Tyler McGregor, a Paralympian and World Sledge Hockey champion
is using Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope as inspiration for the 2023
Sledge Skate of Hope. Terry Fox’s quote “It has to keep going without
me” is the first thing you will see on the sledgeskateofhope.com
home page, Tyler’s 2023 goal is to skate his sled 42 km in each of the
Canadian provinces to raise $100,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation,
continuing to do just that and keeping Terry’s wish alive. This is
Tyler’s 2nd Sledge of Hope with the first being in 2021 in which he
skated for 25km and raised $31, 329 in Ontario’s Blue Mountains
The Sledge Skate of Hope honours Terry Fox’s legacy and help raise funds
for cancer research to find a cure.
Tyler is doing the sledge skate for all those in the hospitals fighting for their
lives.
For the 2023 Sledge Skate of Hope,
Tyler’s Is kicked off the journey in Halifax, January 3rd. With some
rescheduling due to the unpredictable Canadian weather, Invermere has
moved up to the 3rd leg on January23rd and will be 8:00am at the Whiteway.
In addition to raising funds for the Terry Fox Foundation, Tyler is a
Captain on Team Canada’s Para hockey team with a lengthy list of
accomplishments which include two Paralympic silver medals, a bronze,
two World Championship golds and four silver.
His determination to continue in the sport had him back on
ice in 2011 after being diagnosed with cancer and having amputation in
2010. His first Team Canada national medal came at age 18 with a World
Silver. That same determination has him expanding his 2021 Sledge Skate
of hope from 1 province to 10 and increasing his fundraising goal from
$25,000 to $100,000.
Tyler McGregor is an amazing Canadian representative in sport on the national
stage and is channeling that into his work on bringing awareness not only
to his cancer research fund-raising but providing future inspiration to
others either fighting or recovering and showing that you can stay
involved in sport and give back to help
others.
The link to the site where you can read more about Tyler’s journey and the
Skate of hope, check out
sledgeskateofhope.com.
Donation tab for supporting the Sledge Skate of
Hope and helping Tyler reach his goal is also found on the website. Funds
raised go to the Terry Fox Foundation.
Another option is donating through the Windermere Valley Rockies U18
hockey team as they are working hard at fundraising in the community
so they can provide a cheque on behalf of the team to Tyler on January
23rd for Sledge Skate of Hope. They are accepting the donations via email
to [email protected]. They will also be skating alongside Tyler on
the Whiteway as he completes his BC sledge skate.
To follow the Sledge Skate of Hope journey across the provinces, follow
Tyler on Instagram under handle @tylermcgregor8.
To hear more in Tyler’s own voice, check out his launch video at https://
w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=yUWGT87pt4w
To support Tyler McGregor as he
achieves his British Columbia 42km
leg you can find him bright and early
8:00 am at the Whiteway on Monday,
January 23, 2023. Watch for posts
through various local social media
accounts