Doug Watson

3years All Star
Doug Watson
Cancer is the largest killer of kids in Canada, 27 children are diagnosed every week. Please donate now and support my challenge to fight kids' cancer!
I've Ridden 525.1 km to fight kids' cancer
My Rankings
  • National: 108th
  • Province: 10th in BC
  • My Team: 1st
I've raised $5,820 to fight kids' cancer Donate Now

I'm Riding For

Kyle Bailuk

Battling cancer for over a year. Such a positive attitude all the way to date!

My Story

14 Jul 2022

This August, I am taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids' cancer!

Why? Because right now, over 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it's the biggest killer of children from disease in Canada.

Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

So I am raising funds through July for my challenge to help these kids and support SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work in developing treatments and finding a cure for childhood cancer.

Please support me by making a donation to give these kids the brighter futures they deserve. Tracking my kms. start on August 1, however, my donation tracker starts today. Please donate to help Fight Kids' Cancer.

Your support will change little lives.

Thank you, Doug

My Legacy

Here's my personal impact over 3 years to fight kids' cancer and save little lives.
  • 482 km Ridden
    $4,441 Raised
    2022
  • 685 km Ridden
    $5,792 Raised
    2023
3years
1,692 km
Ridden
$16,053
Raised

My Challenge

  • 43.7 km ride - Parksville Qualicum Rathtrevor loop - Saturday, September 21, 2024
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    Logged this ride 82 days ago
  • 29.0 km ride - Parksville Evergreen Rathtrevor loop - Sunday, September 15, 2024
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    Logged this ride 88 days ago
  • 31.7 km ride - Parksville Qualicum Temple Pym Loop - Friday, September 6, 2024
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    Logged this ride 97 days ago
  • 25.7 km ride - West Kelowna loop - Sunday, September 1, 2024
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    Logged this ride 102 days ago
  • 25.0 km ride - Rail Trail Kelowna to UBCO Loop - Saturday, August 31, 2024
    Logged this ride 103 days ago
  • 19.4 km ride - Gellatley Boucherie loop - Friday, August 30, 2024
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    Logged this ride 104 days ago
  • 22.5 km ride - Boucherie Loop (Okanagan Lake) - Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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    Logged this ride 107 days ago
  • 39.9 km ride - Parksville Qualicum Hillier Coombes loop - Saturday, August 24, 2024
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    Logged this ride 110 days ago
  • 26.7 km ride - Parksville Corfield city park temple loop - Sunday, August 18, 2024
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    Logged this ride 116 days ago
  • $5,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just hit $5,000 to fight kids' cancer! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 116 days ago
  • 28.0 km ride - Parksville Top Bridge Rathtrevor Loop - Saturday, August 17, 2024
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    Logged this ride 117 days ago
  • 30.3 km ride - Parksville Qualicum loop - Friday, August 16, 2024
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    Logged this ride 118 days ago
  • $2,500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $2,500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved SUPERHERO LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 120 days ago
  • 32.0 km ride - Parksville Qualicum loop plus - Monday, August 12, 2024
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    Logged this ride 122 days ago
  • 5.0 km ride - Saturday, August 10, 2024

    From Parksville to Parksville

    Logged this ride 124 days ago
  • 20.3 km ride - Parksville Fr. Creek Qualicum Loop - Saturday, August 10, 2024
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    Logged this ride 124 days ago
  • 19.3 km ride - Parksville Rathtrevor loop - Thursday, August 8, 2024
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    Logged this ride 126 days ago
  • 7.7 km ride - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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    Logged this ride 127 days ago
  • $2,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $2,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved LEGEND LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 128 days ago
  • 20.7 km ride - Parksville Qualicum loop - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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    Logged this ride 128 days ago
  • 20.1 km ride - Parksville Qualicum loop - Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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    Logged this ride 128 days ago
  • 25.2 km ride - Monday, August 5, 2024
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    Logged this ride 129 days ago
  • 31.0 km ride - Parksville, Qualicum, Laburnum, seaside loop - Sunday, August 4, 2024
    Logged this ride 131 days ago
  • 22.0 km ride - Parksville flats - Thursday, August 1, 2024
    Logged this ride 134 days ago
  • $1,000 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $1,000 to fight kids' cancer and achieved WARRIOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 141 days ago
  • $500 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $500 to fight kids' cancer and achieved GUARDIAN LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 160 days ago
  • $250 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $250 to fight kids' cancer and achieved PROTECTOR LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 164 days ago
  • $100 raised to fight kids' cancer!

