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Away to the racePHOTOS BY MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVERWITH BANK BEDS:The 2011 Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge raised $155,000 a total that will be matched, dollar for dollar, by the Birmingham Match through the Birmingham FamilyFoundation. The challenge was renamed after its founder Bruce Birmingham this year in his memory after Birmingham died last summer. The annual fundraiser is hosted by the Oakville Hospital Foundationto purchase hospital beds for Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and the new Oakville hospital. It sees local banks campaign for a month to raise funds and then race hospital beds down LakeshoreRoad in downtown Oakville to compete for various titles from fastest to best spirit on race day. At top left, the RBC team races that from TD Canadatrust. At top right, the HSBC team crosses the finishline to win the race. Below, from left, the CIBC team powers up to get to the finish line, the Scotia Bank team gives it their all and the BMO team puts on the power.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 4, 2011 18