In 2009 I met this amazing person after hearing his story and deciding we should start a chapter in Manitoba for Ride For Dad. Over the past decade, this man has inspired me and many others with his determination, courage and a great love for life. He has given countless days and hours each year, getting the RFD message and awareness out there will telling his own story of survival. He is one of the main reasons we all Ride for Dad.

Giorgio “Jojo” Frausin

I lost my father to Prostate Cancer December 13, 1990 at age 82, less than a year after he was diagnosed, and far too late to save him. In the Fall of 1989, he had been complaining of a sore shoulder. The reality was it was already in his bones, as was discovered just before Christmas of that year. When the Ride for Dad began in the Okanagan I was glad to pitch in and help support the fight to save others from the same fate. I don’t know why he wasn’t diagnosed earlier, but I suspect it was as simple as not regularly being checked by a doctor, when he badly needed to be checked, a factor we all now know as critical to successful treatment and survival.

I have participated in the ride for dad since its inception in Saskatoon.

Have always loved riding motorcycles and being able to combine my love for riding with a worthwhile charity was a great match for me.

Getting involved with the organizing of the ride seemed like a perfect fit as I would be raising funds and riding anyway.

Hope to continue my affiliation with the ride for the foreseeable future once the world returns to whatever normal is going to be.

I am a cancer survivor! Not prostate but a close neighbour LOL.

I want to help find a cure. Every one of us have a cancer story, and I have been living mine for over four years now. I also lost my Dad, a WWII veteran, and personal hero, and my sister to cancer.

I am a cancer survivor! Not prostate but a close neighbour LOL. I want to help find a cure. Every one of us have a cancer story, and I have been living mine for over four years now. I also lost my Dad, a WWII veteran, and personal hero, and my sister to cancer.

I went on the first Ride For Dad ride on Durham in 2006 not knowing what Ride For Dad was but it was a nice day and a good ride and event.  I got involved in the Ride in 2008 and have since realized how important research and awareness for prostate cancer is.

When I look at the numbers that 1 in 9 men over 40 in Canada will be affected, and 11 men die every day from prostate cancer. In the over 70 age group, 90% of men will be affected.

The Durham Ride took a step back in 2020 due to COVID19, but prostate cancer didn’t take a break. So I decided to step forward to help the cause for 2021.

Remember early detection is key to survival so tell everyone you know over 40 to get a PSA blood test.

If you can help with a donation it will help our cause and save lives.

Today it is very unlikely you can speak to anyone who has not been affected by cancer in one way or another. Personally, I have lost a mother and brother to cancer and several friends who have passed due specifically to prostate cancer.