He set out with a $25,000 goal, but Russell Mackay has almost tripled that amount. The 82-year-old Ottawa Valley resident is legally blind, diabetic and walking from Beachburg to CHEO in Ottawa to raise money for sick kids. To date the Papa Walks 4 Kids event has raised $73,862. Crystal Mackay says the toughest part of the journey is keeping up with her father.
She adds they are extremely grateful for all of the community support and are making one last push to try and raise $100,000.
Papa Walks 4 Kids plans to roll into CHEO tomorrow (Thursday, September 3rd) with the big cheque presentation taking place around 1:00pm. Crystal says the whole family including grandchildren and great-grandchildren will walk from Brewers Park to CHEO starting at 10:30 and they’re inviting anyone who wants to come out and show their support.
Donations can be made online and you can also follow along with the Papa Walks 4 Kids Facebook page to get updates.
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82-year-old walking from Beachburg to Ottawa to raise money for CHEO