Calgary Baseball Tournament - Grand Slam!

The Word & Deed organizing committee in Calgary hit a grand slam on Saturday and hosted a fund raiser that brought together 9 enthusiastic teams for a great day of baseball.


The weather was beautiful, the games were fun, and all together a total of $17,800 was raised for the John Calvin School in Colombia - Congratulations! This total significantly exceeded the goal of $6,000.

There was a wonderful opportunity for inter-denominational fellowship with teams from a number of Reformed persuasions including: Calgary Canadian Reformed, Calgary Free Reformed, Calgary United Reformed, Calgary/Lethbridge Netherlands Rerformed, Fort Macleod Heritage Reformed, Lethbridge United Reformed, Monarch Free Reformed (2 teams), St. Albert Canadian Reformed (Edmonton area).

Barry & Don behind the barbecue

A great big thank you to :
+ The Calgary organizing committee who did a great deal of work to make this happen.
+ The many volunteers who joined the committee in making it all happen (umpires, cooks, tent and children super slide rental and setup, cleanup crew)
+ The 9 teams, some of whom came from as far away as Edmonton and Lethbridge.
+ The donors who generously supported the various teams.
+ The Canadian Reformed Church of Calgary who generously allowed us to use their field, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

It was a fun day for the children as well!

We are also thankful to report that there were no injuries. May the Lord bless the funds raised for the benefit of many precious children in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Rick Postma

Baseball Tournament - Calgary

The Calgary Word & Deed ambassador team is organizing a baseball tournament ...

When: Saturday, June 21, from 10pm - 4pm, the Lord willing.
Where: Calgary Canadian Reformed Church
Goal: to raise $6,000 for the John Calvin School in Barranquilla, Colombia

Teams have been invited from as far south as Lethbridge and as far north as Edmonton. So far there are 6 - 8 teams.

It will be a family-friendly fun tournament with ages 9 and up participating. Each team must raise a minimum of $500 in pledges as an entry fee. We are planning to have a loonie/toonie BBQ and offer some games on the side to keep little ones busy. Some prizes will be offered for the individual who raises the most in pledges, for the most creative ball cap, and for the winning team.

We hope you can send a team! Please email publicrelations@wordanddeed.org in order to find out more details on how to register your team.

Niagara Bike-a-thon

The weather was wonderful, the views gorgeous, the volunteers exceptional and the riders enthusiastic, energetic and .... successful! Our final count was 323 riders and a total of $51,000 raised for the Nakekela HIV/AIDS step-down clinic in South Africa. Wow! The Lord is good.

Word & Deed would like to thank the organizing committee, the many volunteers (bus drivers, water bottle stand helpers, cooks), the riders, the donors and the many companies and individuals who donated food for the barbecue, 3 bikes as prizes for those who raised the most money and the mountains of water bottles - thanks to the Langendoens of Culligan Niagara Water Technologies Inc. (very much needed on a warm day!).

The Lord was gracious and there were no injuries - there were a few blown tires and a few people that had to take a rest before continuing on.

Riders came from far and wide. I'd like to make special mention of the school buses which traveled from Burgessville bringing an estimated 100 riders. Thanks Henk Vrugteveen, bus drivers and riders!

Above: The bike-a-thon organizing committee together with the Miskins, the winners of the bike prizes and Rick Postma of Word & Deed.

Click here for lots of pictures and the rest of the story!

Niagara Bike-a-thon - today is the day!

The day has finally arrived and it looks like a beautiful day for a 52 km bike ride down the Niagara Park Way (the "down" part by way of encouragement).

We are expecting 400 riders!

For smooth registration, please be prepared - read and follow all information in your registration package.

• Make sure that your money is collected beforehand and sealed in your package envelope
• Complete all information on the front of the envelope
• Are you entering the draw for a free bike?
  

Those cycling the full 52km will meet and register at Mather Arch Park in Fort Erie. Registration will be open at 10am for as long as it takes to process you all.

• To get to Mather Arch Park Take the QEW to Fort Erie
• exit at Central Ave. and take Central Ave. south to Lakeshore Road
• Turn let on Lakeshore and the first thing you come to is Mather Circle. We'll be there.

Those cycling the shorter 22km route will now be able to register directly at King's Bridge Park in Chippawa. Registration in Chippawa will begin at 11am. There is ample parking for your vehicles there.

• Exit the QEW at McLeod Rd. in Niagara Falls, and travel East to the Falls
• McLeod Rd. wil become Marineland Parkway, and then Portage Rd.
• Keep on until you get to Chippawa, then turn Left on to Macklem Street.
• Macklem will almost immediately become Niagara Parkway.
• King's Bridge Park is the right hand (river) side

Yes, after the picnic, the shuttle buses will take drivers back to King's Bridge park in Chippawa as well as Mather Arch Park in Fort Erie. From there you can drive back to MacFarland Park to pick up your bikes and families.

We look forward to seeing you!