    I just raised $100 to fight kids' cancer and achieved DEFENDER LEVEL in the challenge! Thank you so much for your support.

    Posted 178 days ago

My Sponsors

  • Kick Cancer's Butt Day matched donation
    “Here's your matched donation made possible by the generosity of long-time SickKids Foundation supporters, the Garron family. THANK YOU so much for your awesome efforts to kick cancer's butt!”
    $731.32
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much for your most generous and heartfelt support. It was such an exciting day for myself and this year contributing to my team of my wife, Linda and good friend, Bruce🚴🏿‍♀️❤️🚴🏿‍♀️🛻🚴🏿‍♀️☀️👍!”
  • Marc Hackman
    $500
    Received this donation 128 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “WOW, “have I told you lately that I love you “ Marc, thank you so much for the most generous and heartwarming support! Linda & I have always wanted to get to know you and your partner (?Shirley) a little more. Can we have you over sometime? Again thank you more than I can say, you put me over $2000 & my team total over $4000!! You “da man” 🕺🏻☀️🚴🏿‍♀️❤️”
  • Brian McLeod
    “Ride on my good man!”
    $258.75
    Received this donation 160 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Oh my God, you've done it again, `I'm gone for July but I have the temporary Okay from my Physio for the ride in August but I also have formed the TeamOceanside2024 if you go on my site and look at it to join our team? It's a simple formula where you register under the Team, put in your kms to ride in August (I use the formula you want to ride 100kms and your fundraising goal is $100.00, easy to do and if you choose to raise your goals to $150.00 you can or not? If I had 20 on the team and they simply raised $100.00 it all goes to the Team and that would $2,000.00 to our goal and as it grows we just increase the Team's Goal! As mentioned go to my GCC website and scroll down to the Team site and read about the ease of the program. Thank you so much for the McLeod family's support, you are quite the gentleman and I have enjoyed our friendship. Please accept my invitation for Lunch possibly next weekend or after we get back late July. THX Again, Brian!!!!”
  • Hugh Gillard
    $258.75
    Received this donation 105 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so so so much for your most generous support 🚴🏿‍♀️❤️🚴🏿‍♀️ You pushed me over my goal and in my last week I feel so blessed to have my new friends with such warmth support me🚴🏿‍♀️❤️🚴🏿‍♀️ Thanks again, my friend and see you at my September lunch (to be announced) Cheers my friend 👍🙏🏻🍺”
  • Marc Hackman
    “Just for a top up …”
    $258.75
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Man, you’re a true saint🕺🏻🙏🏻🚴🏿‍♀️❤️! Thank you once again, Marc & Shirley☀️ Check out my total & now raised my goal to $5000 and you just keep your hands in your pocket!!!!!! You’ve done enough and my heart is full with your contribution to my ride💕 Thanks again 🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️”
  • Anonymous
    $223.56
    Received this donation 141 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “______________? Thank you so much for your wonderful and generous support!!! I feel numb when I can't shake your hand or give you a hug so please feel my warmth while you read this and know that this support goes solely to Kids' Cancer Research. My Grandson went through Chemo for one year and they still couldn't get it, they decided to try a ground breaking CAR T-cell therapy just discovered via Cancer Research and it worked and is now Cancer Free. Thank you so much again and when you see me and shake my left hand with yours and give me a wink then I'll give you a Hug-A-Doug and nobody else will know!”
  • David Dale
    “Way to go Doug!”
    $207
    Received this donation 119 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thanks Dave & Christine for your very generous and heartfelt support❤️🚴🏿‍♀️ So special is this ride and when I’m out there on the bike I think about the kids and then I think about all the friends and family that supported this wonderful cause🙏🏻💕”
  • Harry Bensler
    $207
    Received this donation 116 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much, Benslers for your special support for my ride for Kids’ Cancer! You have put me over the $5000.00 original goal and now have to raise it gladly to $5,500.00!!!! Again thank you so much and really looking forward to seeing you again 💕☀️”
  • John Dinzey
    “Giver your best for the cause, cousin”
    $155.25
