A Duncan resident will be riding 800 kilometres to help raise funds in the battle against Kids Cancer.
May Fong has so far raised over half of her pledge to help find a cure, and she says watching this disease impact the lives of so many families is devastating.
“Over 1,700 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and it’s the biggest killer of children in Canada,” she says. “Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.”
Her campaign is dedicated to her niece, Tammy, who Fong says was only six years old when she passed away.
Fong adds money raised will help kids just like her niece.
“This money will help find more effective treatments and a cure for this devastating group of diseases,” she says. “I am raising funds through my challenge to help all these kids and support the SickKids Foundation to allow them to continue their work.”
According to her fundraising campaign, Fong has raised $557 of her $1,000 goal.
According to the Terry Fox Research Institute, an estimated 150 children die from cancer each year, and Health Canada says cancer is the second leading cause of death in children up to 14 years of age and the mortality rate of childhood cancer has surpassed 86 per cent.
To help donate, visit Fong’s campaign page.
