Ride for a Friend raises $10K for Tyler Leduc
By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff | Sep 30, 2014 - 11:13 AM |
The annual Ride for a Friend fundraiser brought in $10,000 to pay for treatments for four-year-old Tyler Leduc, who lives with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Supplied photo.
Thanks to The Independent Motorcycle Corporation's annual Ride for a Friend fundraiser Aug. 16, the family of four-year-old Tyler Leduc was presented with a cheque for $10,000.The yearly event raises funds to assist a local child with the expenses associated with the treatments and therapeutic devices required for their specific health condition.
At age of one, Leduc was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A few months later, the little boy was also diagnosed with epilepsy. Last year's recipient was seven-year-old Cole Guimond, who has a heart condition.