Crystal Olive ran from Fort Macleod to Claresholm earlier this year for the A-T Children’s Project.
The A-T Walk or Bike for a Cure will go ahead in a virtual format this year.
The event is a fund-raiser for the A-T Children’s Project, which raises money for research into a cure and treatment for the rate genetic disease.
Ataxia-telangectsaia, or A-T, is a progressive, degenerative disease that affects a variety of body systems.
The first signs of the disease usually appear early in childhood when children begin to walk.
In late preschool and early school age, children with A-T develop difficulty moving their eyes in a natural manner from one place to the next.
They also develop slurred or distorted speech and have difficulty swallowing.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic public health measures limiting the size of outdoor gatherings, people are encouraged to walk, run or bike on their own.
To provide a personal connection, participants who contribute $25 or more are invited to a farm yard drive-through.
From 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 19 people can visit Hilltop Dairy at No. 94045 Highway 811 north of Fort Macleod.
Organizers will be on hand at the dairy to hand out goodie bags, event T-shirts and to accept donations.
Register to participate or donate at atcp.org/walkforacure.ca.
For information about the A-T Walk for a Cure at Home, contact Conrad or Rhonda Van Hierden at 403-634-2626, 403-634-2625 or atcpanada@gmail.com.
You can also find the event on Facebook at A-T Walk for a Cure Fort Macleod.
Earlier this year Crystal Olive, whose son Alex has A-T, ran 42 kilometres from Fort Macleod to Claresholm in another A-T fund-raiser.
Breaking for A-T raised more than $17,000 in donations to the A-T Children’s Project.
