Tim Bowen Roberts

Lessons learned at Shawnigan helped encourage former Deputy Head of School, Tim Bowen-Roberts '99, to undertake a challenge never even considered by most of us: a 6,700 kilometre odyssey that will see him and a friend cross Canada—on a bicycle! For more than eighty days, Tim will brave gusting winds, rising temperatures, and ever-changing terrain (not to mention saddle sores) as he rides from Halifax to Vancouver in an effort to raise money for Ronald McDonald House of BC. The charity, one of twelve of its kind in Canada, provides living arrangements and support for the families of children forced to travel from their homes in order to receive medical treatment. As a volunteer at RMHBC, Tim has seen first-hand the difference the staff and volunteers of the charity can make in the lives of a sick child.

Tim will depart from Halifax on May 20th with the goal of being in Vancouver in the first week of August. Before leaving, however, he took the time to speak to the students in chapel about the charity, his volunteer works, and the first- hand benefits of "giving back." Those interested in learning more about, or contributing to his journey can visit his website at www.crossingcanadaforkids.com.

– Ryan Panton, Alumni Relations