Last Friday, December 2, 2016, Humber and the United Way held their 7th Annual Spin-a-thon. A charity fundraising event that is organized and hosted by the third semester students of the Fitness and Health Promotion Students, School of HRT. The event saw 21 teams, some with solo riders, others with as many as 8 on a team, fundraise with the goal of donating all of their pledges to the Toronto York Region United Way in exchange for their sweat! The teams had to participate in the event for 4 hours. The energy was extremely high as was the volume of music, enthusiasm and laughter.
This single event raised over $13,000 and contributes to the overall Humber pledge from our Executive Office of $75,000. Some honorable mentions: Top Fundraising Team: RO Spinners from the Registrar's Office, led by Heather Bannister. Top Creative Team: Lakeshore Aces I, II and III - commandeered by the fearless Wanda Buote! The top single fundraiser was Adriana Mema representing the Tech Force Team and top single student fundraiser was FHP's very own student Sheyne Blanchford. It was fun to once again have our President, Chris Whitaker, and his team of executives participate as the Steering Wheels - nice play on words!
On behalf of the Fitness and Health Promotion Program, thank you for supporting our event which in turn supports those in need.