While it was overcast on Saturday, the sun shined brightly on a local family who are battling hard against cancer.
The Ride For Brandon, a day- long charity poker run to raise funds for Brandon Hall and his family as he undergoes cancer treatment went Saturday.
The event started with breakfast at the Newcastle Hotel and then went on ride in and out of the Badlands, ending at Top Rocker in Rosedale with a afterparty, music, food and the culmination of a silent auction.
In all the funds raised for the family is over $20,000 and counting. More than 120 riders from all over the province came out for the ride.
Jamie Worman, organizer of the event, comments on its success. "It surpassed all of my expectations. We kept raising the goal higher and higher only for it to blown past it. A huge thank you goes out to the community and surrounding communities. They really deserve all the praise. I can not express my gratitude enough."
Around the time of the event, Brandon Hall was just getting out of surgery, which removed the 24-25cm tumor in his stomach. He has approximately 80 staples from his chest down to the bottom of his stomach. The Mail spoke with Brandon's mother, Crystal, about the poker run, “Every time I see something about the Ride for Brandon I start crying happy tears, I cannot thank everyone enough. Especially to Jamie and Linda for sending me all the pictures.”