{"id":703927,"date":"2026-05-30T14:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/703927\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:53:16","slug":"cyclists-are-turning-perth-700-into-a-ride-with-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/703927\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists are turning Perth 700 into a ride with heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/700-club.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"325\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A group of cyclists is putting Perth in motion this week with a seven-day ride supporting 18 charities.<\/p>\n<p>Charbot Lake\u2019s Mia Craig says Perth 700 grew out of friendships formed through past rides for Pancreatic Cancer Canada. Many riders once took part in Seven Days in May, a 1,100-kilometre ride completed over one week.<\/p>\n<p>This year, riders are doing an independent local version, with some cycling 100 kilometres a day and others taking on 100 miles a day.<\/p>\n<p>Craig says the effort is already making a major impact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2107\/files\/2026\/05\/052726-craig-01.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2107\/files\/2026\/05\/052726-craig-01.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craig is personally raising money for Pancreatic Cancer Canada after losing her mother to the disease in 2021. Local causes also include The Hospice Hub (see the full list below.)<\/p>\n<p>She says the ride is about more than distance. It is also about connection, support and people coming together for causes that matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2107\/files\/2026\/05\/052726-craig-02.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2107\/files\/2026\/05\/052726-craig-02.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents can cheer the cyclists on as they leave each day. Riders gather around 7:30 a.m. and head out at 8 a.m. They leave from Westport Friday morning, then Last Duel Park in Perth through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>High fives, hugs and donations are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Charities:<br \/>The Hospice Hub (Perth, Smiths Falls &amp; surrounding townships)<br \/>The Children\u2019s Literacy Program at the Perth and District Union Library<br \/>Perth &amp; District Community Foundation<br \/>Stepping Stone<br \/>Manitoulin Health Centre<br \/>Pancreatic Cancer Canada\/North America<br \/>Wounded Warriors Canada<br \/>Parkinson\u2019s Canada<br \/>Humane Canada<br \/>Alzheimer\u2019s Society<br \/>OSHARE- Owen Sound Hunger and Relief Effort<br \/>Autism Ontario<br \/>Youth mental health \u2013 Do it For Darren (DIFD) in conjunction with The Royal hospital<br \/>Toronto People with AIDS Foundation<br \/>La Maison des Colines<br \/>Hospice Care Ottawa<br \/>Canadian Cancer Society<br \/>Quinte Hospice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137113 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e55d3317-7a65-422e-b151-356be7703d1d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"507\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of cyclists is putting Perth in motion this week with a seven-day ride supporting 18 charities.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":703928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-703927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/703928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}