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Mississagua, June 12, 2009
Cancer fighter bikes over 100 km to deliver donation to SickKids
Today, retired Corporal Paul Ellis will bike ride from the UPS facility in St. Catharines, his home town, to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto to raise money and awareness for cancer.
Ellis, a 15-year Canadian veteran, is pedaling to raise funds for cancer related causes. He was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December 2004. His personal struggle has motivated him to help others also battling cancer.
"I know from personal experience how difficult the fight against cancer can be. No one should have to fight cancer alone, especially not children," said Ellis. "SickKids does remarkable work with medicine and lifting children's spirits. I want to give back to them as much as I can."
Today, Ellis leaves the UPS facility at 7 a.m. wearing UPS's signature brown uniform to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams of delivering for UPS. He will ride along Lakeshore Boulevard to SickKids, over 100 kilometres away, followed by a UPS package car, and will arrive at approximately 12:30 p.m. Ellis will pull up to the hospital's University Street entrance and present SickKids with a $500 cheque, on behalf of UPS.
"Ever since I retired from the Canadian Forces, I wanted to be a UPS driver," explains Ellis. "UPS is a great company and it was important to me to wear a uniform again and be part of a team. Just to say I spent one day delivering for UPS will be a dream come true for me."
Ellis will also be participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer event on June 13, in support of Princess Margaret Hospital.
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