Are your glutes and hamstrings ready for the Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Challenge?
The fifth annual event to raise funds for community grants that promote diversity awareness, respect and integration takes place this Saturday, Sept. 6.
Organized by Alexander Bell, this event will feature three different hikes:
A Make it or Break it for the diehard crunchers (participants walk the entire trail as many times as possible in a 12-hour period between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and try to beat the 2012 record of 17 set by Matt Sessions. Participants are encouraged to get a sponsor pledge for each time they complete the Crunch.
Recreational for individuals or families who can walk the crunch at least once. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the walk runs from 10 a.m. to noon.
Anything's Possible is a walk on the paved section of the trail that is accessible for people with mobility challenges and begins at 10:30 a.m. at Northside Foursquare Church at the corner of Lansdowne Drive and David Avenue. Jerome Bouvier of the group Access for Youth and brain injury survivor and activist Michael Coss will lead this walk.
A $20 donation for adults, $10 for youth or $40 per family is requested to participate, with proceeds going to the $10,000 Diversity Fund endowment for the Coquitlam Foundation.
Dozens of well known personalities are expected to attend, including former Olympian and School District 43 counsellor Leah Pells, and politicians, such as members of Coquitlam council and the BC Green Party.
Participants can also donate a new blanket to Blanket BC., which will be on site off Lansdowne Drive, just past Scott Creek middle school in Coquitlam,
To get more information, pre-register and download a required waiver, visit www.coquitlamcrunch.com.
