What’s a little rain amongst friends? Apparently, not a lot when you’re coming together for a good cause. Over 125 trekkers of all ages and abilities came out in the pouring rain to run, walk and bike, and yes, splish and splash too, at the 6th annual Trek 4 Kids hike & bike.
Drumming up some sunshine
Upon their arrival, trekkers were greeted with the sunny sounds of steel drum music courtesy of “Carol Taylor & Friends”. After grabbing some hot chocolate, trekkers were put through their warm-up paces by Michael, HOF Chaplaincy Director, who himself ran the full 23 km Trek trail on behalf of HOF’s Leadership Team, sending at least one child to camp. Then it was off to the races.
Original Trekker, Eric Martin leading the way
Cyclists first; at the wave of a flag by Eric Martin, they were off! Next, were the small, but mighty group of intrepid runners.
Getting ready to run
And last, but not least, were a crowd of walkers, including yours truly, who hiked the soggy 5 km.
Rain, rain, go away!
Amidst the puddles and the umbrellas were lots of smiles as people celebrated sending children, from families living on low income, to summer camp.
By the end of the afternoon, over $35,000 was raised, sending 70 kids to camp! Hats off to the many trekkers and our amazing sponsors and volunteers, without whom none of this would have been possible.
In the coming days, we’ll be sharing more Trek and Camp stories. In the meantime, if you were at Trek, please send us your story, and if you weren’t at Trek, send us your favourite camp story. We could all use some warm stories and memories as we dry off from Trek 4 Kids 2011.
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