Top tips for fundraising success:

1. Ask everyone you know. Friends, family, neighbours, and work colleagues. You just never know who may hold the causes close to their heart, or who may simply want to support you to help you reach your goal.

2. Ask up to three times. It may take you asking and then a couple of reminders before your supporters follow through with a donation. Life is busy and your request may have been forgotten. Our recommendation is to ask once and remind up to two times.

3. Personalize your online giving page. Add your photo and personal story, or why the cause and reaching your goal is important to you.

To personalize your fundraising page, click the Participant Login link found at the very top of this webpage. Then using your user name and password that you created when you registered, you can login to the fundraising portal to access all our online fundraising tools including your personal fundraising page.

4. Set the bar by making a self-pledge. People will see your commitment and be more likely to support you. Also, your self-pledge will set a precedent for what others will donate.

To make a donation to yourself, go to the Tour de Guelph home page, select search to search for and find your personal fundraising page, then click the donate button on your page to make a donation to yourself.

5. Start early! The earlier you start asking, the more time you’ll have to reach your goal.

More Fundraising Milestone Prizes!

This year, all riders will receive a reward when they reach each of the following fundraising milestones: $300, $500 and $1000!

Fundraise $300 – You get a FREE 2021 Jersey!

Fundraise $500 – Also receive a $15 gift card for The Wooly Pub

Fundraise $1000 or more – Also receive a $50 gift card for Speed River Bicycle PLUS get entered to win one of our top fundraiser prizes!

Youth fundraisers to raise $300 or more will also receive a jersey and be entered for a chance to win a top youth fundraising prize. To qualify as youth, your birth date must be January 1, 2005 or after.

$300 Fundraising Milestone Reward: Tour de Guelph 2021 Cycling Jersey

Once again, all riders to raise $300 or more will automatically receive an exclusive Tour de Guelph cycling jersey.

THIS YEAR: All registered riders to raise $300 before April 23rd will have their jersey available for pick up by June 3rd!

All those to reach the $300 milstone on April 23rd or after, will have their jersey delivered 4 to 6 weeks following the event period which ends Sunday June 27th.

Jerseys come in adult and kids sizes, be sure to state your jersey size at the time of registration in case you meet the fundraising milestone.

2020 top fundraiser prize winners:

Milestone Prizes & Top Fundraiser Prize Winners!

In 2020, a record number of 98 riders met the $300 fundraising milestone to receive a jersey, 52 raised $500 or more to receive the Tour de Guelph sweat towel milestone prize, and 24 raised $1000 or more for the jacket milestone prize!

2020 Top Fundraiser Prize Winners

In 2020, the winners of the top fundraiser prizes were selected by random draw. Those that raised $1000 or more were entered and the winners were:

Donna Bryson – Spa Day for Your Bike, a $500 value from Speed River Bicycle

Nicole Gatto – $100 Gift Card from Paramount Skis, Bikes, and Boards

Peggy Pritchard – $100 in product vouchers from Organic Meadow

2020 Top Youth Fundraiser Prize Winners

In 2020, the winners of the top youth fundraiser prizes were selected by random draw. Those that raised $300 or more were entered and the winners were:

Ethan Steele – 24” Genesis Barracuda youth bicycle! Generously donated by Vettor Small Engine & Bicycle

William Isaak – A case of organic white milk and a case of organic chocolate milk from Organic Meadow

*To qualify as top youth fundraiser, you must have been born in 2005 or any year after.

All online and offline pledges submitted by end of day on Sunday July 26th, 2020 counted towards fundraising totals for prize eligibility.