Whitfield Donates 2 Kid’s-Sport

Whitfield (37) has fun where ever his travels take him and this time – it’s at home in Victoria.He was in the spotlight as his “idea’ was a dream come true for him.

Three Point Motors hosted the group ride and dinner which included three Victoria Police motorcycle officers who were the official escort for the riders on an hour-long tour around Victoria as well as the waterfront.

“The (cops) were talking to me, the cyclists were talking to me, I just love being around this community of people,” Whitfield said.

The idea for the event was Whitfield’s alone so as to use the excitement of the Olympics to raise money for Kid-Sport. “(Whitfield) contacted us about 10 days ago, saying ‘Hey why don’t I do something for Kid-Sport?’ It was short notice, but look at the response,” said KidSport board member Steve Turner. “We had $2,000 in donations just from the group ride and nothing else had started yet.

”In the Kid-Sport world, $2,000 will help nearly seven kids register for a season of sport, as each grant is $300.

The remainder of the donations were still trickling in on Wednesday morning, but were estimated to be at least $3,500.Speaking of the task at hand, Whitfield said he’s not too nervous on the eve of his third Olympic Games. “I have two kids, that’s what makes me nervous now.” Jon Brown a former Olympian stated.

“If anything, the distraction is a blessing for him and the longer he’s distracted, the better I think it is”. “The way I see it,” Whitfield said, “on Aug. 8 (the day after the race) I’ll be in a park playing with my kids, whether or not I have a shiny object around my neck.”

Whitfield also tipped his hat towards his post-Olympic career, suggesting that he’ll enter longer distance triathlons as early as this summer.

He is  not scheduled to be in Ottawa for a while, but will be training shortly in Dundas Ontario, prior to flying to London for the Olympics’.

Thanks to the Saanich News for part of the story.