A MAN'S BIRTHDAY GIFT TO CANCER

Okay, so the picture on the left probably reminds you of someone right? If it doesn't, well it's a picture of a man who rode a bicycle across Ghana to raise GHS 2,500 for The Ghana Cleft Foundation to assist children with cleft palate deformities, an adventure he dubbed #ReubenRides. He's back like he never left.

On his way to Accra. Walk for Charity/Facebook

This time around, he did it for cancer, in support of the "Walk For Charity" initiative, he walked for 260 km to raise funds for children with cancer. His route was from Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, to Accra, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He set off on his birthday, August 1st, now that's the bit that hits me, I spent my last birthday eating, watching movies and talking to my sweetheart lol, you know, you can't leave the sweetheart out on birthdays, it's totally........ermm, wait, sorry, where was I? Oh yeah, he started on his birthday and arrived on the 6th of August, 2016, 5 long days of walking, even if you travel from Kumasi to Accra via car, that's about 4 hours on the road. He didn't walk non stop though, otherwise we would have to investigate if he's an alien or human lol. He camped at night and carried on during the day. 

Some Volunteers join. Reuben Griffiths Bekoe/Facebook

His passion is to see smiles on the face of kids and not even the scorching sun nor joint pains could stop him, this guy totally reeks of awesomeness! With the hashtag '#WalkForCharity", he shared photos and videos of his journey on social media to create awareness and raise funds, he also had support on social media from other change makers and people who had volunteerism and children at heart. He finally had some volunteers join him in the last days to help him complete his journey. He has been hosted on radio shows to raise awareness as well.  His target is to raise GHS 50, 000 and has already raised GHS 3,786.00. Still a lot more to raise, sounds huge, I know, but walking for 260 km is huge too, it's no joke, if he can walk that distance, we can also help raise that amount.

Nothing is impossible, unless maybe telling Ghanaians to stop eating jollof rice lol. Let's all join hands, together we CAN and WILL BEAT CANCER! You can donate via Tigo cash to 0571500010 or visit gofundme.com/W4charity

More volunteers join him. Reuben Griffiths Bekoe/Facebook