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Pender's cycling team once again tackled the two day course from Vancouver to Seattle, raising money for ongoing research into cancer diagnosis and treatment at the BC Cancer Foundation.

Pender's Investment Team and other colleagues supported the Down Syndrome Research Foundation at their annual Up the Down Market "stimulated stock market" dinner in Vancouver. The event raised its target of at least $25,000 to support reading programs at the Foundation. Down Syndrome Research Foundation  

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Fred DeVito In August David Barr, Pender’s President and CEO, completed the Haute Route. A seven day cycling race through the French Pyrenees from the west coast of France to Toulouse. Riders climbed up over 20,000 metres of elevation during 800 kilometres of racing. Now safely […]

“I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.” Muhammad Ali In less than a week Dave Barr will set out to achieve his latest goal. To participate in the challenging Haute Route. A seven day race through the French Pyrenees from the west coast of France to Toulouse. Following in the […]

Once again Pender sponsored Ride Don't Hide. This year we had more cyclists than last year and helped raise awareness and money to support the Canadian Mental Health Association. Thank you for your support. Ride Don't Hide - Greater Vancouver

Pender was pleased to be an Emerald Sponsor at the Kamloops Hospice Association's Gala Dinner, An Evening to Remember, last April. This is the 4th year we have sponsored the event which raises money to provide "palliative care [that] helps people with life-threatening and terminal illnesses live as comfortably and as fully as possible in a […]

With so many scenic trails and mountains to climb we have many keen amateur cyclists on the Pender team and we therefore like to support our local cycling scene. We are the sponsors of Pender Racing, a local Vancouver cycling team and are thrilled to see members of the Pender racing team frequently on the […]

In August and again in December 2015, members of the Pender team volunteered at the Vancouver Food Bank. The Foodbank believes that "people should have access to healthy and nutritious food where they live and in a dignified manner." We were happy to help out at the warehouse to support this important cause.

A team of Pender cycling enthusiasts rode the 60km course from Burnaby to Richmond and back in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association's Ride Don't Hide event. Our sponsorship and the team's ride raised money "to help people in your community get the best possible care and support in their recovery from mental illness."