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much John & Diane for your generous support and check out my page to see I have had to raise my Goal because of yesterday’s success. Thanks again you two and will get in touch next time we’re in the area and don’t forget Paradise Island 🕺🏻💃🏻☀️☀️”
  • Anonymous
    $124.20
    Received this donation 119 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “………,,,,,?? Thank you so much for your generous support but very numbing in my so wanting to be thankful? I will find you and let’s just say a shake with a left hand or a kiss on the cheek and everything good but if not THANK YOU AGAIN! Cheers my friend Hug-A-Doug”
  • Allan Melnychuk
    “Thank you for continuing to ride for the kids. This is a great cause to support.”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 111 days ago
  • Andrew Lane
    “Way to go Doug. You ain't no Mark Cavendish but your heart is just as big.”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 158 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much for most generous support, Andrew Lane!!!! You always go above & beyond and I have you on my personal wish list to form select groups of six to eight Gentlemen to sit & actually chat at any pub we want to👍☀️🍺 I have to ask if you wish to become a member of our TeamOceanside2024 ? If you have an interest you can find us on my site”
  • Bennoe Derksen
    “Glad to see you riding again. Take good care and look forward to seeing you at the lunch.”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 130 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “You don’t waste any time my friend! Thank you so much again for your generous support and friendship and I think I’m going to stop shaking your hand and start giving you a big hug 💕 Thanks my friend & see you soon 👍”
  • John Potter
    “Doug, you are an even bigger inspiration this year, overcoming your own health issues to get back on that bike to help these kids. Keep it up but don't overdo it for the sake of your own health. Ciao.”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 116 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thanks John and Peggy for your wonderful and generous support! You know what it’s like when you’re out there riding alone and you’re thinking about something well I think about those kids but then I think about all of my friends and family that have supported me and I feel a warmth come over me ❤️ So thanks again my friends and see you soon! 🍺☀️👍”
  • Peter Billing
    $124.20
    Received this donation 176 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much, Peter for your most generous support again this year. My Great Cycle Challenge for Kids' Cancer will be just that as I go forward this summer getting in shape and your kind and generous, being one of my first in support of it gives me hope! Thanks again, Peter, I will keep you updated as I approach July and my August start. Cheers, my friend, see you soon and I didn't forget lunch!!!!!!”
  • Sid
    “Way to go Doug nice comeback Glad your doing better”
    $124.20
    Received this donation 125 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Another awesome support given by the Swan Motors home of the family run Auto sales!!! You guys are amazing & love those Facebook Personal ads🕺🏻💃🏻🏎️🛻! Can’t wait to shake your hand of maybe a big hug for old times sake👍 Thanks again Sid and hope to see you this summer🍺☀️❤️ Cheers my friend 🚴🏿‍♀️”
  • Anonymous
    $120
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much to my anonymous very good friend who has now pushed me to gauze my goal to $5000 and has our TeamOceanside2024 now over $8000❤️🚴🏿‍♀️🕺🏻💃🏻 Thank you once again 🙏🏻🍺”
  • Brent & Diane Clark
    “Great cause Doug, proud to see your returnung again for the challenge. All the best”
    $103.50
    Received this donation 128 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you Brent and Diane for your generous and heartfelt support! It has been so nice getting to finally have the chance to get together Brent and let’s keep it up my friend. Thank you once again & I’ll call you for the next lunch.”
  • Donna Tait
    $103.50
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much for doing this Donna 🚴🏿‍♀️❤️It was so generous and heartfelt🙏🏻 I have had to increase my goal & that’s a good thing thanks to you and Helen and the family 🕺🏻💃🏻 Thanks again Donna, you’re an Angel 💕”
  • Helen Liebrecht
    $103.50
    Received this donation 120 days ago
    Doug Watson
    Doug
    “Thank you so much for your support, cousin 🚴🏿‍♀️🙏🏻 It was a great day for my Fundraising with over $1100.00 being doubled to force me to raise my goal…… and that’s a good thing 🚴🏿‍♀️💕🚴🏿‍♀️❤️🚴🏿‍♀️☀️ Thanks again Helen and I’ll keep you informed until the end August, sweetie 👍”
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