haulers won for the most funds raised.\n \n \n \"Thank you to all the participants in this year's Spin for a Veteran and to all who gave so generously,\" said\n \n Keith Creel\n \n , CP President and Chief Executive Officer. \"CP has a proud history of supporting the veteran community and we understand the challenges veterans face when transitioning back to civilian life. It is our privilege to support our veterans and an honour to work with the Homes for Heroes Foundation as they continue to build new tiny home communities for veterans across\n \n Canada\n \n .\"\n \n \n In\n \n May 2022\n \n ,\n \n Homes For Heroes\n \n and CP announced that CP would be recognized as the Resource Centre sponsor for the Winnipeg Kinsmen Veterans Village. The village will begin construction in early 2023 and open by the summer of 2023.\n \n \n \"Homes For Heroes Foundation feels very fortunate to have Canadian Pacific as a partner and sponsor of our program,\" said\n \n Dave Howard\n \n , CEO and Founder of Homes For Heroes Foundation. \"Can...