Hello From Ottawa – Part 6 – The 26th Annual Bedzzz Races On Dow’s Lake
When I was making my travel plans to Ottawa I had a look at all the events that are part of Winterlude, Ottawa’s Winter Festival, and there was one event that caught my attention right away: the 26th Annual Bed Race at Dows lake.
After a nourishing breakfast at the Lord Elgin Hotel, Theresa and I laced up our skates and made our way on the longest skating rink in the world, the 7.8 km long Rideau Canal Skateway, to Dows Lake, where the Bed Race was going to be held.
I looked for the organizers to get a bit more information about this event and I was able to connect with Steve Georgopoulos, one of the main organizers from the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, the organization that has been organizing the Bed Race for the last few years. Steve is also the General Manager of the Les Suites Hotel in Ottawa and has been instrumental in getting this special event off the ground.
The motto of the Kiwanis International is “Serving the Children of the World”, and they do this in a number of ways, from providing hands-on service to organizing fundraising events....