BARISTA BAR SUPPORTS CYCLING SISTERS
PedalThePeriphery award-winning event gets fundraising fuel from Barista Bar
A major new sponsorship of the annual NIPANC PedalThePeriphery fundraiser event has been announced, which will not only fuel fundraising and awareness, but also the cyclists involved.
Barista Bar, Northern Ireland’s leading retail coffee to go offering will be an official sponsor of NIPANC’s PedalThePeriphery as it returns from 6th – 8th June 2025 for the third annual event, created by award-winning sisters Andrea Harrower and Cathy Booth.
In 2024, the sisters accepted the Spirit of Sport award at the Spirit of Northern Ireland Awards, the high-profile event which shines a light on those in Northern Ireland who are bringing positivity to challenging times.
PedalThePeriphery began after Andrea’s husband and father to her two sons, Paddy Harrower, urged his family to do something positive to remember him and to come from his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer in 2022. Just 14 weeks after diagnosis, Paddy passed away. Cathy also lost one of her closest schoolfriends of 30 years, Natalie Wilson, to the disease in 2017.
This year’s event will see over 200 cyclists, across 20 teams, pedal around Northern Ireland’s periphery in just 48 hours, proudly wearing newly designed PedalThePeriphery jerseys featuring Barista Bar as a key sponsor.
Along the route, riders will make pitstops to refuel with complimentary Barista Bar coffee, giving them a much-needed caffeine boost to power through the challenge. Each cyclist will be celebrated for their efforts with a commemorative medal at the finish line.
Meanwhile, retailers along the route will have donation buckets for shoppers to give any spare change. Staff will also be cheering the cyclists on and showing their support by taking on their own in-store cycling challenges, all in aid of NIPANC.
Shoppers throughout 460 SPAR, EUROSPAR and ViVO branded stores will also have the opportunity to contribute, with special QR codes displayed on Barista Bar machines, making it easy to donate and learn more about PedalThePeriphery.
The event coincides with the 10th anniversary of Barista Bar, which has been brewing top quality coffee since 2015, a milestone the brand is marking by supporting a cause that makes a real difference.
Keavy O’Mahony-Truesdale, Brand Manager at Barista Bar commented; “As we celebrate 10 years of Barista Bar, we couldn’t think of a more meaningful way to mark the milestone than by supporting Pedal the Periphery and the incredible work Andrea and Cathy have done in raising awareness and funds for NIPANC. What they have created out of some of the worst times in their lives is truly inspirational, and we could not be prouder to support their challenge event for 2025.”
“Since 2022, they have created a globally recognised and award-winning event, they have grown their participants and are actively making a difference to those diagnosed or living with pancreatic cancer thanks to their awareness and fund raising for NIPANC.
“We have over 460 locations for Barista Bar in Northern Ireland and can use our stations to educate and inspire donations towards NIPANC, while also ensuring the cyclists for the 2025 event have accessible pitstops to fuel up with some Barista Bar coffee. All that leaves me to say is good luck to all with the challenge this year, and congratulations to Andrea and Cathy for their diligent planning and execution of what we’re sure will be another successful year.”
Andrea Harrower, co-founder of PedalThePeriphery, commented; “In so many ways, the allegiance with Barista feels so right – professionally and personally. I am so delighted that the team behind Barista Bar feels so strongly aligned to our vision. We are both strong homegrown brands with an innate sense of community and a passion for quality service for people in Northern Ireland.
“Barista Bar’s enthusiasm and passion will no doubt take NIPANC’s Pedal ThePeriphery to a whole new level again, beginning in 2025 and evolving to help us reach the magical million. Aside from fundraising, to advance research and treatment and provide critical support services to patients and families, the awareness raising boost that Barista Bar gives this event means countless lives will be saved from this silent killer in future years.” To sign up, learn more about PedalThePeriphery or to donate to NIPANC, visit https://www.nipanc.org/pedal-the-periphery
