DeliverGood and GotGinch complete Cross-Canada Underwear Drive

On Friday, May 29th DeliverGood founder Robb Price and GotGinch founder Brent King completed their Cross-Canada Underwear Drive. Driving a total of 7,079 Kilometers (4,399 Miles), the two delivered 30,000 pairs of men's underwear (Ginch) to homeless shelters from Vancouver to Halifax.

During the trip DeliverGood.org was launched in each market. "We have been overwhelmed with the support we've received, people all across the country are really eager to help solve problems." says Price. During the trip, organizations have added over 100 new needs to their profiles and new organizations are continually signing up. 

Here is one of the stories from the trip: 
Ottawa Sun Video Report

Here are some fun stats about the journey:

  • Traveled from Vancouver to Halifax - 7,079 kilometres in 14 days
  • Dropped off 30,000 pairs of ginch at 10 homeless shelters
  • Were behind the wheel for 75 hours of driving including a 26 hour non-stop trek from Winnipeg to Toronto
  • Carried over 3,000 pounds of underwear
  • Stretched out, the delivery included 34 kilometres of elastic
  • 1 search by the RCMP. (They wanted to make sure the RV was really stuffed full of underwear and not contraband). 
  • Narrowly avoided 1 large awkward moose at 2 in the morning.
  • Consumed approximately 30 litres of coffee, 10 litres energy drinks and 3 pounds of pumpkin seeds
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