One man took it upon himself to help offset some of the donations lost for health care in the Bonavista and Burin region.
Kevin Parsons is the chair of the Discovery Health Care Foundation at the Dr. GB Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville. He decided to embark on a Walk for Health Care starting on Saturday to help raise funds for the foundation.
Parsons walked from his home in Black River near Swift Current in Placentia Bay, all the way to Clarenville – a journey of 52km.
He is hoping to raise $1,000 per kilometer walked.
Parsons says he’s walking in memory of his brother Terry, who passed away five years ago following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
More information can be found through the Discovery Health Care Foundation’s Facebook page.