To date, Ride for Doug has raised nearly $325,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada - and over $50,000 in direct support of Doug's equipment needs. You have helped make a difference in hundreds of lives and we thank you.
Sunday June 2nd - 2024
Start/End: South Langley Church
(20098 22 Ave, Langley)
Motorcycles
Registration Opens - 11:00 am
Ride Leaves - 1:00 pm
Celebration BBQ - 5:30 pm
Cars - Show and Shine
Registration Opens - 2:30 pm
Show and Shine - 3:00 - 5:30 pm
Celebration BBQ - 5:30 pm
Registration is $20 per bike or car - payable at the event. This includes BBQ.
REGISTER NOW
Volunteer positions are now available. Come help us out!
VOLUNTEERRiders attending this event are asked to pre-register. BBQ is included for Riders - only register once.
Celebration BBQ is open to everyone. If you are coming to the BBQ - please fill out the registration for a BBQ only ticket.
REGISTER NOW
Riders attending this event are asked to pre-register. BBQ is included for Show and Shine - only register once.
Celebration BBQ is open to everyone. If you are coming to the BBQ - please fill out the registration for a BBQ only ticket.
REGISTER NOW
We are looking forward to a joint celebration of horsepower fighting Muscular Dystrophy.
Ride For Doug will take it's traditional a winding ride through the back roads of Langley, Abbotsford and Mission. The ride covers approximately 200km and includes 2 rest stops along the way. We like to say the flavour of the ride is "Sportbike roads at a cruiser pace".
RIDER HANDOUT AND MAP
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Use the link below to get a printable and sharable poster for the either the Show and Shine or the Ride.
Ride Posters are still in progress. Check this space for the posters!
DOWNLOAD SHOW AND SHINE POSTERA big part of Ride For Doug is the cheering crowd. as we leave on the ride. RFD 2024 can do this again!
Please come join us and mingle with Doug and all the riders in the parking lot before the ride. Bring a picnic lunch and have a picnic on the lawn. Watching all the bikes leave the lot at once is a powerful metaphor for the support Doug's family receives at this event.
If you are at the Show and Shine - watch for our return. We will be rumbling back into the lot at around 5:15 pm. We can cheer and celebrate a successful ride together.
RFD needs dozens of volunteers to make it happen. Join our team and be part of this year's successful ride. There are a wide range of jobs for everyone.
VOLUNTEERWe're excited to have a combined Celebration BBQ for both RFD and Show and Shine for MD. Hear what your donations are doing, and catch up with old friends that you haven't seen in a couple of years. This Celebration is open for everyone. If you aren't riding with us, please come in time to check out the Show and Shine, and join in the celebration!
Celebration and Program is by donation - either online or at the event. Please register in advance so we know how much food to buy! (if you forget to register please still come)
Celebration BBQ start - 5:30pm REGISTER NOW
Ride For Doug has a sister ride on Vancouver Island. It too raises money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
RFD 2024 Vancouver Island Edition will be held on Date TBD. Details still TBD. Many riders from the lower mainland come over to this, and BC Ferries always loves the party we bring to the vehicle deck! Watch this space (and our social media) for details of meet up points.
Watch this space for details.
Over the first 17 years of Ride For Doug, you have helped raise over $325,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. This money has supported research, and funded equipment for Muscular Dystrophy patients. You have additionally raised over $50,000 for special projects for Doug himself. (such as the Stair Lift Project in 2016, and towards the vehicle he we purchased in 2022) Thank you.
These links will be available for a short time post-ride if you still want to donate.
At Ride For Doug you get to choose where your support goes.
One option is to support Muscular Dystrophy Canada. This organization assists families of those in the fight against Muscular Dystrophy. By selecting the GIVE TO MDC button, you will be helping with this key organization.
A second option is to support special projects for Doug's family. RFD has helped Doug with several large funding gaps in healthcare. At this point in time, there is not a specific piece of equipment needed, but as his mobility changes, Doug will need further equipment and accessibility renovations.
Regardless of which option you choose, we feel your support. Thank you.
Give directly to Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Donate to this year’s ride or register as a fundraiser to join us in the fight against Muscular Dystrophy.
Over the past 17 years, RFD participants have raised approximately $325,000 for MDC. This money has gone on to fund research, purchase equipment, and educate people about Muscular Dystrophy.
These donations ARE eligible for tax deductions.
Last year, we raised money so that Doug could safely be a passenger at Mission Raceway Park's 1/4 mile strip. He races his 2006 Dodge Charger RT in the Street Legals class. Thanks!
As Muscular Dystrophy progresses, Doug is needing more and more equipment to lift him, and renovations to make his space accessible. This year we are raising money towards moving Doug into our basement suite through a bathroom reno and some lift installation. Every dollar helps. Let's get Doug into an accessible living space where he can experience more independence.
These donations are NOT tax deductible
A Show and Shine is an informal car get togther. People bring their cars to show off - while they check out everyone else's ride. It's free to wander around and see what is there.
If you select the GIVE TO MDC option, you will recieve a tax receipt. A receipt will be sent to you directly by Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
If you select the GIVE TO PROJECTS option, you are not eligible for a tax receipt.
Watch this space. The switch to online only giving over recent years has resulted in a much more efficient use of volunteer resources. We are going to do as much collection of rider registrations and donations online as possible. Details TBD.
Yes absolutely. We encourage you to bring a lunch and come out to see the riders leave. Mingle in the parking lot with everyone from 11am, and watch the ride leave at 1pm. Bring signs, cowbells, air horns!
Yes. The Celebration BBQ and program are back. Come check out the Show and Shine and watch all the bikes return. We usually pull in shortly after 5pm.
Ride For Doug happens on the shoulders of an army of volunteers. If you want to help out, follow this link VOLUNTEER.
We have! A few weeks after the 2021 RFD, we purchased a wheelchair accessible SUV. You need to see it. Come out to the ride and take a tour of a life changing piece of automotive hardware.
We are working on this. They should be available at theresawiebephotography.pixieset.com/ Thank you Theresa Wiebe Photography for your years of hard work!
Yes! Ride For Doug Vancouver Island will return this fall - September 10, 2023. Watch this website for updated details.
Ride For Doug is 100% volunteer run.
Ride For Doug is organized in Langley, BC
info@RideForDoug.com
604-882-5360
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