When the train tracks on P.E.I. were removed Carol Evans thought to herself, “I’d love to walk the whole thing someday.” Well, it has been many years, but “someday” has come. This summer, Carol and many other participants will “Take a Hike…for the Health of It!” Her Hike for Health idea came to Carol as a way to live her dream, celebrate her 60th birthday and raise needed funds for the Prince County Hospital Foundation.
What Evans really wants to communicate is that her new event is about getting people moving. In an interview at PCH, Carol expressed, “It’s my thought that we have to get people out there walking and looking after their own health, because if we don’t, no one is going to do it for us.” The event will be an 8 day trek for Carol across PEI via the trail system, beginning on August 25th and ending on September 1st. Other participants are encouraged to join Carol for days 4, 5 and 6; a span which stretches from Charlottetown to Ellerslie. Currently, Carol is looking for more people to sign on to this fundraiser. There is a registration fee $60 per day of the event. Participants are encouraged to gather pledges to raise their fees, and for both moral and physical support, participants are also encouraged to form teams or relays. Evans says, “Food and water are going to be taken care of, you just need to show up with your forms and your registration fee.”
Watch for Hike for Health fundraisers all summer as Carol and other participants look to raise the funds necessary to register. All funds generated from this event will support the PCH Foundation’s annual equipment campaign.
To register and access pledge forms visit maplequebay.ca/hike or call PCH Foundation at 432-2547. Donations are being accepted at pchcare.com, as well (using the special events category in the online donation tool).
Photo: Carol Evans is joined by participants and supporters during a training session preparation for Hike for Health, a new fundraiser for PCH Foundation that encourages Islanders to take control of their health through exercise. More information regarding Hike for Health and Carol and Sandra’s motivational stories can be found at www.malpequebay.ca/hike.
The group includes, seated, Sandra Arsenault, (first row from left) Kasey Howery, Carol Evans, Karin Gagne, Marion Curley, Debbie Gallant, Helen Perry, (back row from left) Reg Murphy, Steve Gagne, and Alvin Curley.
