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Photo Slideshow of Grandpas Can 2011

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Arvid to tell his story today and tomorrow on local and national media outlets

Arvid has been invited to tell some of his story tonight and tomorrow on various media outlets.  Here is the schedule. Sunday, July 17 10:08-10:30pm CJOB 68, The Greg Glatz Show, www.gregglatz.com, www.cjob.com Charles Mulli, founder of MCF will be

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Don’t take the decals off the Grandpas Can support vehicle just yet

I was filling up Arivd and Ruth’s VW Golf at a Winnipeg Co-op gas station early this morning, just back from the drive home from Ottawa as media crew.  The Grandpas Can decals are still on the car.  A woman

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Welcome Home

Arvid and Ruth, as well as members of the crew, including Charles Mulli, will be arriving via flight WS 659 at 10:18am at Winnipeg Airport on Saturday. If you would like to greet and congratulate them, this would be a

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Crew picture in Halifax!

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Arvid’s thoughts a day after the record-breaking ride

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Thank you to the many media outlets across Canada that told this story

There are too many to name, but from Vancouver to Halifax in large and small centers, radio stations, TV stations and newspapers told this story.  Thank you to each one for inspiring Canadians to care for the less fortunate in

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Anyone done the math on $200/world record minute?

When Ben and Dori Sawatzky of Spruceland Forest Products in Edmonton contacted Arvid yesterday (Wednesday) with an offer to donate $200 for every minute Arvid bests the current Guinness World Record time of 13 days, 9 hours and 6 minutes,

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A $50,000 photo finish

On June 23, 2011 at a Winnipeg press conference, Frank and Agnes DeFehr presented Arvid with a $50,000 UNSIGNED cheque.  If Arvid arrived in Halifax in record time, the DeFehrs promised to fly to Halifax to sign the cheque in

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Live videostream of finish in Winnipeg!

Family & friends gather in Winnipeg at NKMB to watch the live stream at the finish line    

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World Record

6:13 PM!!!!! World Record Holder!!! 13 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes!!! Victor

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ARVID LOEWEN ARRIVED IN HALIFAX! NEW WORLD RECORD!!

Arvid Loewen has just completed a trans-Canada race from Vancouver City Hall to Halifax City Hall, with a time of 13 DAYS, 6 HOURS, 13 MINUTES (exact time to be verified).  Current Guinness World Record was 13 days, 9 hours,

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Driving to Halifax

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Live Stream at 4pm at NKMB

Arrive at 4pm – a Guinness World Record is about to be broken!

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51 km to go, 4 h, 54 minutes remaining

Victor Sent from my iPhone

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Project Description

To read the full project description, download the PDF.

Participate

To participate by riding your bike in support of MCF, download the PDF.

GrandpasCan 2020 Training

Arvid's stats are updated daily in an online spreadsheet. Click here.

Prayer Requests

May 20: As the ride begins, pray that we will have strength equal to the task ahead!

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About MCF

Charles Mulli is a former street child from the slums of Kenya. He became extremely successful in business, but then God called him to give it all up and care for the orphaned and abandoned children still on the streets in Kenya. Charles Mulli is the founder and CEO of Mully Children's Family. To learn more about MCF, click here.

Arvid's Role

God has called me (Arvid) to be an ambassador for Mully Children's Family. I have chosen to use ultramarathon cycling as my platform from which to fulfill this calling. You can follow my ride, here, at www.grandpascan.com/ride. To read more about me and my story, click here.

Donate

I am asking you to help. I am trying to raise funds for the ongoing and capital expenses for the child mothers program at MCF. This program provides the critical life skills the young mothers need. To learn more about donating, click here.

Media Contact

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