With five days of cycling behind him, Adam Beaudoin spent Aug. 11 recovering with Creston's Leoux family before moving on. The 17-year-old braved three mountain passes — Bonanza, Bombi and Kootenay — on the fifth day of a crosscountry journey to raise money for cancer research, arriving in Creston on Aug. 10.
Cancer has affected the teen greatly, with a friend recently diagnosed with leukemia, a girl in his class diagnosed for a second time, and two aunts dealing with the disease.
Beaudoin left his hometown of Victoria on Aug. 5, and had raised $5,000 by the time he arrived in Creston. Donors can donate trough his blog, and family friend Steve Clark will match donations dollar for dollar, up to a total of $23,000.
The journey, which he expected to take a month, is a big deal for anyone, but the teen travelling mostly alone was modest about his effort.
“The actions of young people today will shape our future,” he said.
For more information or to donate, visit Beaudoin’s blog at adam-beaudoin.blogspot.com.