Calgary workers spin for a good cause [Video]

For 12 hours Saturday Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPCK) employees, service personnel and corporate teams rode spin bikes to raise funds and awareness for charities focusing on housing homeless veterans in Canada and the U.S.

In Canada that organization is the Homes for Heroes Foundation.

The foundation was formed to help military veterans who find themselves homeless as they return to civilian life.

It’s believed as many as 5,000 veterans are living on the streets in Canada.

“We help them with a home but it’s really about the programs that we supply around vulnerable populations dealing with addiction, job skills, life skills and so forth,” says Brad Field President and CEO of Homes for Heroes.

“The peer support program is significant. They feel comfortable, they come with a military background they can share stories within their peer group so definitely significant,” says Field.

Homes for Heroes was established in 2018 …