The organizer: Bryndon Kydd

The pitch: Raising $3,000 and climbing

The cause: Food Banks Canada

Bryndon Kydd completed the 2025 B.C. Bike Race on Vancouver island. He raised $3,000 for Food Banks Canada.

Bryndon Kydd has been an active mountain biker for years, and he’d always wanted to try the B.C. Bike Race, a seven-stage event that covers 275-kilometres on Vancouver Island and attracts nearly 500 racers from around the world.

He finally entered the 2025 race, which began on June 30. But in addition to challenging himself, Mr. Kydd also wanted to raise money and awareness for one of his favourite charities: Food Banks Canada.

“The idea of people not being able to access proper food, especially children, it’s heartbreaking,” he said in an interview from North Vancouver, where he is

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