Media
Check out recent articles featuring Victoria Grandmothers for Africa.
- National Philanthropy Day. Nov 15, 2020. Watch a video about Giving Hearts Honour Roll Recipients, including VG4A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euw6o2ipGE4&feature=youtu.be
- Senior Living Magazine, Sep 30, 2020. Linda Mills celebrates learning to ride a bike.
- Times Colonist photo of cyclists at end of ride. Pedro Arrais, October 11, 2020.
- https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/our-community-grandmothers-pedal-for-their-counterparts-in-africa-1.24218895?fbclid=IwAR0ybzkICCruRBYXdf__75vnRhSClJH6rtPfhpK6_AGr9PTRCRHLIXrJ9kM
- Globe and Mail features Victoria Cycle Tour in PITCHING IN. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pitching-in-victoria-grandmothers-for-africa-group-holds-virtual-bike/
- Times Colonist congratulates cyclists as we smash fundraising records. September 27 2020. (scroll down)
- https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/our-community-dealer-joins-with-cool-aid-insurer-to-give-car-to-someone-in-need-1.24210535
- Vic News announces the start of our ride. August 17, 2020. https://www.vicnews.com/community/victoria-grandmothers-for-africa-take-on-virtual-ride-across-sub-saharan-africa/
- Stefa Katamay's radio interview on CFAX. August 14, 2020. https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/audio/grandmothers-for-africa-cycling-tour-1.13236651?mode=Article
- 3 VG4A cyclists are featured in CHEK NEWS video about 2020 Cycle Tour. August 2 2020.
- Stephen Lewis on COVID and Africa. The Current Mar 25 2020. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-25-2020-1.5509214/world-will-survive-covid-19-only-if-swift-action-taken-to-help-africa-un-humanitarian-says-1.5509728
- Online article for Senior Living Inspired 55+ by Stefa Katamay: https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/cycling-with-vg4a/
- Cordova Bay news - turn to page 5 (Mary Horton): http://www.cbasn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cordovan-Summer-2019-Draft-3.pdf
- https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/cycle-tour-for-african-grandmothers-coming-through-the-comox-valley/
- https://tidechange.ca/2019/08/20/victoria-cycle-tour-for-africa/
- https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/community/campbell-river-grandmothers-ride-again/?fbclid=IwAR1xPwTp0CY6chmax-zlddHOSo4ONEym-cEffkk-BjOmlf-pdcITqwwyr8Q
- Campbell River Mirror (Erika Kellerhals): https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/community/local-doctor-ready-to-join-grandmothers-in-annual-ride/?fbclid=IwAR2Ukr4OjKpI0G3Bi7QG1hptOkvDtqsWFaQ0hNyqagPKSzpsgBJ9rLOxwOo
- Vic News (reporter came to Carol Crane's for coffee September 2 2019):
- Comox Valley Record online August 2019: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/cycle-tour-for-african-grandmothers-coming-through-the-comox-valley/
- The Cordovan Newsletter Summer 2019 (turn to page 5): http://www.cbasn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cordovan-Summer-2019-Draft-3.pdf
- Article in Senior Living "Inspired" online magazine May 2019: https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/cycling-with-vg4a/
- article in Seaside Living September 2018: https://issuu.com/seasidetimes/docs/seaside0918forweb/64
- Vic News online September 2018: www.vicnews.com/news/victoria-grandmothers-cycle-to-end-stigma-help-womens-rights-in-africa/
- Comox Valley Record September 6, 2018: https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/island-women-cycling-275-km-to-fight-aids-in-africa-2/amp/
- Ladysmith Chronicle August 29, 2018: https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/island-women-cycling-275-km-to-fight-aids-in-africa/; https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/island-women-cycling-275-km-to-fight-aids-in-africa/;
- Article in Island Grandparent summer 2018: https://issuu.com/islandparent/docs/ig_summer_18 (turn to page 29)
- Senior Living "Inspired" Magazine online April 2018: https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/cycling-for-strength/
Senior Living "Inspired" Magazine online May 2018: https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/gratitude-for-grandmas/ - Campbell River Grannies join the Ride
- Grandmothers on a Mission
(please see "blog" for this article)
- An awesome video of the 275 km Cycle Tour in 2017
- Coverage of the 275 tour in the Campbell River Mirror
- Gregor Craigie interview with VG4A's Rose Mary Ormerod about the Cycle Tour
- Bike Freedom 50+ a new initiative to get older adults comfortable about biking
- Cycling Keeps Your Immune System Young
- Grandmothers Ride to Victoria
- Grandmothers Roll Out Support for Africa
www.saanichnews.com/news/392196731.html
- Grandmothers Will Cycle Again for Africa
http://digital.timescolonist.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true
- That Cyclist in Spandex May be Someone’s Grandmother
Seaside Magazine, September 2015
seasidemagazine.ca/that-cyclist-in-spandex-may-be-someones-grandmother/ - Grandmothers for Africa Back with 50 km ride
Peninsula News Review, September 2, 2015 – page A11
peninsulanewsreview.com/eeditions/?iid=i20150904095100694 - Victoria Grandmothers for Africa in for the long haul. Two in fact.
Times Colonist, August 22, 2015
timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-grandmothers-for-africa-in-for-the-long-haul-two-in-fact-1.2038192 - Cuisine out of Africa
Times Colonist, April 22, 2015
timescolonist.com/life/food-drink/eric-akis-cuisine-out-of-africa-1.1830400 - Senior Living Expo 2015 (photo only)
Senior Living Magazine, April 2015 – page 34
seniorlivingmag.com/issues/2015/04 - Ins and Outs of Charitable Giving
The Scrivener, Fall 2014 - page 44-45
notaries.bc.ca/resources/scrivener/Fall2014/pdf/Scriv%20Fall%2014-online.pdf - Valley Grandmothers set to Cycle to Victoria
Comox Echo, September 3, 2013
(no longer available online) - Great Grannies (photo)
Comox Valley Record, September 10, 2013 - page 4
comoxvalleyrecord.com/eeditions/?iid=i20130910100010948 - Letters to the Editor: "Grandmothers help turn the tide of AIDS"
Times Colonist, Wednesday September 18, 2013
timescolonist.com/comment-grandmothers-help-africans-turn-the-tide-of-aids-1.628163 - Grandmothers for grandmothers – Three Oak Bay Seniors Aiding the Cause
Oak Bay TWEED, Fall 2013 - page 44-45
vicnews.com/eeditions/?iid=i20130919181831567&pid=p20120309121148491 - Victoria grannies tackle bike trek for Africa's less fortunate
VicNews.com, September 8, 2010
vicnews.com/news/129459673.html - We Shall Not Rest
Senior Living Magazine (Vancouver Island), September 2010
seniorlivingmag.com/articles/we-shall-not-rest - Grandmothers as Agents for Change
Life as a Human, August 26, 2010
lifeasahuman.com/2010/mind-spirit/inspirational/grandmothers-as-agents-of-change/ - Stride to Turn the Tide
Senior Living Magazine (Vancouver Island), 2010
http://www.seniorlivingmag.com/articles/turn-the-tide
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