The Children’s Breakfast Clubs announces public bike ride along Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto & Exhibition Place

July 8, 2024

The first-ever Children’s Breakfast Clubs Ride Toronto Indy will take place on July 20

The Children’s Breakfast Clubs has announced the inaugural Ride Toronto Indy, a cycling event along the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto racetrack that aims to inspire young people to embrace cycling and promote a healthy lifestyle through exercise and good nutrition.

In partnership with Exhibition Place, Canada’s premier destination for events and entertainment, and Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, the Ride Toronto Indy event will take place on Saturday, July 20, where 100 participants from The Children’s Breakfast Clubs will take to their bikes and cycle along the iconic racetrack in Toronto.

The ride will mark the end of a two-month program with the local police centered around bike safety and healthy living, after which each student will be gifted a new bike and helmet, providing a means of transportation, and fostering a love for cycling.

Later that day, Torontonians from the local community are also welcome to take part in the once in a lifetime Indy Toronto leisure cycle experience in exchange for a charitable donation. Riders from the public will be able to take to the legendary Toronto Indy track for a fun early evening ride, with all proceeds directly donated to The Children’s Breakfast Clubs.

Children’s Breakfast Clubs President Rick Gosling said, “We’re thrilled to partner with Exhibition Place and the Honda Indy team to celebrate the launch of our first Children’s Breakfast Club Ride Toronto Indy. Our bike safety program participants can’t wait to take to the track, and we hope Torontonians and visitors alike will also join us on July 20^th for what should be an unforgettable ride!”.

“The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is an experience unlike any other, and we can’t wait to provide our fans the opportunity to cycle the same track as some of their favourite drivers, while bringing awareness to the Children’s Breakfast Clubs’ meaningful work,” said Jeff Atkinson, President of Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto.

“We’re excited to partner with these two incredible organizations for this truly unique event,” said Don Boyle, CEO of Exhibition Place. “Knowing the excitement and passion that surrounds the Honda Indy every year, we’re looking forward to opening up the iconic track to the public and bringing the community together for a great cause.”

The Children’s Breakfast Clubs Ride Toronto Indy will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2024, starting at 6 p.m.

For more information and to register, visit https://breakfastclubs.ca

 

Media Contacts

Alexandra Serrano-Selbie

Exhibition Place, ASerrano@explace.on.ca

Meghan Rhodes

Hill & Knowlton, Meghan.rhodes@hillandknowlton.com

 

About The Children’s Breakfast Clubs

For over 30 years, The Children’s Breakfast Clubs has provided healthy meals and educational, cultural and recreational activities to children and youth across Southern Ontario, in a respectful and dignified manner. We work with community partners to organize nutritious, balanced and culturally reflective breakfast programs. Currently, we serve over 5,000 meals per week in more than 27 communities across Southern Ontario. The Children’s Breakfast Clubs also provide children with emotional support. Our staff, volunteers and special guests offer a welcoming, engaging and stable environment for our children to thrive in. In addition, we offer a variety of programs and services designed to empower young minds and affect positive change in our communities. Thanks to the generous donations from our partners, sponsors and friends, we are able to successfully run these programs and better serve our children and families.

 

About Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto

Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is a world-class motorsports festival which takes place annually on a 2.874-kilometre (1.786-mile), 11-turn temporary circuit using the streets surrounding Exhibition Place near Lake Ontario in downtown Toronto. The event features many attractions, food trucks, interactive displays and activities, and supports local charities. Your Ontario Honda Dealers Present Honda Free Fan Friday offers general admission courtesy of the Ontario Honda Dealers Association through a voluntary donation. Since 2010, event fundraising has raised over $1 million for charity. As one of Ontario’s largest annual sporting events with the first race held in 1986 first known as the Molson Indy, it has become a prestigious meeting place for some of the world’s fastest race car drivers including past NTT INDYCAR SERIES champions like Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud and Will Power as well as Canadian racing greats Scott Goodyear, James Hinchcliffe, Greg Moore, Alex Tagliani, Paul Tracy, Jacques Villeneuve, Robert Wickens and more. Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is owned and operated by Green Savoree Toronto, ULC, whose affiliates also promote three additional INDYCAR SERIES races:  Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding (March 8-10, 2024), The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the 2025 Civic Hybrid (July 5-7, 2024) and BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland (Aug. 23-25, 2024).

 

About Exhibition Place

Established in 1879 and located on the shores of Lake Ontario, Toronto, the award-winning Exhibition Place is Canada’s largest entertainment venue, hosting 1,761 events and attracting over 5.5 million visitors a year. The 192-acre site is an integral component of Toronto and Ontario’s economy, particularly with respect to conventions, sports, festivals, recreation, culture, and tourism. Exhibition Place boasts the award-winning, LEED Platinum Enercare Centre; Canada’s largest exhibition and convention centre, and the Beanfield Centre LEED Silver conference venue. Since 2004, Exhibition Place has undertaken an environmental stewardship initiative, entitled GREENSmart; which includes the promotion of sustainable development, environmental initiatives and leading-edge green technologies and practices across the site.