The Can do spirit is in evidence everyday at Cyclebetes.
Last week Cyclebetes spoke to Maritime Team Member Stephen Beamish and aksed – what’s your story? It didn’t take long—and there it was—Can do!
Halifax businessman and father Stephen Beamish is delivering on a very important promise. “My 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. Like Kyle Balango I promised her I would do everything I could to help find a cure. What father would turn down a chance like this?”
Stephen has signed on as a member of the Cyclebetes Provincial Relay team. He will have to cross the Maritime region, an area covering 980 kms on a bike. “This will be the first time I have ridden in an event like this…it will be the first time I have ridden a bike any distance at all” he states. Needless to say Stephen is hard at work getting comfortable on a bike and training to prepare for the August 14, 2010 kick off. “I’ve always been curious about who went to 24 hour gyms…now I know….ME!” he quips. He will be riding the Cyclebetes tandem bike symbolizing that great things are always accomplished in ‘tandem’ with others. “When I decided to join the team, I set myself the goal of not only riding during my shifts but as much as this 45 year old body could handle. I want to be an example to my kids that when you set a goal you work to make it happen. I can do this!” he states. “I’m really looking forward to it and the knowledge that maybe it will be my fundraising efforts and those of the Maritime team that will pay for one more hour of research, one more piece of equipment, one more ‘try’ at a breakthrough that will lead to what we all seek, a cure for our children, family and friends.”
Author: Cheryl Wilson-Stewart Director of school initiatives. “Our responsibility is to mentor and support these young people they are outstanding!” She is also the founder of Mindblasting and author of several creativity curriculum in use throughout the world, Cheryl is a consultant to both business and education sectors.
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